# Quality Technician

Occupation

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/quality-technician

A Quality Technician monitors and verifies product quality on a manufacturing or production floor, typically reporting to a quality manager within a quality assurance department. The role involves running statistical process control checks, using inspection tools and gauges to measure parts, performing root cause analysis on defects, and maintaining quality documentation to satisfy ISO 9001 standards. It suits methodical, detail-oriented individuals with a strong grasp of measurement and process discipline.

Top skills: [Root Cause Analysis](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/root-cause-analysis)

## Career ladder

- Often comes from: [Quality Inspector](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/quality-inspector)
- Often leads to: [Quality Control Analyst](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/quality-control-analyst)

## Similar roles

[Laboratory Technician](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/laboratory-technician), [Manufacturing Technician](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/manufacturing-technician), [Production Fabricator](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/production-fabricator), [Production Technician](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/production-technician), [Quality Assurance Associate](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/quality-assurance-associate), [Quality Control Analyst](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/quality-control-analyst), [Quality Control Systems Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/quality-control-systems-manager), [Quality Inspector](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/quality-inspector), [Validation Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/validation-engineer)

## Open Quality Technician roles (10)

- [Quality Technician](https://tti.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/TTI_Floor_Care/job/Greer-SC/Quality-Technician_R77298) at [Oreck Corporation](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/oreck-corporation) — Greer, SC (listed on Oreck Corporation's own careers site)
- [Quality Technician](https://flir.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/flircareers/job/US---West-Lafayette-IN/Quality-Technician_REQ35507) at [FLIR Systems](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/flir-systems) — West Lafayette, IN (listed on FLIR Systems's own careers site)
- [Quality Technician](https://schreiberfoods.wd115.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Schreiber_Careers/job/Beloit-WI/Quality-Technician_R0031610) at [Schreiber Foods](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/schreiber-foods) — Beloit, WI (listed on Schreiber Foods's own careers site)
- [Quality Technician](https://brunswick.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/search/job/Fond-du-Lac-WI/Quality-Technician_JR-050760-1) at [Mercury Marine](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/mercury-marine) — Fond Du Lac, WI (listed on Mercury Marine's own careers site)
- [Quality Technician](https://terex.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/terexcareers/job/US-WI-Waukesha-Factory/Quality-Control-Specialist---2nd-Shift_REQ-11923) at [Heil Environmental Industries](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/heil-environmental-industries) — Waukesha, WI (listed on Heil Environmental Industries's own careers site)
- [Quality Technician](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/7a313e23-633d-4c0d-9c2b-e7b78562213a/quality-technician-at-crane-co) at [Crane Co.](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/crane-co) — Twinsburg, OH
- [Supplier Quality Technician](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/de24e027-2ea1-4fa7-99f4-ef6a653e93b5/supplier-quality-technician-at-andersen-corporation) at [Andersen Corporation](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/andersen-corporation) — Locust Grove, GA, $25 – $36 / hour
- [Quality Technician III](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/fe074fc0-3a5a-4388-90a7-526116dd8b76/quality-technician-iii-at-aerovironment) at [AeroVironment](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/aerovironment) — Contract, Lawrence, KS
- [Quality Technician](https://adient.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Lansing-MI/Quality-Technician_R-28719) at [Adient](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/adient) — Lansing, MI (listed on Adient's own careers site)
- [Quality Technician III](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/304797cc-a117-4ee3-a066-9c9c8b9e9d20/quality-technician-iii-at-medtronic) at [Medtronic](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/medtronic) — Full-time, Mounds View, Minnesota, United States of America, $56,000 – $84,000

## Likely next role (5)

Where Quality Technicians commonly go next: [Quality Control Analyst](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/quality-control-analyst).

- [Analyst I, Research Grade QC mRNA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/f77d1830-e4f8-4f96-a4b2-32bf290970de/analyst-i-research-grade-qc-mrna-at-beckman-coulter) at [Beckman Coulter](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/beckman-coulter) — Full-time, Fargo, ND
- [Sr Associate I, Quality Control Microbiology](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/cc69f81e-82eb-49ab-9843-e1193bedf045/sr-associate-i-quality-control-microbiology-at-biogen) at [Biogen](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/biogen) — Full-time, Research Triangle Park, NC, $81,000 – $105,000
- [Analyst, Quality Control, Chemistry & Stability](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/603e54b7-8530-4e5d-b5c9-533ec6b20ae4/analyst-quality-control-chemistry-stability-at-moderna) at [Moderna](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/moderna) — Full-time
- [Data Reviewer, Quality Control Microbiology](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/1e13556f-7a0e-4ab9-b11a-e723818f1f71/data-reviewer-quality-control-microbiology-at-bristol-myers-squibb) at [Bristol Myers Squibb](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/bristol-myers-squibb) — Full-time, Indianapolis, IN, $31 – $38 / hour
- [Quality Control Analyst I, Research Grade](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/4b664436-fbde-4c29-a2a8-8e444e4bbe3a/quality-control-analyst-i-research-grade-at-beckman-coulter) at [Beckman Coulter](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/beckman-coulter) — Full-time, Fargo, ND

## Roles similar to Quality Technician (99)

From [Laboratory Technician](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/laboratory-technician), [Manufacturing Technician](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/manufacturing-technician), [Production Fabricator](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/production-fabricator), [Production Technician](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/production-technician), [Quality Assurance Associate](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/quality-assurance-associate), [Quality Control Analyst](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/quality-control-analyst), [Quality Control Systems Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/quality-control-systems-manager), [Quality Inspector](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/quality-inspector), [Validation Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/validation-engineer).

- [Production Technician](https://fox.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Domestic/job/USA---TX---Dallas---400-N-Griffin-Street/Production-Technician_R50033798-1) at [Supercast](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/supercast) — Dallas, TX (listed on Supercast's own careers site)
- [Production Technician](https://reddyice.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ReddyIceExternal/job/Fremont/Production-Technician_JR24542) at [Reddy Ice](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/reddy-ice) — Fremont (listed on Reddy Ice's own careers site)
- [Manufacturing Technician](https://kla.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Search/job/San-Diego-CA/Manufacturing-Technician_2639828) at [KLA-Tencor](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/kla-tencor) — San Diego, CA (listed on KLA-Tencor's own careers site)
- [Production Technician](https://cranecompany.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Careers/job/Auburn-California/Production-Technician_JR102216) at [Crane Co.](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/crane-co) — Auburn, CA (listed on Crane Co.'s own careers site)
- [Production Technician](https://jobs.lever.co/shieldai/e3591199-dbe7-4036-9aaf-ac355714dc35/apply) at [Shield AI](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/shield-ai) — Dallas, TX, $24 – $37 / hour (listed on Shield AI's own careers site)
- [Quality Inspector](https://jabil.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Jabil_Careers/job/Hoofddorp/Quality-Inspector_J2462408) at [Jabil](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/jabil) — Hoofddorp (listed on Jabil's own careers site)
- [Manufacturing Technician](https://onehealthineers.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/SHSJB/job/HAC/Manufacturing-Technician_R-29820) at [Varian Medical Systems](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/varian-medical-systems) — HAC (listed on Varian Medical Systems's own careers site)
- [Production Technician](https://trekbikes.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/TREK/job/Wenatchee-Washington/Production-Technician_Trek115440) at [Trek Bicycle Corporation](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/trek-bicycle-corporation) — Wenatchee, WA (listed on Trek Bicycle Corporation's own careers site)
- [Manufacturing Technician](https://flir.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/flircareers/job/US---San-Diego-CA/Manufacturing-Technician_REQ35931) at [FLIR Systems](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/flir-systems) — San Diego, CA (listed on FLIR Systems's own careers site)
- [Second Operations Technician](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/63591dbb-c3ff-49da-9d5b-b053b39611bc/second-operations-technician-at-desert-tech) at [Desert Tech](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/desert-tech) — West Valley, Utah

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