1st Shift Quality Control Technician
UFP Industries · Brunswick, GA
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Quality
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level quality role at UFP Industries (industrial) in Brunswick, GA.
- They ask for
- 2+ years
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
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 15 other live quality postings in Georgia.
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (2+ vs 10+)
Similar roles usually ask 10+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 44%
- Root cause 38%
- FDA / GMP 25%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
At a glance
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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 UFP Industries
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- 2
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.
Full description from UFP IndustriesAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Job Summary
The Quality Control Inspector is responsible for the measurement and visual inspection of material to ensure internal and external customer quality
requirements
are met. Uses prints, checklists, and various measuring devices. Relies on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job. Works under immediate supervision. Completes all required inspections at various points of the manufacturing process, including receiving, production cutting, assembly, etc., packaging, storage, and shipping.
Responsibilities
- ◆Records measurements and other critical data in appropriate manner.
- ◆Identifies acceptable tolerances according to prints and other documents and ensures operations remain within acceptable tolerances.
- ◆Stops production and/or other operations and notifies proper personnel and management upon discovery of nonconformances.
- ◆Assists in investigation of all quality issues and/or occurrences and ensures that corrective measures are implemented.
- ◆Prepares various reports and correspondence as required.
- ◆Performs other duties as required.
Qualifications
- ✓Minimum high school diploma/GED
- ✓1-2 years of management or quality assurance experience preferred
- ✓Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Applications, including Excel, Word, and Outlook