Job Title: Quality Lab Technician

Job Description

As a Quality Lab Technician, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the quality of manufactured products by gathering, collecting, inspecting product runs, testing, and measuring parts. You will be responsible for re-milling parts when defects are found and supporting the machining team. Your role will involve heavy documentation, data entry, tracking, and reporting to ensure all quality-related information is accurately recorded before products are shipped.

Responsibilities

• Re-mill parts when defects are identified.

• Gather, collect, and inspect product runs across the facility.

• Test and measure manufactured parts and re-mill errors discovered.

• Monitor machine dies and internal components during machine run times.

• Perform all quality functions to support the quality lab including testing, documenting, measuring, machining, and re-testing products.

• Conduct heavy documentation, data entry, data tracking, and reporting.

• Ensure products meet specifications before final staging.

• Re-set machine programs and work closely with all phases of the smaller staff.

• Inspect dies with manual and digital tools.

• Operate lab equipment for testing and visual inspections.

• Use precision measurement tools including calipers, micrometers, and squares to check dimensions.

• Perform kitting and assembly of dies and operate overhead cranes.

• Cross-train to run other products and perform housekeeping and general labor duties as necessary.

Essential Skills

• 3-5 years of experience in a Quality Lab Technician and Metal Fabrication role.

• Mechanical skills and precision measurement experience.

• Experience with mill and machine operations.

• Proficiency in reading blueprints and using precision measurement tools such as calipers and micrometers.

• Experience in troubleshooting and inspection of parts.

• Proficiency in data entry using Excel.

• Knowledge of metal, quality assurance, CNC machinery, and manufacturing.

• Experience in quality inspection, quality control, and using measurement equipment.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Testing experience in the metal industry.

• Flexibility to work both day and night shifts.

• Ability to work in a union environment.

• Willingness to work Saturdays as needed.

Why Work Here?

Our company has a strong set of core values and welcomes veterans, standing by our hiring process for candidates with integrity and a strong work ethic. We are proud of our environment and culture that attract the best people and provide them with the training and tools to develop their talents and become successful. Our supervisors and managers are dedicated to making every new hire a better person by working here, ensuring a collaborative and supportive workplace.

Work Environment

This is a union environment where you may be exposed to work near moving mechanical parts, heat in excess of 80 degrees, cold less than 40 degrees, and noise in excess of 85 decibels. The role requires flexibility with shifts, including split shifts and occasional Saturday work. You will be part of a team that overlaps shifts to ensure continuous operation and help catch up on orders.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of RICHMOND, Virginia.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $26.44 - $26.44/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision

• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital

• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available

• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)

• Short and long-term disability

• Health Spending Account (HSA)

• Transportation benefits

• Employee Assistance Program

• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in RICHMOND,VA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Mar 29, 2025.

About Aerotek:

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.