Quality Technician - NIGHT SHIFT
Palziv North America, Inc. · Louisburg, NC
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- Technician
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- Quality
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- Industrial
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A technician-level quality role at Palziv North America, Inc. (industrial) in Louisburg, NC. In some cases, managing processes that were documented.
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Quality Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $50k–$73k.
Median of the low and high ends of 29 live postings that list pay, out of 498 quality technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
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- Experience asked
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- ✓ Team leadership 38%
- Root cause 29%
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Full description from Palziv North America, Inc.As posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities
- ◆Interact with production departments and support quality department & customer standards & tolerances
- ◆Perform daily visual inspections of work in process
- ◆Perform audits of products & processes; Report Audit data results
- ◆Prepare QC Samples:
- ◆Cutting and Skiving buns to select the layer under the skin and center layer
- ◆Cutting sample shapes for physical and mechanical property testing
- ◆Data entry using Excel spreadsheet/Priority ERP database
- ◆Data reporting
- ◆Visual QC inspections of finished products prior to shipping
- ◆Creating documentation or quality procedures. In some cases, managing processes that were documented
- ◆Conduct Training of other Hourly employees on Quality-related topics; Conduct testing & evaluations to assure training efficiency
- ◆Gauge Calibration and Control
- ◆Quarantining Non-Conforming product
- ◆Must have 20/20 vision (with correction if necessary) & no color blindness or inability to judge color hues.
- ◆Lab testing
- ◆Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- ✓Strong computer and analytical skills absolutely required
- ✓Proficient in Windows & Microsoft software
- ✓Experience with Microsoft Office (Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint)
- ✓Previous experience working within a Quality Department
- ✓Ability to create & organize data base and good file management
- ✓High School Diploma or equivalent
- ✓Trouble shoot & high sense of urgency
- ✓Self-motivated, excellent time management, dependable, and reliable
- ✓Exceptional attitude with assigned tasks and completion of time lines
- ✓Ability to work in high heat and humidity
- ✓Ability to lift 50 lbs. Knowledge, Skills, Abilities: High School Diploma and or above, experience with Microsoft Office (Microsoft Word, Excel, PPT), self-motivated, excellent time management, dependable. Skills: Strong analytical skills Abilities: Trouble shoot & high sense of urgency
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Scope
Reports to the Quality Supervisor. This NIGHT SHIFT position requires accurate and timely responses to quality review and inspection of outgoing materials, lab inspections and analysis. Position requires multi tasking in a dynamic production environment. This position must work in all departments: Quality, Vizion, Fuzion, Conversion, Lamination, Shipping, Receiving, Customer Service, Maintenance.
General Summary
Perform process and product audits as assigned. Actively involved within Production departments, incoming and outgoing quality inspection, order loading and shipment. Gather data based upon observations and inspections. Responsible for timely management and input of quality reporting into the computer. This position requires accurate and timely responses to quality concerns and inspection of questionable materials; both outgoing & in process. Position requires multi-tasking in a dynamic production environment. Using measuring tools to perform inspections and audits.