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Quality Technician

Aluma-Form · Walnut, MS

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Level
Technician
Team
Quality
Industry
Industrial
Posted
18 days ago

The role in 30 seconds

A technician-level quality role at Aluma-Form (industrial) in Walnut, MS.

Tools it names
Control plans

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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 357 quality technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

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How this role compares

Against 405 other live quality postings in the US.

Base pay
Not listed in this posting

Typical $64k–$90k, from 45 postings that list pay.

Experience asked
Not stated

Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • Team leadership 42%
  • Root cause 37%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

Stands out: this posting asks for Control plans, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.

At a glance

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How to get in at this plant

Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.

  1. 1

    Pick 2–3 people on the Quality team at Aluma-Form

    Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. Use the team search on this page to find them.

  2. 2

    Send a short, curious note

    One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.

  3. 3

    Turn a reply into a short call

    Questions worth asking about this team:

    • 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?
  4. 4

    Apply with someone vouching for you

    If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.

  5. 5

    Bring proof to the interview

    One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.

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requirements

  • ✓Determine conformity to current engineering and/or manufacturing specifications
  • ✓Create Non-Conforming Material Reports (PUR NCMR’s / MFG NCMRs), and waivers for nonconforming material
  • ✓Complete required documentation in a concise, legible, organized, and timely manner
  • ✓Perform layout inspections. Generate Lab Test Requests for product inspections/testing performed off-site
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Description

Job Description

  • •Audit set-up, in-process, final and rework inspection, and testing including documenting audit results on appropriate forms and maintaining quality records
  • •Follow applicable procedures, control plans/work instructions for inspection/testing

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