Quality Control Technician
Snap-on · Louisville, KY
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Quality
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level quality role at Snap-on (industrial) in Louisville, KY. Improve processes and/or routings where needed for improvements in safety, quality, delivery and productivity/cost.
- They ask for
- 2+ years
- Tools it names
- Root cause, Tooling, AutoCAD
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 $52k–$75k.
Median of the low and high ends of 31 live postings that list pay, out of 560 quality technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Kentucky plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 8 other live quality postings in Kentucky.
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (2+ vs 60+)
Similar roles usually ask 60+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Root cause 56%
- Control plans 44%
- SPC 44%
- ISO 9001 44%
- Lean 33%
- CAPA 33%
✓ = 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 Snap-on
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Send a short, curious note
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- 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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- 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: Snap-on in Louisville
1 other open role at this site.
- 3rd Shift Maintenance Technician · Reliability · Technician
Full description from Snap-onAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities
· Perform quality audits and inspections across all manufacturing processes, and stages of production.
· Perform root cause analysis and implement corrective action
· Verify dimensions, alignments, and clearances of finished parts for conformance to specifications using measuring instruments such as calipers, and dial indicators.
· Improve processes and/or routings where needed for improvements in safety, quality, delivery and productivity/cost.
· Perform root cause investigation and implement steps for resolution of production related engineering and manufacturing problems.
· Evaluate data noting any relevant deviations from existing standards
· Perform incoming material receiving inspection
· Assist with the development and maintenance of a manufacturing quality system.
· Investigate and report non-conformances
Qualifications
- ✓Minimum of 2 years of inspection and/or production experience
- ✓Ability to interact with peers and subordinates.
- ✓High level of mechanical aptitude.
- ✓Must have experience in the use and calibration of standard QC inspection tools, test equipment and instruments
- ✓Working knowledge of:
- ✓Blueprints
- ✓Manufacturing processes
- ✓Production equipment capability
- ✓Tooling & Fixture design
- ✓Must have excellent communication skills including written (email correspondence, report writing, etc.)
- ✓Must have strong knowledge of mathematical principles and concepts including fractions, conversions, etc.
- ✓Ability to understand and interpret engineering 2D & 3D engineering drawings using autocad style software and be able to extract necessary data from the drawings to perform QC tasks.
- ✓Must be proficient in Microsoft Office suite products including Word, Outlook, Excel, etc.
- ✓Must be able to stand for long periods of time and work extended hours
- ✓Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception and the ability to focus
- ✓Must be able to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds occasionally.
- ✓Must align with the Snap-on mission statement
- ✓Must wear required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) which includes; Hi-Vis Vest, Steel Toe Shoes, Safety Glasses or Prescription Safety Glasses (If Applicable), Gloves (If Applicable), and Ear Plugs (If Applicable).
- ✓Must adhere to safety guidelines
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Overview
Challenger LIfts, Inc., a division of Snap-on is seeking a candidate to provide manufacturing support through various manufacturing disciplines to ensure products are manufactured in accordance with proper processes, methods and routings. Assist with day-to-day production problem solving and communicating needs, problems, and results. Develop and maintain quality control & manufacturing documentation. Starts out at $23.75/hr and attendance incentive. Hours are 5:30am to 4:00pm, Monday to Thursday and every other Friday.
