Metallurgical QA Technician — Growth & Impact

Lehigh Heavy Forge Corporation; New Hudson (MI); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Culture of trust

Career growth

Comprehensive benefits

Health and well-being

Lifelong learning

Job summary

Atlas Copco in New Hudson, MI, is seeking a Quality Assurance Technician to oversee metallurgical testing in the met lab for rivet manufacturing. You will perform tensile, hardness, metallography tests, update Syspro and QDA, and support root cause investigations while maintaining lab cleanliness and safety.

This on-site role requires attention to detail, strong communication, and the ability to halt production when necessary, contributing to continuous quality and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with metallurgical inspection equipment is a plus.
• Strong attention to detail and good communication skills.
• Ability to stop production as required in a professional manner.
• Self-motivated and driven to achieve company targets.
• Proficiency with Syspro and QDA is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Inspect raw material and rivet manufacture processes for quality.
• Perform laboratory testing including tensile strength, hardness, and metallography.
• Enter data into QDA and update Syspro as required.
• Assist in investigations of quality issues and root cause analysis.
• Maintain cleanliness of the met lab and follow safety policies.
• Shut down rivet production as required and support related duties.

Skills

Metallurgical testing

Hardness testing

Tensile testing

Syspro familiarity

QDA data entry

Microscopy

Excel skills

Education

High School Diploma

Associates degree

Tools

Tensile tester

Hardness tester

Metallograph

Syspro

QDA

Job description

Atlas Copco in New Hudson, MI, is seeking a Quality Assurance Technician to oversee metallurgical testing in the met lab for rivet manufacturing. You will perform tensile, hardness, metallography tests, update Syspro and QDA, and support root cause investigations while maintaining lab cleanliness and safety.

This on-site role requires attention to detail, strong communication, and the ability to halt production when necessary, contributing to continuous quality and efficiency.