Quality Technician – Data-Driven QA & Continuous Improvement

WireCo WorldGroup; McHattie (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wages plus bonus program

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan with a generous

company match

Company-paid life insurance

Company-paid disability insurance

Job summary

WireCo WorldGroup is seeking a Quality Technician at the Rosenberg Plant and Distribution Center to support ISO 9001 quality processes, perform inspections, document results, and drive corrective actions. You will collaborate with Production, Engineering, and Supply Chain to ensure materials meet customer and regulatory specifications before release.

The role emphasizes data accuracy, traceability, and proactive problem solving, aligning with WireCo’s Data is the Source of Truth principle.

Qualifications

• Associatedegree in Engineering Technology, Quality, Manufacturing, or a related technical field or a minimum of two years hands‑on experience in a manufacturing or industrial quality environment.
• Experience supporting manufacturing, warehouse, or distribution operations.
• Basic knowledge of quality inspection, root-cause analysis, corrective‑action, containment, and nonconformance processes.
• Ability to read and interpret work orders, drawings, specifications, procedures, inspection plans, acceptance criteria, and customer requirements.
• Working knowledge of ISO 9001 or a comparable Quality Management System.
• Ability to use basic quality measurement, testing, and inspection equipment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with production employees, technical personnel, and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Support the effective implementation and maintenance of the Quality Management System in accordance with ISO 9001, applicable API Q1 requirements, company procedures, and customer specifications.
• Execute established quality processes to verify that materials and products meet internal, customer, regulatory, and contractual requirements before release or shipment.
• Perform receiving, in-process, final, and pre-shipment inspections in accordance with approved procedures, specifications, control plans, inspection plans, work instructions, and customer requirements.
• Use appropriate inspection, testing, and measurement equipment to evaluate product characteristics and document inspection results.
• Verify product identification, labeling, packaging, preservation, quantity, reel condition, and traceability before product release or shipment.
• Identify suspect or nonconforming material and initiate appropriate containment, segregation, and material-hold activities.
• Maintain accurate identification, status, and physical segregation of held, rejected, rework, scrap, and other nonconforming materials.
• Initiate, document, track, and support the timely closure of Nonconformance Reports.
• Coordinate nonconforming-product disposition activities, including rework, scrap, return, and use-as-is dispositions, within established procedures and approval-authority requirements.
• Support First Article Inspections, Production Part Approval Process requirements, and related quality documentation when applicable.
• Perform or support routine root-cause investigations using approved problem-solving methods, including 5 Why analysis.
• Support corrective and preventive actions by documenting assigned activities, monitoring completion dates, and verifying implementation.
• Escalate significant or recurring quality, compliance, traceability, or product-release concerns to the Quality Manager and appropriate operational leadership.
• Support internal, customer, regulatory, and certification audits by assisting with preparation, participation, documentation, corrective-action tracking, and follow-up activities.
• Maintain complete and accurate inspection records, test results, quality records, work instructions, forms, and other controlled documents.
• Ensure traceability of materials, work orders, inspection results, and quality records throughout the manufacturing and distribution processes.
• Track, analyze, and report assigned quality performance indicators, including nonconformances, customer issues, scrap, rework, first-time yield, material holds, and recurring defect trends.
• Compile quality data and identify trends, patterns, and recurring issues requiring further review or corrective action.
• Support supplier-quality investigations, documentation, containment, and follow-up activities as assigned.
• Assist with updates to Process Failure Mode and Effects Analyses, control plans, inspection plans, work instructions, and risk assessments.
• Support the implementation and standardization of quality processes across manufacturing and Distribution Center operations.
• Assist with training employees on new or revised quality procedures, inspection requirements, documentation practices, and process controls.
• Communicate inspection results, nonconformances, containment requirements, and quality concerns clearly and promptly to Production, Distribution Center Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and leadership.
• Participate in continuous-improvement activities focused on product quality, process capability, waste reduction, standardization, and operational effectiveness.
• Support additional manufacturing, engineering, compliance, and quality activities at the Rosenberg Plant and Distribution Center as assigned.

Skills

Quality inspection

Root-cause analysis

Documentation

Data analysis

MS Office

Education

Associate degree in Engineering Technology or related

Tools

ISO 9001/QMS

JD Edwards

Intelex

Measurement equipment

Job description

WireCo WorldGroup is seeking a Quality Technician at the Rosenberg Plant and Distribution Center to support ISO 9001 quality processes, perform inspections, document results, and drive corrective actions. You will collaborate with Production, Engineering, and Supply Chain to ensure materials meet customer and regulatory specifications before release.

The role emphasizes data accuracy, traceability, and proactive problem solving, aligning with WireCo’s Data is the Source of Truth principle.