Quality Assurance Specialist

Weber Manufacturing Technologies; Midland; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Weber Manufacturing Technologies is seeking a Quality Assurance Specialist to join our growing quality team on a hybrid schedule, balancing quality engineering support and hands-on plant inspection. The role collaborates with the Quality Manager and production/engineering teams, performing root-cause analysis, CAPA, and maintaining PFMEAs and control plans while supporting audits and customer issues.

You will inspect first-off, in-process, and final products, document results, and help drive

Qualifications

• Diploma or certificate in a technical field, or equivalent manufacturing quality experience.
• Root-cause analysis, CAPA, and non-conformance reporting.
• Experience reading drawings and specifications and using gauges and measuring equipment.
• Comfort with data entry and SPC charting, including Excel.
• Clear communication with production staff, suppliers, and leadership.
• Willingness to work on the plant floor and follow safety requirements.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of quality-related activities currently handled by Product/Design Engineering.
• Investigate internal and external quality issues and perform root-cause analysis.
• Coordinate corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) and verify their effectiveness.
• Support customer complaints, non-conformance reports, and quality documentation.
• Develop and maintain PFMEAs, control plans, inspection standards, and quality work instructions.
• Analyze quality data to identify recurring defects, trends, and improvement opportunities.
• Support internal audits and compliance with the company's Quality Management System.
• Work with Engineering, Production, and suppliers to resolve quality concerns.
• Provide quality-related training and guidance to production employees as required.
• Perform first-off, in-process, and last-off inspections.
• Validate shift-start tests (glue weight, paint hardness, adhesion, gloss, etc.).
• Document inspection results and maintain accurate quality records for SPC plotting.

Skills

Root-cause analysis

CAPA

Data entry

SPC charting

Communication

Education

Diploma or certificate in a technical field

Tools

Gauges

Measuring equipment

Drawings reading

Job description

Position Summary

Weber is growing, and our quality team is growing with us. As demand for our products and our production volumes increase, we are adding a Quality Assurance Specialist to strengthen the team and keep our standards high on every shift.

This is a hybrid role, split evenly between quality engineering support and hands-on plant inspection. You will work alongside our Quality Manager and the manufacturing/ engineering teams and be on the production floor every day, working with production and giving real-time feedback. With this addition, we will:

• Build a stronger Quality presence on the floor, with someone working alongside production day in and day out.
• Balance the workload of our Quality Engineering function as we grow.
• Add a consistent team member to meet our growing need for inspections and data collection.

Quality Assurance Specialist – Quality Engineering Support (50%)

• Take ownership of quality-related activities currently handled by Product/Design Engineering.
• Investigate internal and external quality issues and perform root-cause analysis.
• Coordinate corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) and verify their effectiveness.
• Support customer complaints, non-conformance reports, and quality documentation.
• Develop and maintain PFMEAs, control plans, inspection standards, and quality work instructions.
• Analyze quality data to identify recurring defects, trends, and improvement opportunities.
• Support internal audits and compliance with the company's Quality Management System.
• Work with Engineering, Production, and suppliers to resolve quality concerns.
• Provide quality-related training and guidance to production employees as required.

Plant Quality Inspection (50%)

• Perform first-off, in-process, and last-off inspections.
• Validate shift-start tests (glue weight, paint hardness, adhesion, gloss, etc.).
• Document inspection results and maintain accurate quality records for SPC plotting, available on customer request.
• Identify, segregate, and document non-conforming materials.
• Promptly communicate defects and process concerns to Production and Quality leadership.
• Support new-product launches and process changes.
• Monitor the condition and proper use of inspection and measurement equipment.
• Assist with gauge calibration and other plant-level quality functions.

Qualifications

Required

• Diploma or certificate in a technical field, or equivalent manufacturing quality experience.
• Working knowledge of root-cause analysis, CAPA, and non-conformance reporting.
• Experience reading drawings and specifications and using gauges and measuring equipment.
• Comfort with data entry and SPC charting, including Excel.
• Clear communication with production staff, suppliers, and leadership.
• Willingness to work on the plant floor and follow safety requirements.

Asset

• Experience with PFMEAs and control plans.
• Familiarity with ISO 9001 or another Quality Management System and internal audits.
• Background in composites, foam, paint, or adhesive processes.
• Quality certifications (for example ASQ CQT, CQI, or CQA).