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Our client is seeking a detail-oriented and dynamic Lab Technician to join their post-launch quality engineering team.
This role is essential in supporting product and data analysis, identifying reasons for customer returns, and delivering actionable insights to drive product improvements. You'll work hands-on with consumer products and collaborate across departments to ensure continuous quality enhancements.
Key Responsibilities
* Inspect returned products for compliance with quality and safety standards
* Troubleshoot and resolve production test issues escalated from Repair Technicians; report findings to Quality Engineers
* Conduct basic teardowns of returned consumer products, documenting all steps and findings
* Identify and communicate quality anomalies to the cross-functional team for further review
* Evaluate the overall consumer experience to identify performance gaps and track key product trends
* Maintain product health reporting and contribute to ongoing product and process improvement efforts
* Present status updates and project reports to management regularly
* Support facility upkeep, including workstation maintenance and organization as needed
Qualifications – Required
* Associate’s degree in a technical field or certification from a vocational/trade school
* Strong analytical skills with the ability to diagnose and solve technical issues
* Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; familiarity with SharePoint is a plus
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Highly organized, detail-oriented, dependable, and capable of multitasking in a dynamic environment
* Comfortable working independently or collaboratively with shifting priorities
* Capable of using hand tools for repair, maintenance, or testing tasks
Preferred Qualifications
* Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) in Mechanical Engineering, Quality, Product Development, or related fields—ideally in a consumer goods environment
* Familiarity with electronic test equipment such as multimeters, digital scales, and pressure gauges
* Understanding of basic electrical and mechanical principles and systems
Physical Requirements
* Ability to stand, sit, kneel, bend, squat, twist, push, pull, and lift throughout the workday (activity frequency may range from 18 to 60 repetitions per day)
* Capable of pushing/pulling up to 35+ pounds repeatedly during an 8-hour shift
* Ability to lift/hold up to 25+ pounds at various positions (low, mid, overhead) throughout the day
* Must be able to participate in team lifts for larger or awkwardly shaped items
If this is of interest to you and sounds like a good potential fit for your skills and background, APPLY today! NO THIRD PARTIES PLEASE-We appreciate you, but can't work with third parties for our clients at the moment.
***Please note that we receive MANY applications from people all over the US when we post positions. Especially for contract positions, we look for candidates who are local to the location of the job first.
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Employment type
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Contract
Job function
* Job function
Quality Assurance and Engineering
* Industries
Manufacturing
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