Quality inspector

Quality Technician III Location: Agawam, MA

Pay Range: $25.00 - $32.00 per hour

Top-Tier Benefits & Compensation We put our people first with a highly competitive total rewards package:

• Financial Growth: $25-$32/hr plus a bonus plan for all full-time employees.
• Retirement: 401(k) investment plan with a company match up to 4%.
• Health & Wellness: Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage.
• Insurance: Employer-paid life, short-term, and long-term disability insurance.
• Time Off: Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holiday schedule.
• Career Support: Education support program, plus reimbursement for safety eyeglasses and shoes.

The Role As a Quality Technician III, you are a senior-level expert responsible for ensuring manufacturing excellence. You will lead the development and improvement of quality processes, utilizing advanced metrology tools to exceed customer expectations. This role combines high-level technical execution with mentorship and leadership within the Quality Lab.

Key Responsibilities

• Advanced Metrology: Program and operate CMMs using PC-DMIS, as well as FARO & Micro-Vu equipment.
• Technical Leadership: Train and develop new hires and Level I/II inspectors; lead Quality Walk Audits.
• Project Management: Suggest and execute Continuous Improvement projects and establish closed-loop corrective actions for process failures.
• Inspections & Standards: Perform dimensional verification for PPAP and First Article parts using GD&T concepts.
• Documentation: Release products for shipping by ensuring all certifications and customer-required documentation are accurate.
• Metrics & Auditing: Collect and present quality metrics; audit internal workmanship and documentation processes.

Qualifications

• Experience: 5+ years in a metal fabrication environment under a continuous improvement QMS.
• Technical Skills: Proficient in PC-DMIS programming, blueprint reading, and engineering drawings.
• Mathematics: ability to calculate rates, ratios, percentages, and interpret complex graphs.
• Education: Associate degree in a related field and/or formal PC-DMIS training preferred.
• Soft Skills: Ability to present technical data to customers, clients, and internal teams effectively.

Physical Requirements

• Regularly required to stand, handle materials, and perform high-precision visual inspections.
• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds and work in a manufacturing environment with moving mechanical parts.

salary: $52,000 - $67,000 per year
shift: First
work hours: 8 AM - 4 PM
education: High School

Responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Release product for shipping by ensuring proper documentation/certifications are provided as outlined by customer requirements
• Understand and apply basic GD&T concepts ? Proficient in dimensional verification of PPAP and first article parts
• Provide direct support to the production floor by assisting with interpretation/development of manufacturing related documentation and providing or teaching proper measuring techniques
• Provide technical inspection of manufactured and raw materials at "receiving" as outlined by the process
• Collect data, evaluate, and present quality metrics
• Program and operate FARO & Micro-Vu measurement equipment proficiently
• Program and run CMM's using PC-DMIS software
• Audit internal processes including dimensional workmanship and documentation verification
• Work to establish closed loop cause and corrective action in reaction to customer complaints and internal process failures
• Trained and efficient in all aspects of the position
• Work quickly, efficiently, and without quality issues
• Provide on-the-job training for new quality inspectors with daily responsibilities
• Support management through implementing and communicating ideas, projects, practices, and decision outcomes to the Quality team
• Suggest and complete Continuous Improvement Projects

The essential functions of this role include:

• working in a smoke free environment
• working up to 5 hrs of overtime per week

Skills

• Inspection
• Product Inspection
• Quality Assurance
• Quality Control
• Blueprint Reading
• CMM
• Hand Tools
• Inspecting

Qualifications

• Years of experience: 3 years
• Experience level: Experienced

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At Randstad, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact View email address on click.appcast.io.

Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.

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