Quality Assurance Technician

Current Lighting; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Current Lighting is seeking a Quality Technician to perform process and product audits, document procedures, and support adherence to quality standards at our Plympton, MA facility. The role requires strong SAP skills, cross-functional collaboration, and a proactive, self-driven attitude.

Ideal candidates bring at least five years in fixture assembly or testing, plus proficiency with MS Office and documentation, and a willingness to obtain an operator’s license within two months.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in fixture assembly, test, or a combination of both.
• Experience using SAP.
• Proficiency with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to create/edit documents, tables, forms, and photos.
• Experience in QC, customer service, or as a team coordinator preferred.
• Demonstrates leadership, teamwork, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct process and product audits to document procedures, control plans and specifications.
• Audit fixture assembly, perform first article inspection, first piece inspections.
• Record audit findings in database and coordinate corrective actions with factory personnel.
• Initiate non-conforming material / product disposition actions like QC hold, rework, scrap.
• Troubleshoot assembly and documentation issues to support production.
• Maintain quality documentation and ensure inspections align with latest engineering changes.
• Assist with internal and external QMS audits.
• Use Microsoft Office, SAP, and other software to access drawings, BOMs, and documentation.
• Manage scrap disposition and non-conforming material (quarantine, tagging, notifications).
• Cross-train to cover other quality functions such as auditing and receiving inspections.

Skills

Auditing

SAP usage

MS Office

Documentation

Communication

Teamwork

Leadership

Education

High school diploma

Tools

SAP

MS Office

Job description

YOU MUST RESIDE IN PLYMPTON, MA; WE ARE NOT OFFERING RELOCATION OR SPONSORSHIP AT THIS TIME!

Job Responsibilities:

Conduct process and product audits to document procedures, control plans and specifications. Audit fixture assembly, perform first article inspection, first piece inspections. Record audit findings in database and work with factory personnel as necessary for corrective action requests and audit closures. Initiate non-conforming material / product disposition actions like QC hold, rework, scrap. Troubleshoot assembly and documentation issues to support production.

Maintain quality documentation and ensure inspections are being carried out to latest engineering changes. Assist with internal and external QMS audits. Perform basic computer operations: Use Microsoft office, SAP, and other software tools to access drawings, bills of material, and documentation. Maintain record keeping and filing work forms. Conduct failure analysis of products from production and customer returns. Occasional use of equipment to move materials as needed for inspections and scrap processing.

Check incoming parts and new parts to the drawings. Make measurements of critical part dimensions. Process scrap transactions in SAP. Manage scrap disposition – recycle bins or return to vendor. Manage disposition of non-conforming material: quarantine, tag, and communicate with stake holders; materials, team leaders, and technology.

Quality technicians are expected to be cross trained and cover for each other in several quality function roles such as auditing and receiving inspections.

Qualifications/Characteristics:

Minimum 5 years’ experience in fixture assembly, test, or a combination of both. Previous experience using SAP. Basic proficiency with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Ability to create/edit documents, tables, forms, and photos. Previous experience in QC, Customer Service, or as a Team Coordinator is preferred. Demonstrate leadership, teamwork, and communication skills.

Must possess proven initiative as a self-starter and perform with minimal supervision, positive attitude, and strong interpersonal, communication and organizational skills. Demonstrate leadership, teamwork, and communication skills.

Must be able to handle multiple priorities, act independently, and use sound judgment.

Possess technical knowledge of manufacturing processes of assigned work area.

Effectively communicate with Team Associates Assembly personnel, Plant Leadership Team, Technology, Documentation and various Supply Chain functions like Sourcing and Suppliers.

Be willing and able to obtain equipment operator’s license within the first 2 months.