Job Description
Title: Quality Technician
Schedule: Monday–Friday, 6:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
Location: Chicago, IL
Salary: $25-$28/hr.
Overtime: Overtime may be required based on business needs and is generally not expected to exceed 10 hours per week.
Location: Chicago, IL
Salary: $25-$28/hr.
Overtime: Overtime may be required based on business needs and is generally not expected to exceed 10 hours per week.
Position Summary
We are seeking a Component Quality Technologist to support our Quality Assurance team in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. This position is responsible for inspecting fabricated parts, sub-assemblies, and final assemblies to ensure products meet drawings, specifications, industry standards, and customer requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Inspect fabricated parts, sub-assemblies, final assemblies, and painted components.
- Read and interpret mechanical drawings, BOMs, routings, specifications, and customer requirements.
- Use precision inspection equipment including calipers, micrometers, gauges, torque wrenches, measuring tapes, and resistance meters.
- Identify, document, and communicate defects and abnormal conditions.
- Complete checklists, DPU reports, and Non-Conforming Material Reports.
- Place non-conforming product on hold and communicate issues to Engineering and Production.
- Perform data entry, reporting, and quality documentation.
- Support problem solving and continuous quality improvement.
- Maintain a safe, clean, and organized work environment.
- Follow all applicable safety policies and procedures.
Qualifications
- 1–3 years of manufacturing inspection experience preferred.
- Basic knowledge of GD&T and metrology.
- Ability to read mechanical drawings and perform shop math.
- Experience using dimensional measuring tools.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to maintain accurate records and work independently.
- Ability to safely use ladders and pallet jacks and perform elevated inspections.
- Basic Microsoft Outlook skills.
- Willingness to learn quality and manufacturing software systems
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Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Chicago, IL |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $25–$28 Per Hour |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1969 |
| Website | http://www.sterling-engineering.com |
About Company
Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:
- Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.
- Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.
Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.
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