Quality Technician

Kelly Services; St. Johnsbury (VT); On-site; USD 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Kelly Services in St. Johnsbury, VT is hiring a Quality Technician to join our manufacturing team. The role focuses on inspecting materials, production parts, and finished products, ensuring they meet customer and company standards.

You’ll work hands-on with drawings and inspection equipment to support quality goals. Ideal candidates have 6 months to 2 years of manufacturing or quality experience, a high school diploma, and the ability to read blueprints.

Qualifications

• 6 months–2 years of manufacturing or quality experience preferred.
• Read and follow manufacturing drawings/specifications.
• Use calipers, micrometers, gauges and other inspection tools.
• Perform first-piece, in-process, and final inspections.

Responsibilities

• Inspect incoming materials, parts in production, and finished products.
• Read and follow manufacturing drawings and specifications.
• Use calipers, micrometers, gauges, and other inspection tools.
• Perform first-piece, in-process, and final inspections.
• Record inspection results and maintain quality documentation.
• Identify and communicate quality issues to the team.
• Assist with basic problem-solving and continuous improvement.
• Work with production team members to maintain quality standards.
• Keep inspection equipment accurate and properly maintained.

Skills

Reading blueprints/drawings

Inspecting materials/products

Documentation & record-keeping

Team player

Basic math

Basic computer skills (Word/Excel)

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Calipers

Micrometers

Gauges

Job description

Quality Technician

Location: St. Johnsbury, VT

Pay: $18–$25/hour DOE

Schedule: Monday–Friday, 7:00 AM–3:00 PM

Job Type: Full-Time | Direct Hire or Temp-to-Hire

Start Your Career in Quality!

We're looking for a Quality Technician to join our manufacturing team. This is a great opportunity for someone with 6 months–2 years of manufacturing or quality experience who wants to build their skills and grow their career in quality.

You’ll work hands‑on with parts, drawings, and inspection equipment while learning how to ensure products meet customer and company standards.

What You’ll Do

• Inspect incoming materials, parts in production, and finished products

• Read and follow manufacturing drawings and specifications

• Use calipers, micrometers, gauges, and other inspection tools

• Perform first‑piece, in‑process, and final inspections

• Record inspection results and maintain quality documentation

• Identify and communicate quality issues to the team

• Assist with basic problem‑solving and continuous improvement

• Work with production team members to maintain quality standards

• Help keep inspection equipment accurate and properly maintained

• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work area

What We’re Looking For

• 6 months–2 years of manufacturing or quality experience preferred

• High school diploma or equivalent

• Ability to read basic blueprints/drawings

• Comfortable using measuring tools such as calipers and micrometers

• Basic computer skills, including Word and Excel

• Good attention to detail and basic math skills

• Reliable, willing to learn, and comfortable working as part of a team

Don’t have experience with everything listed? That’s okay! If you have a manufacturing background, mechanical aptitude, and ability to read blueprints, we’d like to hear from you.

If you’re early in your manufacturing or quality career and want the opportunity to learn, grow, and develop your inspection skills,

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work‑related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short‑term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. For more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

Kelly may use AI-powered tools during the recruitment and hiring process. For full details, including how Kelly uses AI, your rights, and how to request a reasonable accommodation, visit the Recruitment Artificial Intelligence Notice ( https://www.kellyservices.com/hubfs/myKelly/Resources/Employment_Policies/Recruitment-Artificial-Intelligence-Notice.pdf?hsLang=en ) .

Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and affirmative action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly’s Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment.