Quality Technician - 1st Shift

AriensCo • Brillion, WI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Quality Technician provides hands-on quality support to manufacturing operations by ensuring products and processes meet design, customer, and regulatory requirements. This role performs inspections, audits, testing, and measurement activities to verify compliance, identify nonconforming material, and support corrective action and continuous improvement efforts. Working closely with production and engineering, the technician helps improve process capability, reduce risk, and maintain consistent manufacturing quality.

Requirements

• Proficient with calipers, micrometers, height gauges, and other measurement tools; able to select appropriate methods and perform basic conversions and calculations.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings and understand GD&T basics, including critical, major, and minor characteristics and Cpk.
• Experience with root cause and corrective action tools (5-Why, Fishbone, CAPA/8D).
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel preferred) and QMS systems.
• Ability to detect defects and ensure compliance to specifications.
• Ability to interpret data, identify trends, and support root cause analysis; understanding of traceability and calibration requirements.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for reporting and cross-functional collaboration.

Nice To Haves

• Quality Technician or Manufacturing Engineering Technician Certificate; or three to six months’ related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform process audits, product inspections, testing, and dimensional measurements.
• Identify, document, contain, and process nonconforming material per procedure.
• Support production floor troubleshooting and help resolve quality-related issues impacting safety, quality, delivery, or productivity.
• Participate in root cause analysis and corrective actions (e.g., 8D, 5-Why, Fishbone).
• Collect, analyze, and report quality data to support decision-making and continuous improvement.
• Perform inspections using gauges, measuring tools, prints, CAD models, and test methods.
• Maintain accurate inspection records, quality documentation, and traceability requirements.
• Support process control and risk reduction activities (e.g., SPC, audits).
• Collaborate with manufacturing, engineering, and cross-functional teams to support operational excellence.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance effective first day of employment
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA) plan
• 401(k) match and profit-sharing plans
• Life Insurance
• Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
• Short Term Disability
• Parental Leave
• Onsite Marketplace
• Care Partners at all locations
• Paid holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement and Apprenticeship Programs
• Safety shoes and safety prescription glasses reimbursement
• Employee Product Purchase Program
• 50% Daycare discount
• Brillion Early Learning Center
• 10% tuition discount at KinderCare Learning Centers nationwide
• Onsite health clinic with Bellin Health
• Nearsite & Urgent Care Clinic Options

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed