Quality Technician
MasterBrand · Waterloo, IA
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Quality
- Experience asked
- 70+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level quality role at MasterBrand (industrial) in Waterloo, IA.
- They ask for
- 70+ years
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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 7 other live quality postings in Iowa.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 50%
- EHS / safety 25%
- FDA / GMP 25%
- Root cause 25%
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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 MasterBrand
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
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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.
- 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.
This plant: MasterBrand in Waterloo
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Full description from MasterBrandAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Job Summary
The Quality Technician tests and inspects products at various stages of production process and compiles and evaluates statistical data to determine and maintain quality and reliability of products by performing the following duties.
Responsibilities
- ◆Interprets engineering drawings, schematic diagrams, or formulas and confers with management or engineering staff to determine quality and reliability standards.
- ◆Selects products for tests at specified stages in production process, and tests products for variety of qualities such as dimensions, performance, and mechanical, electrical, or chemical characteristics.
- ◆Records test data, applying statistical quality control procedures.
- ◆Evaluates data and writes reports to validate or indicate deviations from existing standards.
- ◆Recommends modifications of existing quality or production standards to achieve optimum quality within limits of equipment capability.
- ◆Sets up and performs destructive and nondestructive tests on materials, parts, or products to measure performance, life, or material characteristics.
- ◆Prepares graphs or charts of data or enters data into computer for analysis.
- ◆Has an eye for color, finish, hardness, density or any other measurable characteristic of material.
- ◆Works with Management to define Quality Standards which the product and processes must meet.
- ◆Uses a variety of precision measuring instruments, including electronic devices and complex testing equipment.
- ◆Other duties may be assigned as necessary.
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For more than 70 years, MasterBrand has been shaping the places where people come together, enriching lives and creating meaningful memories for our customers. We are the #1 manufacturer of residential cabinets in North America, and our associates produce the most comprehensive portfolio of superior cabinetry products for the kitchen, bath and other parts of the home. Come see why our associates love working at MasterBrand.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- •Ability to read measurement tools.
- •Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
- •Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions.
MasterBrand Cabinets LLC is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability and wish to discuss potential accommodations related to applying for employment, please contact us at staffing@masterbrand.com.