- Field
- Quality engineering and management
- Location
- Cedarburg, WI
- Work model
- Onsite
- Level
- Mid
- Pay
- $85k
What you would own
- Verify product conformance using precision measuring equipment including calipers, micrometers, height gauges, pin gauges, and CMM equipment.
- Detect & Contain Defects: Conduct visual inspections for common die casting defects such as porosity, cold shuts, flash, blisters, misruns, soldering, cracks, and dimensional nonconformance, issuing NCMRs and leading containment activities.
- Interpret Blueprints & Technical Data: Review production against engineering drawings, GD&T requirements, control plans, and work instructions.
- Drive Root-Cause Investigations: Support root cause analysis and corrective action using structured quality tools such as 5 Whys, Fishbone Diagrams, and Pareto Analysis.
- Support Audits & Quality Systems: Complete layered process audits (LPAs), product audits, PPAP activities, FAI inspections, capability studies, and gauge validations in compliance with ISO 9001 and IATF 16949 standards.
What they are looking for
- Die Casting & Manufacturing Experience: 2+ years of hands-on quality technician experience directly within high-pressure die casting (HPDC) or metal component manufacturing environments.
- Technical & Blueprint Skills: Ability to read engineering drawings, blueprints, and specifications with a solid working knowledge of GD&T and precision measuring instruments.
- Must reside within a 45-minute maximum commute of the Cedarburg / Greater Milwaukee, WI area.
- Education & Authorization: High School Diploma or GED required (Associate degree in Quality/Manufacturing preferred).
- Must be fully authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.
- Preferred Technical Assets (Bonus Skills) CMM Metrology: Experience operating and/or programming Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMM).
- Familiarity with SPC, MSA, PFMEA, Control Plans, and PPAP submission workflows.
- ASQ Certified Quality Technician (CQT) designation or formal quality discipline coursework.
Everything above is the hiring company’s own words, with the company name taken out. The name, the team, and the interview steps come with the first conversation.