Quality Technician – 1st Shift
Drive Innovation. Solve Real Problems. Make an Impact.
Elliott Tool Technologies is seeking a Quality Technician who takes pride in their work, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and enjoys solving real customer challenges. This is a role where your attention to detail and technical skill directly impact our customers’ success, every single day.
Why Choose Elliott?
- Growth & Stability: A profitable, 135-year-old company with a 9-year average employee tenure. We aren’t going anywhere.
- Development: Comprehensive training, mentorship, and real opportunities to grow your skills and career.
- Culture: Work-life balance is built into how we operate. Integrity and accountability go both ways.
What You’ll Do:
- Inspection Expertise: Serve as a subject matter expert in inspecting manufactured and purchased products to meet quality and safety standards.
- Calibration: Calibrate and operate precision measurement tools and test equipment.
- Problem-Solving: Identify process, design, and manufacturing issues and recommend improvements.
- Compliance: Facilitate RMA inspections and prepare Certificates of Compliance for customer shipments.
- Collaboration: Report quality issues to the Quality Manager and support cross-training in related functions.
What’s a typical day like?
A customer’s production line is down — every hour costs them $100,000 or more. They need specialty tooling today. Assembly calls you at 4:30 PM: parts are in stock for a condenser expander, but they don’t fit. UPS picks up at 5:30 PM. You retrieve the parts, quickly verify they’re out of tolerance, and work directly with a machinist to bring them back within spec. You return the parts to Assembly, they finish the build, and everything ships the same day. The customer is back up and running the next morning — and calls in to say so. The Quality Manager personally thanks you. That customer starts referring colleagues to Elliott. At Elliott, your work doesn’t just pass inspection — it keeps industries moving.
What We’re Looking For:
Do You Have What It Takes?
Basic Requirements
- Education: 2- or 4-year college or technical degree, or equivalent hands-on experience.
- Tech Proficiency: Comfortable with PC tools and standard software systems.
- Metrology Knowledge: Working knowledge of metrology and inspection methods.
- Locally Based: Within a 45-minute commute of Dayton, OH.
Skills & Behaviors
- Attention to Detail: Strong focus on accuracy — you catch what others miss.
- Mechanical Aptitude: Solid problem-solving ability and comfort working in a manufacturing environment.
- Blueprint Reading: Able to read and interpret technical drawings; proficient with calipers and micrometers.
- Communication: A positive, clear communicator who can manage multiple priorities at once.
- Initiative: A self-starter who stays focused and acts with urgency when it matters.
- Adaptability: Process-driven, but able to pivot quickly when priorities shift.
Teamwork
- Team-Oriented: Values differences, embraces accountability, and works toward shared goals.
- Dependable: Flexible and reliable, willing to work overtime when the team needs it.