Hands-On Quality Technician: Inspections & Testing

Actalent; Kentucky; On-site; USD 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k) retirement plan

Life Insurance

Disability insurance

HSA (Health Savings Account)

Paid time off

Job summary

Actalent is seeking a Quality Technician to support product quality, safety compliance, and manufacturing consistency across the product lifecycle. The role involves hands-on inspections, testing, and root-cause analysis within a dynamic manufacturing environment in the United States.

You will collaborate with engineering, production, and quality teams to ensure designs are manufacturable and meet internal specifications, while assisting in supplier quality reviews and customer-related quality

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in a quality, manufacturing or lab/testing environment.
• Experience supporting production, quality inspection or product validation processes.
• Prior experience working in cross-functional teams (engineering, production, quality).

Responsibilities

• Perform inspections, testing, and validation activities to ensure products meet quality and safety standards.
• Support compliance with applicable safety standards (UL, VDE, CSA, TÜV) through testing, documentation, and audits.
• Partner with Engineering and Production to ensure designs are manufacturable and aligned with existing processes and equipment.
• Assist in product changes, revisions, and new component evaluations to ensure quality and fit within current manufacturing capabilities.
• Work with Quality and Production teams to verify materials, components, and finished goods meet internal specifications.
• Collaborate with Purchasing and Supply Chain to assess supplier quality, capabilities, and incoming material standards.
• Support customer product evaluations, technical inquiries, and return/quality issue analysis.
• Perform and support root cause analysis and corrective actions for product or process issues.
• Assist in new product introduction (NPI) activities including lab testing, first article inspections, and validation.
• Maintain accurate quality documentation, test records and inspection reports.
• Identify opportunities to improve product quality, manufacturability, and process efficiency.

Skills

Quality experience

Manufacturing experience

Lab/testing experience

Job description

Actalent is seeking a Quality Technician to support product quality, safety compliance, and manufacturing consistency across the product lifecycle. The role involves hands-on inspections, testing, and root-cause analysis within a dynamic manufacturing environment in the United States.

You will collaborate with engineering, production, and quality teams to ensure designs are manufacturable and meet internal specifications, while assisting in supplier quality reviews and customer-related quality