Senior Quality Technician

Boyd•Grand Rapids, MI

24d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Quality Technician supports customer-specific quality requirements and clean room manufacturing operations. The role conducts inspection, testing, process verification, and quality documentation to ensure compliance with internal requirements, customer specifications, and the Quality Management System. Working closely with Production, Engineering, and Quality Engineering, this position is the primary Quality resource for clean room operations and supports issue resolution, containment, inspection systems, and continuous improvement for current and future clean room programs. The position works regularly in office and production environments, with significant time in clean room manufacturing areas. It is onsite in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and requires clean room gowning and PPE as designated by company policy.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Experience using measurement and inspection tools such as calipers, micrometers, gauges, optical systems, microscopes, and Keyence equipment.
Working knowledge of SPC, Control Plans, sampling plans, and GD&T.
Understanding of clean room practices, contamination control, and gowning and PPE expectations.
Strong attention to detail and accurate documentation and recordkeeping skills.
Ability to identify quality issues, support investigations, and coordinate containment activities.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook.
Good analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
Ability to communicate effectively and work well with other team members.

Nice To Haves

Experience using Instron or similar testing equipment.
Associate degree, technical certification, or related training in Quality, Compliance, or a similar field.
Two or more years of experience in manufacturing quality or a related technical role.
Experience in automotive, medical device, or clean room manufacturing environments.
Experience with particulate testing, cleanliness verification, or contamination control.
Experience supporting PPAP, validation activities, and customer-specific quality requirements.

Responsibilities

Perform receiving, in-process, and final clean room inspections to verify products meet internal requirements, customer specifications, and applicable regulatory standards.
Follow clean room gowning, PPE, contamination-control, and housekeeping requirements.
Conduct product quality testing and verification using approved methods and equipment, including mechanical, dimensional, surface, and cleanliness testing.
Use inspection and test equipment such as Keyence systems, Instron equipment, microscopes, calipers, gauges, and other approved measurement tools.
Monitor production quality through SPC, routine inspections, and process verification; collaborate with Production and Engineering on nonconforming conditions and corrective actions.
Identify, document, and help coordinate containment of nonconforming material, including internal rejects, supplier issues, quarantines, and NCR documentation.
Review and analyze inspection and test results, generate reports, and maintain inspection logs, test reports, Certificates of Analysis, traceability records, and other required documentation.
Perform Layered Process Audits, 5S verification, clean room audits, and other quality system checks.
Support calibration of clean room inspection and test equipment and help maintain SOPs and work instructions.
Support PPAP, validation, and other quality initiatives as needed.