Quality Specialist (Quality Assurance)
ATI · Natrona Heights, PA
- Level
- Specialist
- Team
- Quality
- Degree
- Required
- Industry
- Metals
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A specialist quality role at ATI (metals) in Natrona Heights, PA. Washington, PA will also be considered.
- They ask for
- degree required
- Tools it names
- MES
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Quality Engineer roles in Pennsylvania: typical posted base $83k–$123k.
Median of the low and high ends of 13 live postings that list pay, out of 46 quality engineer openings in Pennsylvania, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 45 other live quality postings in Pennsylvania.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $83k–$123k, from 13 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Root cause 50%
- Supplier quality 37%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 35%
- Six Sigma 33%
- Team leadership 30%
- Lean 30%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for MES, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
At a glance
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Pick 2–3 people on the Quality team at ATI
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- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Which standards drive the work here: ISO 13485, IATF 16949, AS9100?
- How much of the job is customer complaints versus prevention?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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This plant: ATI in Natrona Heights
1 other open role at this site.
- General Manager (Plant Manufacturing Operations) · Production · Manager
Full description from ATIAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Key Responsibilities
- ◆Maintain SharePoint specification review system
- ◆Process all customer specification review requests
- ◆Collaborate with Product Metallurgy, Analytical Services and Mechanical Test Labs to determine testing
requirements
and develop spec codes
- ✓Process new revisions of society specifications (AMS, ASTM, ASME, etc.)
- ✓Maintain the current Internal Master Specification System (IMS)
- ✓Access customer portals for latest specification revisions
- ✓Maintain the Fixed Flow SharePoint System
- ✓Complete requests from Engineering for new melt codes and melt code changes.
- ✓Develop and update Quality Procedures
- ✓Assist in the implementation and maintenance of a new Oracle ERP system as it relates to specification review and melt codes (Manufacturing Execution System (MES) - PSI).
Basic
Requirements
- ✓Bachelor's Degree or Two years of experience reviewing and interpreting detailed documentation.
- ✓Experience using Microsoft office products.
- ✓Experience working in an ERP system and SharePoint
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Proven to Perform.
From the edges of space to the bottoms of ocean, our materials are proven to perform -- and so is our team. We're hiring high performers as proven as our products. Join us.
ATI is seeking to hire a Quality Specialist to support our Specialty Rolled Products business unit. The preferred work location for this role is Natrona Heights, PA. Washington, PA will also be considered.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- •Time management
- •Organizational skills
- •Internally motivated
- •Ability to work independently or as part of team.
- •Responsiveness to internal and external customers.
- •Ability to communicate with ATI SRP Technical (operating and product development), Sales (domestic and international) and Test Labs as well as others.
- •Knowledge of order entry process, product structure and testing is helpful.
We thrive when the expectations are great, and the barriers are high. We're solving the world's most difficult challenges through materials science. Our advanced, integrated process technologies and proven performers give us a tremendous competitive advantage. When customers systems need to fly higher, dig deeper, stand stronger, and last longer -- anywhere on, above or below the earth -- ATI is proven to perform.
- •It is ATI's policy to not provide immigration sponsorship for any of the company's positions.