Metrology Technician - 2nd Shift
Milwaukee Tool · Brookfield, WI
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Quality
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 7+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level quality role at Milwaukee Tool (industrial) in Brookfield, WI. You’ll have the support and resources of the fastest-growing brand in the tools industry to make it happen.
- They ask for
- 7+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- 5S, GD&T, CNC, Machining, Tooling
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Quality Technician roles in Wisconsin: typical posted base $47k–$65k.
Median of the low and high ends of 4 live postings that list pay, out of 16 quality technician openings in Wisconsin, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Wisconsin plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 16 other live quality postings in Wisconsin.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (7+ vs 3+)
Typical $47k–$65k, from 5 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 59%
- ✓ GD&T 47%
- SPC 29%
- ISO 9001 29%
- ✓ Machining 29%
- Lean 24%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Which standards drive the work here: ISO 13485, IATF 16949, AS9100?
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This plant: Milwaukee Tool in Brookfield
16 other open roles at this site · 10 people we found in quality roles at Milwaukee Tool.
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- Packaging Engineer II · Manufacturing
- Quality Engineer II · Quality
- Reliability Engineer · Reliability
- Reliability Engineer II · Reliability
- Sr Quality/Reliability Engineer · Quality · Senior
Full description from Milwaukee ToolAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Your role on our team
The Metrology Technician is a vital part of a growing Quality Metrology team. This team is responsible for accurate and timely data across the entire array of Milwaukee Tool products. What you’ll do goes beyond standard conformance inspection. This role provides ample opportunity to grow your career in various paths including reverse engineering and failure analysis!
responsibilities
- ◆Safely operate metrology equipment to generate requested data
- ◆Tactile bridge CMMs
- ◆Optical CMMs
- ◆Roughness & Contour Profilometer
- ◆Hand gages (micrometers, height gages, etc.)
- ◆Translate blueprints with advanced GD&T into measurement strategies
- ◆Communicate with engineers/requestors about their experimental intent
- ◆Record data through Excel and PowerPoint
- ◆Interact with requestors in-person or virtually to effectively present data
- ◆Adhere to all 5S and safety
requirements
in the work area.
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Job Description
Are you a fan of Milwaukee Tool products? Join us behind the scenes, and you'll be empowered every day to do what it takes to support the biggest breakthroughs in the field. You’ll have the support and resources of the fastest-growing brand in the tools industry to make it happen.
Our quality team is utilizing cutting edge metrology equipment to keep our innovative tools the market leaders in performance and reliability!
Being on the R&D side of the business means every task assigned to you may be different. The ideal candidate will have a solid foundation in manufacturing and inspection that allows them to become knowledgeable on all measurement equipment through internal and external training.
The TOOLS you will need to bring with you
- •7+ years of direct metrology experience
- •Prior experience with any CNC CMM, Zeiss Calypso preferred
- •Design and build work holding using modular fixture plates
- •Problem-solving skills and technical aptitude (e.g., have you built a computer, done car/home repairs, DIY remodeling, woodworking, 3D printing, etc.?)
- •3D spatial thinking
- •Understand coordinate systems and degrees of freedom
- •Visualize multiple-part assemblies
- •Experience with 3D view manipulation in software
- •Experience reading engineering drawings or assembly diagrams
- •Able to react to change effectively in a team setting and handle multiple tasks as assigned
Other TOOLS that are nice to have
- +Degree or specialized training related to Inspection/Quality, Manufacturing, Engineering
- +AUKOM Certifications
- +Nondestructive Testing certification (ANST NDT)
- +Formal Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) training
- +Machining experience
- +3D modeling and CAD
Working conditions
Office Environment
- •Temperature controlled laboratory
- •Sometimes work within a few feet of other workers
Cultural values
- •Teamwork: Works in team setting, aware of others, and can cover others when needed.
- •Leadership: Knows how to build consensus. Knows when to ask why.
- •Intellectual curiosity and humility: Interested in new individual and team challenges.
- •Focus and Execution: Can self-motivate and remain focused for high output.
- •Gritty & Agile: Stick with tough problems to drive solution, moves to the next problem quickly.
- •Deals with Ambiguity: Able to react to change effectively and handle other tasks as assigned.
We provide these great perks and benefits
- •Robust health, dental and vision insurance plans
- •Generous 401 (K) savings plan
- •Employee pricing for Milwaukee products
- •Education Assistance
- •Training and Career development opportunities
- •On-site wellness, fitness center, food, and coffee service
- •And many more, check out our benefits site HERE .