Technical Quality Control Technician - First Shift
Air Products · Bethlehem, PA
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Quality
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 75+ years
- Industry
- Chemicals
- Posted
- 23 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level quality role at Air Products (chemicals) in Bethlehem, PA.
- They ask for
- 75+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- GD&T, ISO 9001, Machining, Welding, SAP
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Quality Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $50k–$70k.
Median of the low and high ends of 23 live postings that list pay, out of 401 quality technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 9 other live quality postings in Pennsylvania.
Skills these teams ask for most
- FDA / GMP 40%
- SPC 20%
- Internal audits 20%
- Root cause 20%
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This plant: Air Products in Bethlehem
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- Assembly Technician - First Shift · Manufacturing · Technician
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Required Skills and Abilities
- ✓Demonstrated ability to interpret and apply manufacturing drawings, inspection plans, specifications, standards, codes, and written procedures in a precision manufacturing environment.
- ✓Strong planning, problem-solving, and decision-making skills related to quality issues in complex, engineered-to-order manufacturing operations.
- ✓Working knowledge of ASME
requirements
and ISO 9001 certified Quality Management Systems, with the ability to support consistent compliance with customer and internal requirements.
- ✓Strong understanding of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) and the ability to apply it during dimensional inspection.
- ✓Proficient use of manual measuring equipment, including calipers, micrometers, dial indicators, height gauges, bore gauges, and related precision inspection tools.
- ✓Experience with CMM operation and/or programming is preferred.
- ✓Strong understanding of nonconformance identification, documentation, containment, disposition, and corrective-action support.
- ✓Experience using SAP, MRP, or comparable business systems to review work orders, inspection requirements, material status, and quality documentation.
Key Job
Responsibilities
- ◆Perform in-process, receiving, and final inspections to verify process control, equipment capability, product conformity, and overall product integrity.
- ◆Inspect machinery components, equipment, assemblies on a planned, periodic, or sampling basis.
- ◆Prepare accurate inspection reports, check sheets, test records, and other quality documentation to support traceability and customer requirements.
- ◆Perform quality control inspections related to the fabrication, machining, assembly, and testing of complex turbomachinery components and welded pressure-containing equipment.
- ◆Apply inspection methods including visual inspection, dimensional inspection, dye penetrant inspection, visual weld inspection, pneumatic and hydrostatic pressure testing, and magnetic particle inspection, as applicable.
- ◆Maintain responsibility for gage control, including inventory, replacement planning, measurement capability, calibration frequency, accuracy, and traceability.
- ◆Identify, document, and communicate nonconformances clearly and support timely resolution with Manufacturing, Engineering, and Quality leadership.
- ◆Participate in continuous improvement activities focused on improving production flow, inspection effectiveness, documentation accuracy, and overall QC efficiency.
Requirements
- ✓A High school diploma or GED is required
- ✓A technical, trade school, or associate degree coursework in a related field is preferred but is not required.
- ✓Minimum of 3 years of consistent quality inspection or quality manufacturing experience is required; experience in precision machining, heavy fabrication, pressure vessels, or engineered-to-order equipment is strongly preferred.
- ✓Quality-related certifications such as AWS CWI, API, NDT, ASQ, or equivalent credentials are preferred but not required.
- ✓Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and experience with SAP, MRP, or comparable software is required.
- ✓Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, specifications, inspection requirements, and manufacturing documentation.
- ✓Strong time management skills, sound judgment, and excellent attention to detail in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- ✓Clear writt
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At Air Products, we reimagine what’s possible. By tapping into the motivation of our people and our collective experience, we create the ideas and innovations that drive us forward. When we come together – where every voice is heard and everyone knows they belong and matter – we create solutions that launch people into space, support lifesaving care in hospitals, and enable the construction of groundbreaking, world scale production facilities.
Reimagine What’s Possible
Due to business growth, we are expanding our Professional Mechanical Team at Rotoflow in Bethlehem, PA!
Rotoflow, an Air Products Business, is seeking a first-shift Technical Quality Control Technician, Monday through Friday from 6:25 a.m. to 2:25 p.m., at our Rotoflow headquarters in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
This position is best suited for a quality-focused technician who can combine hands-on inspection capability with strong documentation discipline, practical manufacturing judgment, and a commitment to safety, compliance, and continuous improvement.
This role supports the inspection of new and reverse-engineered turbomachinery parts and components in accordance with high-level safety policies and procedures, manufacturing methods, applicable codes and standards, and the ISO 9001 certified Quality Management System.
Rotoflow is a full-service turbomachinery OEM with more than 75 years of experience in designing, manufacturing, servicing, rerating, upgrading, repairing, and troubleshooting standard and custom-engineered cryogenic and warm gas centrifugal turbomachinery for global markets including industrial gases, petrochemicals, and hydrocarbons.
Why join Rotoflow
- •Contribute to the growth of a world-class turbomachinery design, manufacturing, and service business.
- •Leverage deep technical expertise across Rotoflow while continuing to expand personal technical capability.
- •Collaborate with highly motivated teams across sales, product management, execution, engineering, purchasing, aftermarket services, and manufacturing.
- •Support a wide variety of manufacturing and inspection activities with varying technical complexity and scope.
- •See the impact of quality work through improved execution, customer satisfaction, and continued business growth.
- •Develop professionally through increasing responsibility, exposure to complex equipment, and opportunities for continued career growth.
- •Be part of Air Products, an established and growing company with a proven track record of stability and sustained profitable growth.