Quality Control Operator

AppleOne Employment Services; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

AppleOne Employment Services seeks an experienced Quality Control Operator in San Jose, CA for a temp-to-hire role. You will perform PCB visual inspections, first article inspections, and component inspections to ensure IPC standards are met in a fast-paced electronics environment.

You will document defects, assist with QA sampling (AQL), review blueprints/FAI data, and collaborate with QA and production teams to maintain quality and production flow.

Qualifications

• Perform PCB visual inspection based on IPC standards.
• Inspect first article samples, electronic components, and production assemblies.
• Support outgoing quality control and QA sampling inspection processes.
• Identify, document, and communicate PCB-level defects to quality and production teams.
• Minimum 1 year of PCB-level inspection experience required.
• 3 to 5 years of quality control, inspection, electronics manufacturing, or related experience preferred.
• Knowledge of IPC-A-610 standards required.
• Experience with SMT and PTH components required.
• Ability to identify PCB-level defects, soldering issues, part marking concerns, and workmanship issues.
• Ability to measure resistance and capacitance.
• Familiarity with blueprints, work instructions, FAI, AOI, X-ray inspection, and AQL sampling.
• Computer skills required, including Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Strong attention to detail, accuracy, reliability, and ability to follow inspection requirements.

Responsibilities

• Perform OQC and PCB visual inspections based on IPC standards.
• Complete first article sample inspections and verify product quality against requirements.
• Inspect electronic components, SMT components, PTH components, soldering, part marking, and PCB-level workmanship.
• Identify PCB defects and document inspection findings clearly and accurately.
• Support QA sampling inspections using AQL sampling methods.
• Review blueprints, work instructions, FAI documentation, AOI results, and X-ray inspection information as needed.

Skills

PCB inspection

IPC-A-610 knowledge

SMT & PTH components

Defect identification & reporting

Resistance & capacitance measurement

Tools

Excel

Word

Job description

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Quality Control Operator for a temp-to-hire opportunity in San Jose, CA. This role is ideal for a detail-oriented PCB Quality Control Inspector with hands-on electronics manufacturing experience, strong IPC inspection knowledge, and the ability to identify PCB-level defects in a fast-paced production environment.

The Quality Control Operator will support outgoing quality control, first article inspections, component inspections, and QA sampling activities to help ensure products meet customer, supervisor, and industry quality requirements. This is a strong opportunity to work with an experienced manufacturing and quality team where accuracy, teamwork, and dependable performance are valued.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform OQC and PCB visual inspections based on IPC standards.
• Complete first article sample inspections and verify product quality against requirements.
• Inspect electronic components, SMT components, PTH components, soldering, part marking, and PCB-level workmanship.
• Identify PCB defects and document inspection findings clearly and accurately.
• Support QA sampling inspections using AQL sampling methods.
• Review blueprints, work instructions, FAI documentation, AOI results, and X-ray inspection information as needed.

Compensation and Benefits

• Pay: $25.00 to $26.00 per hour.
• Job type: Temp-to-hire.
• Schedule: Monday through Friday, day shift.
• Work hours noted: 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. or 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., to be confirmed.
• Location: San Jose, CA 95112.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Perform PCB visual inspection based on IPC standards.
• Inspect first article samples, electronic components, and production assemblies.
• Support outgoing quality control and QA sampling inspection processes.
• Identify, document, and communicate PCB-level defects to quality and production teams.
• Minimum 1 year of PCB-level inspection experience required.
• 3 to 5 years of quality control, inspection, electronics manufacturing, or related experience preferred.
• Knowledge of IPC-A-610 standards required.
• Experience with SMT and PTH components required.
• Ability to identify PCB-level defects, soldering issues, part marking concerns, and workmanship issues.
• Ability to measure resistance and capacitance.
• Familiarity with blueprints, work instructions, FAI, AOI, X-ray inspection, and AQL sampling.
• Computer skills required, including Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Strong attention to detail, accuracy, reliability, and ability to follow inspection requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience in electronics, components, or semiconductor manufacturing.
• Hands-on experience in a PCB assembly or assembly line environment.
• Experience working closely with supervisors, production teams, and quality assurance teams.
• Ability to work independently while maintaining inspection accuracy and production flow.

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For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer, AppleOne is pleased to offer major medical, dental, vision, 401k and any statutory sick pay where required.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact your staffing representative who will reach out to our HR team.

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We also consider for employment qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements, including, if applicable, the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, including, if applicable, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For Los Angeles, CA applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.