Quality Technician - Portage Area
The Pivot Group · Portage, IN
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Quality
- Base pay
- $39k–$62k
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level quality role at The Pivot Group (industrial) in Portage, IN.
- They ask for
- 2+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
- Tools it names
- Root cause, SPC, GD&T, ISO 9001
- Base pay
- $39k–$62k
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Quality Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $50k–$70k. This one lists $39k–$62k.
Median of the low and high ends of 23 live postings that list pay, out of 488 quality technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Indiana plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 23 other live quality postings in Indiana.
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (2+ vs 5+)
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 42%
- ✓ Root cause 33%
- FDA / GMP 29%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 25%
- ✓ ISO 9001 21%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention 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
Pick 2–3 people on the Quality team at The Pivot Group
Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. Use the team search on this page to find them.
- 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
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
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
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.
Full description from The Pivot GroupAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Key Responsibilities
- ◆Performs in-process and final inspections of manufactured products.
- ◆Conducts root cause analysis for non-conforming materials and processes.
- ◆Calibrates and maintains quality inspection tools and equipment.
- ◆Documents inspection results and maintains accurate quality records.
- ◆Assists in the development and revision of quality control procedures.
- ◆Participates in internal and external quality audits.
- ◆Monitors production processes to ensure adherence to quality standards.
Recommended
Qualifications
- ✓Associate's degree in a technical field or equivalent experience.
- ✓2+ years of experience in a quality control or manufacturing environment.
- ✓Proficiency in using various quality measurement tools (e.g., calipers, micrometers, CMM).
- ✓Strong understanding of GD&T principles and ability to interpret engineering drawings.
- ✓Experience with statistical process control (SPC) and data analysis.
- ✓Familiarity with ISO 9001 or other quality management systems.
Bonus
Qualifications
- ✓Additional certifications or training
Job Titles That Should Apply
Quality Technician, QA Technician, Quality Control Technician, QC Technician, Manufacturing Quality Technician, Product Quality Technician, Junior Quality Technician, Quality Assurance Technician, Production Quality Technician
Why The Pivot Group Network
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Required Skills
- ✓Resume
- ✓Data
- ✓Offers
- ✓Access
- ✓Support
- ✓Product Quality
- ✓Development
- ✓Root Cause Analysis
- ✓ROOT
- ✓Operations
- ✓Quality Management
- ✓Assurance
- ✓Analysis
- ✓Salary
- ✓Hiring
- ✓Partnerships
- ✓Recruiting
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