Quality Tech - IGT
Howmet Aerospace · Hampton, VA
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Quality
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Posted
- Today
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level quality role at Howmet Aerospace (aerospace & defense) in Hampton, VA. Or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Tools it names
- Root cause, Internal audits
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
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 28 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
Against 17 other live quality postings in Virginia.
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Similar roles usually ask 10+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Root cause 56%
- Team leadership 33%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 28%
- ✓ Internal audits 22%
- New product launch 22%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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How to get in at this plant
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Pick 2–3 people on the Quality team at Howmet Aerospace
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Send a short, curious note
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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 does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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This plant: Howmet Aerospace in Hampton
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Full description from Howmet AerospaceAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Essential Functions
- ◆Use various software tools to submit product deviations to customers for approval (this will require working with other departments, such as engineering and manufacturing).
- ◆Compile necessary information to create the shipment packages for various product lines.
- ◆Assist the Quality Engineer in root cause analysis for any customer issues or escapes.
- ◆Complete product reviews for any major customer issues before product shipments.
- ◆Conduct internal auditing in various departments and processes to verify the correct procedures are being followed.
- ◆Complete monthly routing card organization for long-term record retention.
- ◆Must comply with all company attendance policies and guidelines; this includes, but is not limited to, regular attendance and occasional overtime (specifically during end-of-month shipments).
- ◆Follow Howmet's Safety Regulations and Work Rules Handbook along with all department specific safety requirements.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The
requirements
listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Basic
Qualifications
- ✓Five years of related experience and/or training in an engineering or manufacturing environment. Or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- ✓Ability to read and comprehend detailed operating instructions, safety rules, procedural manuals, and write routine reports.
- ✓Standard mathematical skills including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division using all units of measure, whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
- ✓Must be able to function using Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Microsoft Excel programs.
- ✓Employee must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
- ✓This position entails access to export-controlled items and employment offers are conditioned upon an applicant's ability to lawfully obtain access to such items.
Preferred Qualifications
- ✓Ability to create complex Excel spreadsheets, including the use of functions and formulas.
- ✓Ability be able to use links to other workbooks, pivot tables, filters, and goal seeking scenarios, outline, and subtotal features to create custom workbooks.
- ✓Experience in root cause analysis methods, such as 5 Whys and Fishbone Diagrams.
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Howmet Aerospace , headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a leading global provider of advanced engineered solutions for the aerospace and transportation industries. The Company’s primary businesses focus on jet engine components, aerospace fastening systems and titanium structural parts necessary for mission-critical performance and efficiency in aerospace and defense applications, as well as forged wheels for commercial transportation. Howmet Aerospace is transforming the next phase of more fuel-efficient, quieter aerospace engines and sustainable ground transportation. For more information, visit www.howmet.com . Follow @howmet: Twitter , Instagram , Facebook , LinkedIn and YouTube .
Howmet Engine Systems is currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in Hampton, Virginia. Are you an empowered partner with the drive to transform ideas into sustainable value? We are seeking individuals who have a demonstrated ability to achieve results in a manufacturing environment, as well as the passion to put that experience to work to lead activities and support plant/location team to achieve manufacturing excellence. Our organization is dedicated to rapid, profitable growth through operational excellence and career development. If you are an energetic professional that wants to be a part of a dynamic team we encourage you to apply.
Our Quality Technician will prepare Quality Assurance shipping documents for submittal and shipment to customers, analyze and present data to managers and engineers for use in quality management and product improvement, and aid in root cause analysis for customer issues.
Salary
Anticipated Pay Range: $60K-80K per year. *Pay rates within this range are determined based on various factors including experience, education, certifications, etc.
Physical Demands
- •The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- •While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk and stand, using hands and fingers to handle products for quality examinations.
- •The employee is required to communicate with engineers, managers, and customers on issues.
- •Occasionally the employee must lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
- •Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus.