Quality Assurance Technician - Precision & Process Control

Merchants Metals LLC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Merchants Metals LLC is seeking a Quality Technician to support the company’s Quality Management System. The role involves performing quality control checks and daily inspections on products to ensure safety and quality standards are met.

You will gather data, assist in implementing processes, and drive actions to improve quality across the shop floor. The ideal candidate has strong QA experience in manufacturing, mechanical aptitude, and auditing exposure, with excellent communication and

Qualifications

• Quality control experience in a production/manufacturing environment preferred.
• Mechanical background and aptitude preferred.
• Auditing experience preferred.
• Strong interpersonal, analytical, writing and communication skills.
• Reading and interpreting drawings, technical specifications, and industry standards.
• Knowledge of inspection and test equipment and methodologies.
• English reading/writing; bilingual in Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

• Follow EHS procedures and maintain safe working conditions.
• Conduct testing and inspections to ensure ASTM-quality standards.
• Record results and perform re-testing for quality investigations.
• Participate in internal and external audits to verify QA standards.
• Capture CTQ data and drive shop-floor quality improvements.
• Monitor process control parameters and product specifications.
• Prepare reports on shop metrics and quality initiatives.
• Lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions for quality issues.

Skills

Quality control

Mechanical aptitude

Auditing

Interpersonal skills

Education

Associate degree in technical discipline

BS degree in technical discipline

Tools

MS Word

MS Access

MS Excel

Job description

Merchants Metals LLC is seeking a Quality Technician to support the company’s Quality Management System. The role involves performing quality control checks and daily inspections on products to ensure safety and quality standards are met.

You will gather data, assist in implementing processes, and drive actions to improve quality across the shop floor. The ideal candidate has strong QA experience in manufacturing, mechanical aptitude, and auditing exposure, with excellent communication and