Precision Quality Technician – Ultra-Tight Tolerances

company; Beachwood (OH); On-site; USD 36,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

PTO

Steady daytime hours

Overtime eligibility

Job summary

Helix Linear Technologies in Beachwood, OH is seeking a Manufacturing Quality Technician to inspect high-mix, tight-tolerance parts on a fully on-site production floor. You will use optical comparators, GD&T, and vision systems to verify dimensional accuracy and form against prints, and you will author FAI packages for new or revised parts.

You will collaborate with Engineering and Production to ensure quality and conformance, apply rigorous metrology and inspection plans, and maintain

Qualifications

• Optical comparator and thread form inspection experience.
• Working GD&T proficiency; able to read and apply callouts directly from a print.
• Keyence IM or comparable vision system experience.
• Zeiss Surfcom or comparable surface/form trace experience.
• AS9102 First Article authoring experience.
• Background in high-mix, tight-tolerance manufacturing; screw machine shop, medical device, or comparable precision environment.

Responsibilities

• Optical comparator & thread form inspection: verify thread profile, pitch, and form against print callouts.
• GD&T application: read prints and apply geometric dimensioning and tolerancing callouts to build inspection plans.
• Vision system inspection: run Keyence IM (or comparable) vision measurement for dimensional and feature inspection on precision parts.
• Surface & form metrology: perform surface finish and form trace measurements on a Zeiss Surfcom or comparable system.
• AS9102 First Article Inspection: author complete FAI packages for new and revised part numbers, audit-ready on the first pass.
• General inspection: use calipers, micrometers, height gauges, and provide CMM support as needed.

Skills

Optical comparator inspection

GD&T proficiency

Vision system operation

Surface/form metrology

AS9102 FAI authoring

High-mix tight-tolerance

Thread feature inspection

Tools

Zeiss Surfcom

Keyence IM vision system

CMM

Calipers & micrometers

Job description

Helix Linear Technologies in Beachwood, OH is seeking a Manufacturing Quality Technician to inspect high-mix, tight-tolerance parts on a fully on-site production floor. You will use optical comparators, GD&T, and vision systems to verify dimensional accuracy and form against prints, and you will author FAI packages for new or revised parts.

You will collaborate with Engineering and Production to ensure quality and conformance, apply rigorous metrology and inspection plans, and maintain