Quality Engineering Technician

Actalent; Kentucky; On-site; USD 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k) retirement plan

Life Insurance

Disability insurance

HSA (Health Savings Account)

Paid time off

Job summary

Actalent is seeking a Quality Technician to support product quality, safety compliance, and manufacturing consistency across the product lifecycle. The role involves hands-on inspections, testing, and root-cause analysis within a dynamic manufacturing environment in the United States.

You will collaborate with engineering, production, and quality teams to ensure designs are manufacturable and meet internal specifications, while assisting in supplier quality reviews and customer-related quality

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in a quality, manufacturing or lab/testing environment.
• Experience supporting production, quality inspection or product validation processes.
• Prior experience working in cross-functional teams (engineering, production, quality).

Responsibilities

• Perform inspections, testing, and validation activities to ensure products meet quality and safety standards.
• Support compliance with applicable safety standards (UL, VDE, CSA, TÜV) through testing, documentation, and audits.
• Partner with Engineering and Production to ensure designs are manufacturable and aligned with existing processes and equipment.
• Assist in product changes, revisions, and new component evaluations to ensure quality and fit within current manufacturing capabilities.
• Work with Quality and Production teams to verify materials, components, and finished goods meet internal specifications.
• Collaborate with Purchasing and Supply Chain to assess supplier quality, capabilities, and incoming material standards.
• Support customer product evaluations, technical inquiries, and return/quality issue analysis.
• Perform and support root cause analysis and corrective actions for product or process issues.
• Assist in new product introduction (NPI) activities including lab testing, first article inspections, and validation.
• Maintain accurate quality documentation, test records and inspection reports.
• Identify opportunities to improve product quality, manufacturability, and process efficiency.

Skills

Quality experience

Manufacturing experience

Lab/testing experience

Job description

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Quality Technician

The Quality Technician is responsible for supporting product quality, safety compliance, and manufacturing consistency throughout the product lifecycle. This role serves as a hands-on technical resource bridging production, quality and engineering, ensuring products meet internal specifications and external regulatory standards. This position focuses on inspection, testing, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement, while also supporting customer-related quality issues and product validation activities.

Responsibilities

• Perform inspections, testing, and validation activities to ensure products meet quality and safety standards.
• Support compliance with applicable safety standards (UL, VDE, CSA, TÜV) through testing, documentation, and audits.
• Partner with Engineering and Production to ensure designs are manufacturable and aligned with existing processes and equipment.
• Assist in product changes, revisions, and new component evaluations to ensure quality and fit within current manufacturing capabilities.
• Work with Quality and Production teams to verify materials, components, and finished goods meet internal specifications.
• Collaborate with Purchasing and Supply Chain to assess supplier quality, capabilities, and incoming material standards.
• Support customer product evaluations, technical inquiries, and return/quality issue analysis.
• Perform and support root cause analysis and corrective actions for product or process issues.
• Assist in new product introduction (NPI) activities including lab testing, first article inspections, and validation.
• Maintain accurate quality documentation, test records and inspection reports.
• Identify opportunities to improve product quality, manufacturability, and process efficiency.

Essential Skills

• 2+ years of experience in a quality, manufacturing or lab/testing environment.
• Experience supporting production, quality inspection or product validation processes.
• Prior experience working in cross-functional teams (engineering, production, quality).

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Proficiency in quality control and assurance practices.
• Experience in root cause analysis and understanding of ISO standards.
• Capability to assess supplier quality and manage supplier relationships.

Work Environment

The role involves working in a dynamic manufacturing environment, collaborating with cross-functional teams including engineering, production and quality. It requires hands-on technical involvement and a focus on continuous improvement. The position may involve wearing appropriate safety gear and adhering to safety protocols.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of North Canton, OH.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $50000.00 - $60000.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in North Canton,OH.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Aug 19, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic pro