Quality Technician II- 2nd Shift

Quality Technician II- 2nd Shift

Group: Motion Systems Grp N. America

Division: Hydraulic Actuator Division (HAD)

Location: USA NEW HOPE MN

Job Family : Quality

Job Type : Regular

Posted : Apr 15, 2026

Job ID: 64574

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Are you ready to shape a brighter future?

In the Motion Systems Group and Hydraulic Actuator Division, we play a pivotal role in applications that change our world. We are in almost everything that moves. With our wide range of technologies, we help our customers solve their most complex engineering challenges by living our purpose: Enabling Engineering Breakthroughs that lead to a Better Tomorrow. We believe that our team members are our key assets and that a diverse workforce is a driving force to bring our purpose to life. We foster a culture where every team member feels safe, included, and empowered. We all belong, we all matter, and we all make a difference.

We have an exciting opening for Quality Technician II - 2nd Shift in New Hope, MN.

The Quality Technician II will be responsible for supporting the quality control processes to ensure that processes, products, and services meet the required quality standards. This position requires a detail-oriented individual who has strong analytical skills and can identify defects and deviations in processes, products, and services.

Your main responsibilities

• Reviews and interprets drawings, specifications, and other technical documents to determine requirements.

• Monitors, measures, analyzes, evaluates, and documents the conformity of processes, products, and services through inspections, such as receiving, first article, in-process, pre-shipment, or rework inspections.

• Collaborates closely with Production and Engineering teams to identify and resolve quality issues.

• Controls and processes nonconforming outputs in a timely manner.

• Supports root cause analysis and implementation of corrective and preventive actions.

• Maintains monitoring and measuring resources by completing preventive maintenance, safeguarding equipment from damage, troubleshooting malfunctions, and obtaining necessary repairs or servicing.

• Plans Quality activities, which may include development or participation in the development of balloon drawings, FMEAs, process flow diagrams, control plans, measurement system analyses (MSA), capability studies, and statistical process control (SPC).

• Provides expert support to manufacturing by applying quality control techniques to ensure that processes, products, and services meet the required quality standards.

• Conducts internal audits to ensure compliance with documented information and quality standards.

• Assists in the preparation of quality reports and metrics.

• Performs duties and tasks defined in applicable procedures and work instructions with precision and attention to detail.

• Perform other duties & responsibilities as assigned or apparent.

Other duties

• Take personal responsibility for engaging in safety practices and maintaining a clean, safe work environment while ensuring the production of high-quality processes, products, and services.

• Serve as a qualified and trained backup in the event of another employee's absence.

• Read and interpret documents such as safety rules, work instructions, and procedures.

• Undertake special projects and additional responsibilities as required.

• Note that duties, responsibilities, and activities may be subject to change at any time, with or without prior notice.

We are looking for talent with

• Required: High School Degree or Equivalent
• Preferred: Associate degree in a technical field
• Quality related skills and knowledge normally acquired through a 2-year technical school program OR 4 years of relevant job experience related to manufacturing and/or quality assurance.
• Demonstrated ability to read part drawings, work instructions, and other technical documents.
• Excellent verbal communication skills, enabling the provision of meaningful feedback to both internal and external customers.
• Strong mathematical abilities, including proficiency in statistics and trigonometry.
• Demonstrated proficiency in using Microsoft Office and related Quality software.
• Certification as a Certified Quality Inspector (CQI) or Certified Quality Technician (CQT) by the American Society for Quality (ASQ).
• Strong visual acuity, particularly near vision for inspection and reading gages. Depth perception and hand-eye coordination to assemble, set-up, and use gages effectively.
• Ability to perform light to medium work, including occasional exertion, frequent lifting, pushing, pulling, reaching, and handling materials and parts from racks, skids, carts, and benches. Lifting to 25 lbs.

This position is subject to meeting U.S. export compliance and/or U.S. Government contracting citizenship eligibility requirements.

Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies. For more than a century, we've enabled engineering breakthroughs that make energy cleaner, transportation safer, medical treatments more effective, and manufacturing more efficient.

With empowered team members in more than 40 countries, Parker serves customers across aerospace & defense, energy, HVAC & refrigeration, in-plant & industrial equipment, off-highway and transportation.

Our scale is global, but our purpose is personal. We enable breakthroughs that improve lives, strengthen communities and create a brighter future.

Our Purpose - Enabling Engineering Breakthroughs that Lead to a Better Tomorrow - comes to life through our people-first culture where teamwork drives performance, inclusion fuels innovation and growth is encouraged. This environment fosters collaboration and empowers team members from engineering and manufacturing to finance, supply chain, human resources, information technology and beyond.

By combining deep expertise with an entrepreneurial spirit, we help customers succeed in markets that demand performance, reliability, and sustainability.

As we look to the future, Parker is advancing initiatives in energy efficiency and sustainability while developing the next generation of talent and leaders to engineer a better tomorrow.

Competitive Compensation

• The hourly pay for this position is $25.77 per hour with the ability to earn up to $30.78.
• Participation in Annual Incentive Program

Benefits and Retirement Plans

Parker offers competitive benefit programs, including:

• Comprehensive coverage for medical, prescription drugs, dental, vision, voluntary life insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, and critical illness insurance, all with competitive premium costs.
• A 401(k) plan with company matching contributions of 100% on the first 5% of pay.
• A company-provided defined-contribution retirement plan with an annual contribution equal to 3% of pay.
• Career development opportunities and tuition reimbursement.
• Additional benefits, including paid parental leave, short and long-term disability programs, adoption assistance, a Care.com membership, and financial planning assistance, provided at no cost to you.
• Supplemental benefit programs, including identity protection, legal protection, and pet wellness, available at competitive rates.
• Paid Time Off and 13 company-paid holidays.

Parker is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Parker is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job related reasons regardless of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by law. This position is subject to meeting export compliance eligibility requirements.

("Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / VEVRAA Federal Contractor")

If you would like more information about Equal Employment Opportunity as an applicant under the law, please go to Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal (eeoc.gov) and Genetic Information Discrimination

Drug-Free Workplace

In accordance with Parker's policies and applicable state laws, Parker provides for a drug-free workplace. Therefore, all applicants seeking employment with Parker will be subject to drug testing as a condition of employment.

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