Quality Technician, Lead - American Augers

The Toro Company; Salem (OH); On-site; USD 39,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

American Augers, a division of The Toro Company, seeks a Lead Quality Technician to guide a small team in West Salem, OH. You will coordinate tasks, maintain the skills matrix, and support audits to ensure conformance with prints and orders.

You will collaborate on design reviews and manage calibration programs to sustain ISO compliance. Your background should include a high school diploma or GED, leadership experience, and knowledge of RCAs, CMM concepts, and measurement tooling.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Experience leading and developing a small team.
• Knowledge of Root Cause Corrective Action procedures.
• Knowledge of welding and fabrication helpful.
• Knowledge of Polyworks Software, Blueprint reading, and general CMM principles.
• Knowledge of ISO reporting requirements.
• Knowledge of gauge calibration principles and expectations.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and the ability to learn other computer software applications as needed in the auditing process.

Responsibilities

• Assign tasks and manage daily functions of Quality Technicians.
• Maintain development skills matrix and collaborate on employee development plans.
• Participate in design reviews for new products to ensure proper tooling.
• Perform audits on items to verify conformance to prints and customer orders using precision tools.
• Notify purchasing when an item is out of specification and an NMR is required.
• Perform follow-up audits and manage gauge calibration system.
• Conduct calibration tests on measuring devices and record results.
• Perform pressure tests on welded vessels.
• Lead and develop a small team with leadership guidance.

Skills

leadership

Root Cause Corrective Action

blueprint reading

CMM principles

ISO reporting

Microsoft Word/Excel

calibration principles

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Polyworks Software

Gauge calibration tools

Job description

## Quality Technician, Lead - American AugersApply: West Salem, OH: Full time: Posted Today: JR17205**Hours:** 5am – 3:30pm Monday through Thursday, some overtime on Fridays**Wage:** $28.50 to $32.50 per hour**Who Are We?**American Augers, located in West Salem, Ohio is a division of The Toro Company. American Augers builds the largest horizontal directional drills in the industry, and a full range of auger boring machines. With the rugged user in mind, American Augers rigs are built to last and backed by 24-hour worldwide support.**Job Purpose:****Lead and develop Quality Technicians** through task coordination, training, and skills matrix management.**Maintain and improve quality systems** by updating documentation, supporting tooling needs, and driving continuous improvement.**Ensure quality and compliance standards** through audit support, ISO compliance, and adherence to customer and company requirements.**Job Duties & Responsibilities:*** Assign tasks and responsibilities to the Quality Technicians on daily functions* Maintain the development skills matrix and work with the Quality Manager on employee development plans.* Participate in design / development reviews for new products to ensure that proper equipment is available to meet the design intent.* Perform audits on select completed items; verify that the product matches what is called out in the prints and on customer orders. This is accomplished with precision measurement hand tools and a Faro measurement arm using Polyworks Software.* Upon audit completion, report any detected errors to a supervisor or lead man for correction prior to shipment.* Notify purchasing department when an NMR is needed for any purchased item that is found to be out of specification.* Perform follow-up audits on items or projects that were found to have been out of specification and have been corrected.* Manage the gauge calibration system. Ensure that gauges are being calibrated as prescribed.* Perform calibration tests on all measuring devices located in the plant and record results for future review.* Perform pressure test on welded vessels.* Other duties as may be assigned.**Job Qualifications:*** High school diploma or GED required.* Experience leading and developing a small team.* Knowledge of Root Cause Corrective Action procedures.* Knowledge of welding and fabrication helpful.* Knowledge of Polyworks Software, Blueprint reading, and general CMM principles.* Knowledge of ISO reporting requirements.* Knowledge of gauge calibration principles and expectations.* Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and the ability to learn other computer software applications as needed in the auditing process.*The Toro Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants based on merit and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military service, or other non-merit factors. We are committed to creating a welcoming environment for all employees.*