Quality Assurance

Quality Assurance Technician

The Quality Assurance Technician ensures that manufactured components meet precise specifications by performing detailed inspections and finishing operations. This role uses a variety of inspection tools and equipment to verify product quality, removes burrs and imperfections, and supports a strong safety culture within a clean, modern manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Use inspection equipment accurately and competently to verify product quality, including micrometers, air gauging, optical comparators, refractometers, calipers, go/no-go gauges, thread gauges, and plug/pin gauges.
• Perform finishing operations such as polishing, washing, tumbling, bead blasting, honing, assembling, and deburring parts as needed according to job requirements.
• Consistently repeat finishing and deburring processes to ensure all parts are free of burrs and meet quality standards.
• Recognize, locate, and carefully remove burrs and other imperfections from components using hand tools and appropriate techniques.
• Regularly use a microscope to inspect small features, verify quality, and identify defects on components.
• Apply consistent fine motor manipulation to handle and process small or delicate parts during inspection and finishing operations.
• Exhibit a working knowledge of health and safety practices and actively contribute to maintaining and improving the safety culture.
• Identify opportunities for safety and process improvement and take appropriate action before problems occur whenever possible.
• Immediately report potential hazards, unsafe working conditions, unsafe equipment, unsafe acts, and any injuries.
• Follow established procedures and work instructions to maintain quality, consistency, and compliance in all inspection and finishing tasks.
• Collaborate with team members in manufacturing and assembly to ensure that quality standards are understood and consistently met.

Essential Skills

• A minimum of 2 years of experience in a manufacturing environment related to machine trades.
• Hands-on experience with secondary operations and assembly in a manufacturing setting.
• Proficiency in using micrometers, air gauges, optical comparators, refractometers, calipers, go/no-go gauges, thread gauges, and plug/pin gauges.
• Demonstrated experience in deburring components using appropriate tools and techniques.
• Ability to perform consistent fine motor manipulation for handling and finishing small or intricate parts.
• Regular microscope experience for detailed inspection of components.
• Foundational quality assurance and quality inspection experience in a production environment.
• Working knowledge of health and safety practices in a manufacturing facility and commitment to safe work habits.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in finishing or secondary operations such as polishing, washing, tumbling, bead blasting, and honing.
• Assembly experience within a manufacturing or medical device environment.
• Comfort using hand tools for deburring, finishing, and assembly tasks.
• In medical or precision manufacturing environments is beneficial.
• Ability to identify process improvement and safety improvement opportunities.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain consistency across repetitive tasks.

Why Work Here?

You will join a company with a strong growth culture that actively promotes from within, providing clear opportunities to advance your career over time. The organization offers generous paid time off, starting with three weeks per year and accruing from day one, supporting a healthy work-life balance. You will receive competitive pay for day shift roles, along with comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, short- and long-term disability, and paid holidays. A robust 401(k) program with dollar-for-dollar matching up to 5% helps you build long-term financial security while you grow with the company.

Work Environment

You will work in a clean, updated manufacturing facility with roughly 100 employees, providing a professional and organized environment. The role involves day-shift work in a production setting that uses precision inspection tools such as micrometers, air gauges, optical comparators, refractometers, calipers, go/no-go gauges, thread gauges, plug/pin gauges, and microscopes. Daily activities include hands-on work with small components, hand tools, and finishing equipment for polishing, washing, tumbling, bead blasting, honing, and deburring. The facility emphasizes safety, quality, and collaboration, offering a structured environment where procedures and standards guide daily tasks.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Monticello, MN.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $40000.00 - $62400.00/yr. Generous PTO: Start with 3 weeks of paid time off per year, with accrual from day one. Competitive Pay: Attractive base salary for day shift roles, with opportunities for growth. Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, short- and long-term disability, and paid holidays. 401k Match: Dollar-for-dollar matching up to 5%. Professional Growth: Tuition reimbursement for professional development.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Monticello, MN.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jun 10, 2026.

About Aerotek

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meet their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies' construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance:

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector:

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):

We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.