Lead Quality Technician – Electrical Panels

PPC Partners Inc.; New Berlin (WI); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

PPC Partners Inc. in Wisconsin is seeking a Quality Technician to ensure electrical control panels are built, tested, and released to meet engineering specs, customer requirements, and regulatory standards.

This role focuses on preventing defects, improving First Pass Yield (FPY), and enabling consistent, repeatable production processes. This role reports to the Director of Operations and offers a growth path to a Quality Manager position.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of manufacturing experience in the electrical field is required.
• Strong understanding of QA/QC tools, procedures, and regulatory standards.
• Ability to read and interpret specifications, drawings, and quality test results.
• Experience with regulatory standards such as UL508A, NEC, and ISO9001 is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform incoming, in-process, and final inspections.
• Verify compliance with schematics, BOMs, and work instructions.
• Conduct first article inspections and final release checks.
• Execute continuity, point-to-point, and functional testing.
• Validate grounding, torque, and safety requirements.
• Confirm panel readiness prior to shipment.
• Audit wiring, labeling, routing, and terminations.
• Verify component placement and adherence to standards.
• Identify and segregate non-conforming materials and manage NCRs.
• Support root cause analysis and CAPA.
• Maintain inspection reports and test records.
• Support audit readiness and documentation compliance.
• Verify calibration of tools and test equipment.

Skills

Manufacturing experience

Electrical knowledge

QA/QC

Regulatory standards

Reading drawings

Leadership

Communication

Job description

PPC Partners Inc. in Wisconsin is seeking a Quality Technician to ensure electrical control panels are built, tested, and released to meet engineering specs, customer requirements, and regulatory standards.

This role focuses on preventing defects, improving First Pass Yield (FPY), and enabling consistent, repeatable production processes. This role reports to the Director of Operations and offers a growth path to a Quality Manager position.