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Quality Associate 3rd shift

Hendrickson

MEDINA, NYJob$20–23.35/hrSeen 5 days agoSeen in employer's feed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$20–23.35/hr
Location
MEDINA, NY
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Quality Associate carries out quality control activities in Hendrickson’s Brake Shoe Fabrication (Semac) department. The role inspects, examines, tests, and sorts products and incoming materials to identify visual defects and verify dimensional requirements, customer specifications, and workmanship standards. The associate also supports manufacturing and engineering, employee training, and quality studies, and may provide temporary quality assurance support to other departments or shifts.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Quality ControlProduct InspectionReading Part PrintsReading Engineering SpecificationsBasic MathMetric and Standard MeasurementMeasuring ToolsWritten CommunicationVerbal CommunicationTeamworkFollowing InstructionsStandingTwisting and BendingLiftingHand-Eye CoordinationMotor Skills

Qualifications

High School Diploma or GEDRelated Job Experience

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Job Description Position Purpose: Responsible for carrying out all quality control activities within the Brake Shoe Fabrication (Semac) department including inspection, examination, testing, and sorting. Responsible to ensure that products and incoming material are free from visual defects, and are in compliance with all dimensional requirements, customer specifications and workmanship standards. Hourly or Salary Range: $20.00 - $23.35 Essential Functions: Read and understand all procedures and work instructions necessary for properly carrying out the requirements of this position Perform first piece, in-process, and final audit inspection of product from all stages of manufacture or processing within the Semac department Compare material with part prints, engineering standards, and reference samples (or photos) to ensure all product is complete and correct to specification Fill out all required check sheets and inspection records Properly identify (tag) and segregate material found to be nonconforming Report findings to QA Supervisor and to Semac Dept. Manager/Supervisor Assist in employee training Provide troubleshooting assistance to manufacturing and engineering Provide support for PPAP, process capability, and gage studies Keep assigned work area and equipment clean and orderly Follow all documented safety procedures and postings Provide temporary QA support to other manufacturing departments or shifts as necessary Maintain Environmental, Health and Safety standards in the workplace Education and Training: High school diploma or GED Minimum Qualifications: Related job experience helpful Ability to understand and carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing Ability to read and understand part prints and engineering specifications Basic math skills; add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals Ability to work with both metric and standard measuring systems Familiar with the use and proper care of both precision and non-precision measuring tools Ability to work in a team environment, take direction from supervisor(s) and work with minimal or no supervision when required Physical Demands: Ability to stand continuously for 8 - 12 hours Ability to twist, bend and lift repetitively Ability to lift up to 12 pounds repetitively Ability to lift up to 25 pounds occasionally Good eye/hand coordination and good motor skills Good close vision, distance vision, color vision, and depth perception Environmental Conditions: Exposure to loud noise Exposure to hot and humid conditions Occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles Hearing protection and eye protection is always required in all production and assembly areas Steel toe boots with metatarsals are always required We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law. Benefits We offer a full complement of benefits that include medical, dental, and vision insurance; life, travel, and disability insurance; a flexible spending account; 401K plans; a pension plan; paid holidays and vacation. We also offer financial assistance programs if you decide to adopt a child or want to pursue further education. We have a comprehensive wellness program and an Employee Assistance Program, that supports individuals in the proactive management of their overall health and wellness. Apply here: https://www.aplitrak.com/?adid=YmJnZW5lcmljLjQzOTM0LjEwNDE3QGhlbmRyaWNrc29uY29tcC5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20

How this job compares

Set against the 1,467 open Quality Control jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$20–23.35/hr
  • New York median$24–28/hr56 hourly ranges
  • US median$24–28/hr462 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $21.68/hr, is 19% below the New York median midpoint ($27/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Quality Control hourly ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 103 open Quality Control jobs in New York and 1,467 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York
Experience
Quality Control postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (988 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 804 of the 1,467 open Quality Control jobs (55%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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