Job Description
Position Title: Quality Technician
Wage: $25-$26/hour
Shift: 2nd
Hours: 3pm-11pm
QPS Employment Group is seeking a skilled, hands-on Quality Technician to join a dynamic manufacturing team in Elkhorn, WI. If you’re detail-driven, collaborative, and ready for a role where your accuracy truly matters, this could be a great fit.
Quality Technician Responsibilities include but are not limited to: - Perform receiving, first-piece, in-process, and final inspections on precision-machined components
- Master a full range of precision hand tools: micrometers (to 0.0001”), bore gauges, thread gauges, profilometers, optical comparators, height stands, pin and plug gauges, etc.
- Accurately interpret complex blueprints, including advanced GD&T callouts (position, profile, true position with MMC/LMC, composite tolerances, etc.)
- Operate CMMs using software such as Calypso; ability to create, edit, and prove-out new programs preferred
- Calibrate and maintain gauges and inspection equipment
- Document quality data accurately for reporting and continuous improvement
- Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment
- Provide guidance and support to machinists as needed
- Adjust work priorities flexibly and assist across shifts to meet operational demands
- Accurately read engineering drawings, part specifications, and GD&T
- Use inspection tools effectively to verify part conformity
- Strong working knowledge of Calypso; ability to write and troubleshoot programs is a plus
- Provide clear, constructive feedback to machinists and leads
- Manage multiple priorities efficiently in a fast-paced production environment while maintaining attention to detail
Quality Technician Requirements: - Minimum 2 years of hands-on inspection experience in a precision CNC machining environment
- Hands-on experience operating and programming CMMs, or willingness to cross-train quickly
- Proficient in reading, writing, and communicating effectively in English
- Skilled in documenting production data and quality metrics accurately using appropriate reporting tools or systems
- Preferred 4+ years of inspection experience and formal Calypso programming training
- Able to lift up to 50 pounds as part of regular duties
- Perform repetitive tasks with attention to detail and consistency
- Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment
- Normal or corrected vision sufficient to read fine print and inspect at 0.0001 increments
- Independently work with a focus on preventing defective parts from shipping
QPS Employment Group is a full-service staffing firm comprised of dedicated and passionate people with over 50 offices throughout the United States. We place great people with great companies in industrial, skilled trades, administrative, manufacturing, general labor and professional employment.
Why Work with QPS?
- Access to sought-after positions with leading employers
- Dedicated placement specialists who will guide you through every step of the job search process
- Over 40 years of staffing experience
Best of all, our services are 100% free to job seekers!
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
teresa.considine@qpsemployment.com
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Job Tags
Full time, Shift work, Afternoon shift,