Aerospace Process & Quality Technician (AS9100/ISO9001)
KIHOMAC · Layton, UT
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Quality
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
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The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level quality role at KIHOMAC (industrial) in Layton, UT.
- Tools it names
- Root cause, FMEA, ISO 9001, AS9100
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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 448 other live quality postings in the US.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $64k–$90k, from 45 postings that list pay.
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 FMEA, AS9100, 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.
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Pick 2–3 people on the Quality team at KIHOMAC
Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. Use the team search on this page to find them.
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Send a short, curious note
One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.
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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?
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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.
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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.
This plant: KIHOMAC in Layton
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Responsibilities
include cross-functional collaboration with engineering and ERP teams, continuous process improvements, and supporting root-cause analysis with sustainable corrective actions #J-18808-Ljbffr
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KIHOMAC in Layton, Utah is seeking a senior quality/compliance engineer to enforce AS9100D/ISO9001 and related standards across aerospace programs. You will lead compliance reviews, perform FMEA and RCCA on non-conforming products, and audit people against work instructions to ensure integrity of processes.