Quality Control Technician — Boats QA & Kaizen Training

Excel Boat Company; Union City (TN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Dental insurance

Employee discounts

Health insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Job summary

Excel Boat Company in Union City, TN is seeking a Quality Control Technician for our boat plant. This role ensures final inspection quality, participates in audits, and collaborates with suppliers and customers on quality issues.

Responsibilities include reading BOMs and prints, conducting water tests, training in problem-solving, and coordinating containment and corrective actions. The position emphasizes safety and continuous education.

Qualifications

• Read calipers, angle gauges and tape measures accurately.
• Basic math including fractions and operations.
• Capable of using hand and power tools.
• Maintain clear communication with team and management.
• Process improvement, controls, instrumentation and inventory awareness.
• Identify acceptable/unacceptable product quality and follow instructions.

Responsibilities

• Read bills of material, engineering prints, work orders, and sales orders.
• Comprehend, identify, apply, and master the Aesthetics standard.
• Perform water testing and conduct a final inspection of the boats.
• Attend and lead training sessions in auditor training, 5S, problem-solving, root cause analysis, and kaizen.
• Coordinate quality/engineering sample builds.
• Audit control plans, job instructions, and incoming inspection.
• Facilitate a process change or Op Certification.
• Coordinate containment activity and supplier corrective action.
• Write job instructions.
• Calibrate measurement instruments or work with outside calibration companies.
• Complete continuing education courses regularly.
• Communicate with vendors and customers on quality issues.

Skills

Measuring instruments

Trustworthy

Math basics

Hand tools

Communication

Process improvement

Quality awareness

Step-by-step instructions

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Calipers

Tape measures

Angle gauges

Job description

Excel Boat Company in Union City, TN is seeking a Quality Control Technician for our boat plant. This role ensures final inspection quality, participates in audits, and collaborates with suppliers and customers on quality issues.

Responsibilities include reading BOMs and prints, conducting water tests, training in problem-solving, and coordinating containment and corrective actions. The position emphasizes safety and continuous education.