Quality Technician, Lead - American Augers
The Toro Company · West Salem, OH
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Quality
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level quality role at The Toro Company (industrial) in West Salem, OH.
- Tools it names
- Root cause, Welding, Tooling
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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 22 other live quality postings in Ohio.
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 61%
- ✓ Root cause 48%
- Lean 26%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Welding, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with 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?
- How much of the job is customer complaints versus prevention?
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This plant: The Toro Company in West Salem
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Full description from The Toro CompanyAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities
- ◆Assign tasks and
responsibilities
to the Quality Technicians on daily functions
- ◆Maintain the development skills matrix and work with the Quality Manager on employee development plans.
- ◆Participate in design / development reviews for new products to ensure that proper equipment is available to meet the design intent.
- ◆Perform audits on select completed items; verify that the product matches what is called out in the prints and on customer orders. This is accomplished with precision measurement hand tools and a Faro measurement arm using Polyworks Software.
- ◆Upon audit completion, report any detected errors to a supervisor or lead man for correction prior to shipment.
- ◆Notify purchasing department when an NMR is needed for any purchased item that is found to be out of specification.
- ◆Perform follow-up audits on items or projects that were found to have been out of specification and have been corrected.
- ◆Manage the gauge calibration system. Ensure that gauges are being calibrated as prescribed.
- ◆Perform calibration tests on all measuring devices located in the plant and record results for future review.
- ◆Perform pressure test on welded vessels.
- ◆Other duties as may be assigned.
Job
Qualifications
- ✓High school diploma or GED required.
- ✓Experience leading and developing a small team.
- ✓Knowledge of Root Cause Corrective Action procedures.
- ✓Knowledge of welding and fabrication helpful.
- ✓Knowledge of Polyworks Software, Blueprint reading, and general CMM principles.
- ✓Knowledge of ISO reporting requirements.
- ✓Knowledge of gauge calibration principles and expectations.
- ✓Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and the ability to learn other computer software applications as needed in the auditing process.
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Hours: 5am – 3:30pm Monday through Thursday, some overtime on Fridays
Wage: $28.50 to $32.50 per hour
Who Are We?
American Augers, located in West Salem, Ohio is a division of The Toro Company. American Augers builds the largest horizontal directional drills in the industry, and a full range of auger boring machines. With the rugged user in mind, American Augers rigs are built to last and backed by 24-hour worldwide support.
Job Purpose
Lead and develop Quality Technicians through task coordination, training, and skills matrix management.
Maintain and improve quality systems by updating documentation, supporting tooling needs, and driving continuous improvement.
Ensure quality and compliance standards through audit support, ISO compliance, and adherence to customer and company requirements.