
Quality Technician
Kelly Services
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At a glance
Job overview
Kelly Services is hiring a Quality Technician. The Quality Technician will join the manufacturing team in St. Johnsbury, VT, performing hands‑on inspection of incoming materials, in‑process parts, and finished products using tools such as calipers and micrometers, while reading blueprints, documenting results, and supporting continuous‑improvement efforts and ensuring compliance with customer specifications.
Key focus areas include Inspect incoming materials, parts in production, and finished products, Read and follow manufacturing drawings and specifications, and Use calipers, micrometers, gauges, and other inspection tools.
Preferred (not required): Read Blueprints, Use Calipers, Use Micrometers, and Use Gauges.
Skills & qualifications
Skills
Qualifications
Benefits
Full job description
Quality Technician
Location: St. Johnsbury, VT
Pay: $18–$25/hour DOE
Schedule: Monday–Friday, 7:00 AM–3:00 PM
Job Type: Full-Time | Direct Hire or Temp-to-Hire
Start Your Career in Quality!
We're looking for a Quality Technician to join our manufacturing team. This is a great opportunity for someone with 6 months–2 years of manufacturing or quality experience who wants to build their skills and grow their career in quality.
You'll work hands-on with parts, drawings, and inspection equipment while learning how to ensure products meet customer and company standards.
Must know how to read blueprints!
What You'll Do
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Inspect incoming materials, parts in production, and finished products
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Read and follow manufacturing drawings and specifications
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Use calipers, micrometers, gauges, and other inspection tools
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Perform first-piece, in-process, and final inspections
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Record inspection results and maintain quality documentation
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Identify and communicate quality issues to the team
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Assist with basic problem-solving and continuous improvement
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Work with production team members to maintain quality standards
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Help keep inspection equipment accurate and properly maintained
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Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work area
What We're Looking For
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6 months–2 years of manufacturing or quality experience preferred
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High school diploma or equivalent
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Ability to read basic blueprints/drawings
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Comfortable using measuring tools such as calipers and micrometers
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Basic computer skills, including Word and Excel
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Good attention to detail and basic math skills
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Reliable, willing to learn, and comfortable working as part of a team
Don't have experience with everything listed? That's okay! If you have a manufacturing background, mechanical aptitude, and ability to read blueprints, we'd like to hear from you.
If you're early in your manufacturing or quality career and want the opportunity to learn, grow, and develop your inspection skills , apply today!
As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here (https://www.mykelly.com/help-support-working-with-kelly-us/#Benefits) for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.
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About Kelly
Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.
Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
Kelly may use AI-powered tools during the recruitment and hiring process. For full details, including how Kelly uses AI, your rights, and how to request a reasonable accommodation, visit the Recruitment Artificial Intelligence Notice (https://www.kellyservices.com/hubfs/myKelly/Resources/Employment\_Policies/Recruitment-Artificial-Intelligence-Notice.pdf?hsLang=en) .
Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly’s Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment.
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