Quality Assurance Specialist: Process Improvement & CMM

Talent HRizon; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent HRizon seeks a Quality Assurance professional for a manufacturing environment. You will diagnose quality issues, perform CMM programming, and lead improvements across production teams while supporting project-based tasks and metrics. Travel to vendor or customer sites is expected, with overtime as needed.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years in QA in manufacturing or an engineering degree, proficiency in MS Office, and strong statistics knowledge to drive data-driven decisions.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or undergraduate degree in a technical/quantitative field.
• 3–5 years of quality assurance experience in manufacturing or a technical degree.
• CMM programming experience required.
• Strong understanding of quality standards, testing methods, and basic statistics.
• MS Office proficiency with ability to create data-driven reports and graphs.
• Strong math, technical, problem-solving, and project management skills.
• Ability to manage shifting priorities during high workload periods.
• willingness to travel to vendor or customer sites with occasional overnight trips.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose, respond and resolve shop floor and quality related issues with urgency and accuracy.
• Communicate with vendors regarding nonconformance and quality expectations.
• Collaborate with internal teams and production staff to support projects and improve quality.
• Manage tasks and priorities with minimal daily supervision.
• Perform incoming and outgoing quality inspections and assess materials and finished products.
• Reject non-conforming products and implement containment plans as needed.
• Read and interpret engineering drawings, plans, and specifications.
• Create CMM programs and other electronic measurement programs.
• Recommend improvements to production processes for quality control.
• Document inspection results through detailed reports and performance records.
• Lead and support production teams addressing quality concerns.
• Assess quality performance and contribute to strategic plans and metrics.
• Perform advanced Quality Assurance tasks and track medium to large projects.
• Work with Quality and Manufacturing associates to complete projects.
• Develop and maintain job function instructions and guidelines.
• Meet deadlines during periods of high workload and travel as required.

Skills

Quality assurance

Manufacturing

CMM programming

Data reporting

Statistics

Problem solving

Travel

Overtime

Education

High school diploma

Bachelor's degree in technical/quantitative field

Tools

CMM

MS Office

Job description

Talent HRizon seeks a Quality Assurance professional for a manufacturing environment. You will diagnose quality issues, perform CMM programming, and lead improvements across production teams while supporting project-based tasks and metrics. Travel to vendor or customer sites is expected, with overtime as needed.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years in QA in manufacturing or an engineering degree, proficiency in MS Office, and strong statistics knowledge to drive data-driven decisions.