Quality Technician I

Job Description

Quality Technician I

Location: Venice, FL

Shift: 1st Shift (A Shift)

Pay Rate: $22.50/hour

Position Overview

The Quality Technician I is responsible for supporting quality assurance activities throughout the manufacturing process. This role helps ensure products meet quality standards by conducting audits, inspections, testing, and process evaluations while partnering with production, engineering, and suppliers to drive continuous improvement and customer satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in cross-functional team meetings to identify root causes of quality issues and implement corrective actions.
• Utilize measurement and testing equipment to perform capability studies and document process performance.
• Conduct and maintain work-in-process and finished goods quality audits, ensuring audit criteria reflect current customer requirements and concerns.
• Recommend improvements to processes, products, and documentation to enhance quality and performance.
• Monitor manufacturing processes to ensure compliance with work instructions, process audits, and quality checklists.
• Develop visual quality standards that clearly identify acceptable and unacceptable product conditions.
• Quarantine nonconforming materials, oversee disposition activities, and assist in determining associated costs and responsibilities.
• Collaborate with suppliers to resolve quality concerns and recommend corrective actions.
• Maintain documentation related to inspections, calibration records, and process capability studies.
• Train production employees on quality audits, inspection procedures, and calibration requirements as needed.
• Support supplier and customer testing requirements and quality plans.
• Assist with Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) and Temporary Deviation processes.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of manufacturing processes and quality control principles.
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision.
• Experience using standard measurement and testing equipment.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and procedures.
• Strong organizational, recordkeeping, and documentation skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Education & Experience

• Associate degree preferred.
• Previous manufacturing or quality experience preferred.

Communication Skills

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to effectively communicate with customers, suppliers, production employees, and management.

Mathematical Skills

Working knowledge of:

• Trigonometry
• Geometry
• Basic algebra
• Percentages and averages
• Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division

Problem-Solving Skills

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects effectively.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting abilities.
• Ability to develop action plans and support corrective actions to resolution.

Certifications

• Quality Technician Certification preferred.

Physical Requirements & Work Environment

• Frequent sitting, standing, and walking throughout the workday.
• Occasional climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and balancing.
• Regular use of hands and fingers to operate office and manufacturing equipment.
• Ability to communicate effectively in person and by telephone.
• Work is performed in both a climate-controlled office environment and a manufacturing plant setting.

Why Join Us?

If you have a strong attention to detail, enjoy problem-solving, and are passionate about quality and continuous improvement, we'd love to hear from you. Join our team and play a key role in delivering high-quality products to our customers.

What We Offer

At MITER Brands, we invest in your health, wealth, and wellness. Our comprehensive benefits package supports you and your eligible spouse/dependents while helping you achieve your personal and professional goals.

We offer competitive pay, a 401(k) with company match, and generous paid time off to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance.

Health & Wellness

• Three comprehensive medical plan options
• Prescription drug coverage
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Teladoc virtual healthcare services
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Annual Wellness Clinic

Financial Protection

• Company-paid Life Insurance
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Company-paid Short-Term Disability
• Company-paid Long-Term Disability
• Supplemental Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Accident Insurance

Additional Benefits

• Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Legal Insurance
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Team Member Discount Program

MITER Brands, including MI Windows and Doors, Milgard, and PGT Innovations, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any other protected status under applicable law.

Work Authorization and Sponsorship Disclosure:

The Company does not offer employer sponsorship at this time. Therefore, candidates must provide truthful and complete information regarding their eligibility to work in the U.S. and any current or future need for employment sponsorship. Misrepresentation regarding work authorization or sponsorship need at any stage of the hiring process will result in disqualification from consideration, rescission of an employment offer, or termination of employment.