QA Specialist - Manufacturing & Process Improvement

A & E Incorporated; Racine (WI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life Insurance

PTO

401(k) with employer match

EAP

Tuition reimbursement

Company perks

Job summary

A&E Incorporated, a fourth-generation family-owned business in Racine, WI, is seeking a Quality Assurance Specialist to uphold our quality standards and drive continuous improvement across materials, products, and processes.

The role collaborates with Manufacturing and Engineering to perform inspections, calibrations, and documentation, ensuring ISO compliance and defect reduction while supporting a safe, productive work environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2-3 years' experience in quality for manufacturing operations including machining/job shop environments.
• Technical talent in QA/inspection processes, gauging, fixturing and equipment use is essential.
• Knowledge of GD&T, parallelism/concentricity/true position/roundness and working knowledge of measurement relations.
• Understanding of factory floor activities and interrelationships.
• Basic machine understanding, especially CNC, drilling, milling, broaching, punch press.
• Experience using calipers, micrometers, CMM, pin/thread gauges, and laying out components for measurement.
• Basic time study understanding.
• Able to work independently and collaborate with all levels of the organization.
• ERP experience (Epicor a plus), MS Office and Outlook.
• Must read/write English clearly and follow instructions.

Responsibilities

• Advocate a Quality First production mentality.
• Approve incoming products by confirming specifications and recording dimensional results.
• Document inspection results at first article, incoming and daily floor audits.
• Perform dimensional, visual and functional checks to support Manufacturing and Engineering.
• Complete NCMR reports for non-conforming products and reject defects.
• Create inspection plans independently or with Manufacturing/Engineering.
• Perform quality reviews and testing of new products through manufacturing.
• Conduct capability studies or in-process part layouts as required.
• Recommend modifications to quality/production standards to optimize quality.
• Calibrate gauges in-house and maintain calibration systems.
• Advise on inspection changes and scrap minimization.
• Assist in maintaining ISO compliance.

Skills

Quality assurance

Gauging & fixturing

GD&T

CNC knowledge

Measurement devices

Epicor ERP

MS Office

Time study

Organization

English literacy

Education

High school diploma

QA training

Tools

Calipers

Micrometers

CMM

Gauging equipment

Job description

A&E Incorporated, a fourth-generation family-owned business in Racine, WI, is seeking a Quality Assurance Specialist to uphold our quality standards and drive continuous improvement across materials, products, and processes.

The role collaborates with Manufacturing and Engineering to perform inspections, calibrations, and documentation, ensuring ISO compliance and defect reduction while supporting a safe, productive work environment.