Quality Technician

About the role

The Quality Technician plays a key role in ensuring that products and processes meet internal, customer, and regulatory requirements in accordance with AAR M-1003 quality standards. This role combines technical quality support with hands-on inspection by performing product and process inspections, maintaining records, and assisting with root cause analysis and corrective actions.

Responsibilities

• Accurately document inspection results and maintain quality records in compliance with AAR and company procedures
• Participate in root cause investigations and corrective/preventive actions (CAPA), contributing to problem-solving using tools such as 5-Why and Fishbone
• Ensure proper care, calibration, and use of inspection equipment
• Performs other duties to achieve overall business unit metrics
• Supports all aspects of on-site quality needs by Skokie facility personnel
• Aid Quality Manager in establishing, implementing, and maintaining the quality assurance program and all associated quality documentation and records
• Preparation of QA reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data; making recommendations
• Monitor process controls and assist in Statistical Process Control (SPC) data collection and analysis
• Support training initiatives for operators and inspectors on quality requirements and standards
• Collaborate with engineering and production teams to resolve quality issues and recommend process improvements
• Use precision measuring instruments (e.g., calipers, micrometers, gauges, CMM, hardness testers) to perform dimensional and functional checks
• Absorb and execute quality control plans, inspection check sheets, and test procedures
• Aid in internal audits and support regulatory/customer/supplier audits
• Perform in-process, final, and receiving inspections to verify conformance to engineering drawings, specifications, and AAR M-1003 requirements

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED is required
• Associates degree or technical certificate related to position or a combination of college level coursework and relevant work experience desired
• 4+ years in similar role Quality preferably in a manufacturing environment
• Utilize problem-solving skills to identify, analyze and rectify quality related problems in a timely efficient manner
• Technical skills to operate, calibrate and maintain the equipment used in quality control testing
• Proven experience in quality control principles and techniques with a detail orientation and a result-driven approach
• Knowledge/experience working with ERP systems. Oracle desirable