Quality Technician
Vermeer · Piedmont, SC
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Quality
- Degree
- Preferred
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 10 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level quality role at Vermeer (industrial) in Piedmont, SC. In this role you will oversee in-process and end-of-line operations to ensure the product conforms to Vermeer standards and specifications.
- They ask for
- degree preferred
- Tools it names
- Root cause
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How this role compares
Against 8 other live quality postings in South Carolina.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 56%
- ✓ Root cause 44%
- Control plans 22%
- SPC 22%
- GD&T 22%
- IATF 16949 22%
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How to get in at this plant
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- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Quality team at Vermeer
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- 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?
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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: Vermeer in Piedmont
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Job Summary
Are you the type of person who is passionate about delivering the highest quality product to your customer? Are you excited to champion Vermeer’s brand by ensuring Vermeer product meets customers’ expectations for superior quality? In this role you will oversee in-process and end-of-line operations to ensure the product conforms to Vermeer standards and specifications. We’re looking for a people-focused and process-oriented problem solver who has a keen eye for detail and the ability to drive adherence to Vermeer’s standards.
What You’ll Do
1. Gauge conformance to product specifications via in-process and end-of-line inspections.
2. Document non-conformances and defects, return non-conforming products to suppliers, and request corrective action, as applicable.
3. Communicate performance to production areas for awareness and improvement.
4. Execute guided inspection, ship hold, and hold-for-disposition processes.
5. Coordinate internal inspection and testing.
6. Collaborate with production and other functional areas to investigate issues and support root cause analysis and problem-solving activities.
Essential Functions
Standing: Continuously
Sitting: Occasionally
Walking: Frequently
Hand Coordination: At least average/bilateral
Twisting: Occasionally (up to 2 minutes in position)
Bending - Trunk: Occasionally (up to 2 minutes in position)
Bending - Neck : Occasionally (up to 15 degree flex for up to 2 minutes)
Elevated Work/Reach: Occasionally (up to 2 minutes in position)
Squatting/Kneeling: Occasionally (up to 2 minutes in position)
Climbing: Occasionally
Pulling: Rarely (up to 70 lbs) Occasionally (up to 50 lbs) Frequently (up to 20 lbs) Continuously (up to 10 lbs)
Pushing: Rarely (up to 70 lbs) Occasionally (up to 50 lbs) Frequently (up to 20 lbs) Continuously (up to 10 lbs)
RH Grip: Rarely (up to 70 lbs) Occasionally (up to 50 lbs) Frequently (up to 20 lbs) Continuously (up to 10 lbs)
LH Grip: Rarely (up to 70 lbs) Occasionally (up to 50 lbs) Frequently (up to 20 lbs) Continuously (up to 10 lbs)
RH Pinch: Rarely (up to 15 lbs) Occasionally (up to 10 lbs) Frequently (up to 5 lbs) Continuously (up to 2 lbs)
LH Pinch: Rarely (up to 15 lbs) Occasionally (up to 10 lbs) Frequently (up to 5 lbs) Continuously (up to 2 lbs)
Floor to Waist Lift: Rarely (up to 50 lbs) Occasionally (up to 20 lbs)
Horizontal Lift: (up to 50 lbs) Occasionally (up to 20 lbs) Frequently (up to 10 lbs) Continuously (up to 5 lbs)
Waist to Crown Lift: Rarely (up to 40 lbs) Occasionally (up to 10 lbs)
Work Location
ONSITE: A team member’s day-to-day work is best done on a Vermeer campus. If work content can be occasionally completed at an offsite location, discuss potential arrangements with your manager.
Interested? We’d love to get to know you.
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Who We Are
Vermeer equips customers doing important work around the world. We are global, driven by innovation and growing. The equipment we make manages natural resources, connects people and feeds and fuels communities. We live out a caring culture, we demonstrate agility, we keep a focus on customers and are stewards of our resources. These beliefs drive our culture, determine how we treat others and steer our business.
Work Shift
1 - First Shift
Hourly Wage Range
$24.26 - $26.57
What We’re Looking For
- •Associate degree (A.A.) or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school, or equivalent work experience, preferred.
- •Minimum six months of related experience and/or training.
- •Ability to pay close attention to detail, read blueprints, and interpret standards, print tolerances, and other production specifications in order to accurately evaluate product and meet production needs.
- •Effective communication and relationship building with both internal and external customers.
- •Ability to calculate figures and apply concepts of fractions, percentages, and ratios.
- •Basic understanding of Microsoft Office, CAD and other software.
Travel
- •No travel is expected of this position.