Quality Technician

Georg Fischer; Irwindale (CA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health benefits (medical

Dental, and vision

120 hours of paid time off annually

Generous 401(k) match

Profit Sharing

Company-paid life insurance

Long-term disability

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Climate-controlled facility

Career growth and development

Employee Recognition Programs

Carpool Reimbursement Program

Gym Reimbursement Program

Job summary

Georg Fischer in Irwindale, CA is seeking a Quality Technician to perform inspections, audits, and measurements to ensure product conformity and efficient throughput. You will read drawings, verify dimensions, and support continuous quality improvements in collaboration with Production, Quality, and Engineering teams.

This full-time role offers a day shift 6am-2:30pm, Monday through Friday with occasional Saturdays, overtime as needed, and a benefits package including medical, dental, vision,

Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or three to years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and

Responsibilities

• Read and interpret drawings, planning packages, and documentation; update materials as needed for ECN activity or directed changes, and perform detailed first article and dimensional verification along with functional or analytical testing to ensure product conformance.
• Maintain and update calibration listings, ensuring measuring equipment remains compliant, accurate, and properly documented.
• Operate a wide range of inspection and measurement tools—including calipers, DMMs, micrometers, optical comparators, ring/thread/plug gages, profilometers, XRF, and optical measuring systems—and perform inspections in accordance with established procedures.
• Accurately record inspection data in systems such as SAP and smartsheets; analyze results to identify improvement opportunities or failure trends, and support operations with purges, sorts, and inventory blocking for defective material. Calculate and enter KPI data for blocked stock value, blocked stock age, inspection queue, inspection queue times.
• Complete Role Standard Work and deliver all other duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Inspection interpretation

GD&T knowledge

SAP knowledge

Microsoft Excel

Education

Associate's degree

Tools

Calipers

DMMs

Micrometers

Optical comparators

Profilometers

XRF

Job description

• 6am-2:30pm (Days) Must Be Available to Work Overtime as Needed

Shifts Available

• 6am-2:30pm (Days) Must Be Available to Work Overtime as Needed

Schedule

• Monday - Friday, occasional Saturdays

Pay

• $20-$34 base pay (depending on experience) + Bonus

Benefits Of Working For Georg Fischer

• Comprehensive health benefits (medical, dental, and vision)
• 120 hours of paid time off annually (combined PTO and sick leave accruals)
• Generous 401(k) match: Company matches 50% of employee contributions up to 15% of eligible pay; fully vested upon enrollment
• Profit Sharing up to 2%
• Company-paid life insurance and long-term disability
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Safe and team-oriented work environment
• Climate-controlled facility
• Career growth and development opportunities
• Employee Recognition Programs, Carpool Reimbursement Program, Gym Reimbursement Program

In this position the Quality Technician is responsible for inspection methods, correct measuring technique, and inspection / audit processing and throughput. The Quality Technician shall use analysis methods to confirm outputs of the inspection process are correct and obtained efficiently. The Quality Technician must foster cooperation with Production, Quality and Engineering through effectiveness communication.

The Quality Technician is responsible for performing inspections, audits, and measurements using proper inspection methods and accurate measurement techniques to ensure product conformity and efficient throughput. This role applies analytical methods to validate inspection results and supports continuous improvement of quality processes. Effective communication and collaboration with Production, Quality, and Engineering teams are essential to resolving issues and maintaining high-quality standards. Occasional travel, up to 10%, may be required.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Read and interpret drawings, planning packages, and documentation; update materials as needed for ECN activity or directed changes, and perform detailed first article and dimensional verification along with functional or analytical testing to ensure product conformance.
• Maintain and update calibration listings, ensuring measuring equipment remains compliant, accurate, and properly documented.
• Operate a wide range of inspection and measurement tools—including calipers, DMMs, micrometers, optical comparators, ring/thread/plug gages, profilometers, XRF, and optical measuring systems—and perform inspections in accordance with established procedures.
• Accurately record inspection data in systems such as SAP and smartsheets; analyze results to identify improvement opportunities or failure trends, and support operations with purges, sorts, and inventory blocking for defective material. Calculate and enter KPI data for blocked stock value, blocked stock age, inspection queue, inspection queue times.
• Complete Role Standard Work and deliver all other duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to articulate inspection information effectively with design engineers, and operations team.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, angles, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to interpret ANSI GD&T dimensioning and determine best practical approach to inspect all dimensions as needed.
• Have working knowledge of SAP, spreadsheet, and word processing software; Irwindale

Education And Experience

• Associate's degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or three to years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and

Working Conditions / Physical Requirements

• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit and work on a computer. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.