Quality Technician
Kennametal · New Market, VA
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Quality
- Experience asked
- 85+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Today
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level quality role at Kennametal (industrial) in New Market, VA.
- They ask for
- 85+ years
- Tools it names
- Lean, 5S, TPM, ISO 9001, Machining, Tooling
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 9, 2026
Quality Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $51k–$73k.
Median of the low and high ends of 34 live postings that list pay, out of 539 quality technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 20 other live quality postings in Virginia.
- Experience asked
- More than usual (85+ vs 60+)
Similar roles usually ask 60+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Root cause 52%
- Team leadership 29%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 24%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for 5S, TPM, Machining, Tooling, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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- 2
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- 3
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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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- 5
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This plant: Kennametal in New Market
2 other open roles at this site.
- Maintenance Technician - Experienced-US · Reliability · Technician
- Process Engineer · Process
Full description from KennametalAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
requirements
as specified on company or customer blueprints
- ✓Complete quality certifications to customer
requirements
- ✓Perform final audit sampling of product prior to shipment
- ✓Provide back-up support of other quality department functions
- ✓Support ISO 9001 certification through maintaining functioning calibration system
Delivery: Support functions and process shop orders to meet established due dates.
Cost: Responsible for tracking and problem solving of the materials used and efficient equipment use to reduce cost.
Inventory: Responsible for management of WIP and components (i.e. management of quality hold material and processing product through quality function)
Lean: Participate in lean events and utilize lean processes in daily duties
TPM: Perform daily required TPM on associated equipment
5S: Perform daily required 5S activities for work area
Metrics: Perform daily activities associated with gathering and posting established metrics
Data: Accurate and timely recording of required data (i.e. Production, quality etc)
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About Kennametal
With over 85 years as an industrial technology leader, Kennametal Inc. delivers productivity to customers through materials science, tooling and wear-resistant solutions. Customers across aerospace and defense, earthworks, energy, general engineering and transportation turn to Kennametal to help them manufacture with precision and efficiency. Learn more at kennametal.com . Follow @Kennametal: Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.
Quality Technician
Hourly Pay Range: $23 - $28
Summary
Perform scheduled and random in-process audits of products for adherence to drawing specifications and support ISO 9001 activities.
Accountability
Safety: Work in a safe manner consistent with safety policies and procedures. Raise awareness of any safety concerns. Perform pre-operation checks when needed. Adhere to EHS guidelines.
Production
- •Perform first time run inspection
- •Assists production on inspection techniques gauging and quality requirements.
- •Perform receiving inspection on purchased products when needed
- •Disposition and dispose of discrepant material
- •Perform In-process audit or inspection of production material to quality standards
Quality
- •Able to utilize a variety of precision inspection instruments
- •Inspect parts to quality
This position requires
- •High school diploma or general equivalency diploma
- •Understanding of basic math, blueprint reading and gauge-reading
- •One (1) year production experience in machining with progression assessment
- •Ability to understand written and oral instructions
- •Effective communication abilities with production and management personnel;
- •Basic knowledge and understanding of computer applications and software;
- •Must be able to lift 40 lbs. throughout the day.