Quality Technician

Company: Lincoln Electric
Location: Fort Loramie
Posted on: July 10, 2025

Job Description:

Lincoln Electric is the world leader in the engineering, design, and manufacturing of advanced arc welding solutions, automated joining, assembly and cutting systems, plasma and oxy-fuel cutting equipment, and has a leading global position in brazing and soldering alloys. Lincoln is recognized as the Welding Expert™ for its leading materials science, software development, automation engineering, and application expertise, which advance customers' fabrication capabilities to help them build a better world. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln Electric is a $4.2B publicly traded company (NASDAQ:LECO) with over 12,000 employees around the world, with operations in 71 manufacturing and automation system integration locations across 21 countries and maintains a worldwide network of distributors and sales offices serving customers in over 160 countries. Location: Fort Loramie Employment Status: Hourly Full-Time Function: Quality Assurance/Control Req ID: 26919 Summary Lincoln Electric Automation is seeking a Quality Assurance Technician for our Fort Loramie, Ohio manufacturing operation. The Quality Assurance Technician will play a key role in supporting quality checks and other quality related tasks. What You Will Do • Inspect products to ensure conformance with customer specifications. • Provides technical support to employees in areas such as production, operations, maintenance, safety, testing, process improvement, or product development. • Gathers, maintains, formats, compiles, and manipulates technical data using established procedures and performs detailed mathematical calculations. • Must have an uncompromising attitude towards quality. • Must thoroughly understand, enforce, and follow the Quality Management System as it applies to all daily activities. • Encouraged to initiate changes for continuous product and process improvement. • Maintain manufacturing quality performance metrics and/or quality records. • Assist with the evaluation, proper identification, and disposition of all non-conforming items and materials. • Be aware of all products, documents, and process changes in your area of responsibility which affect quality. • Utilize the Quality Management System and appropriate divisional personnel to support or drive Continuous Improvement • Assist in the training and performance feedback of production personnel to production supervision. • Develop and perform random process and product audits. • Administer calibration system. • Complete new part PPAP and FAI requirements. • Update Process Procedures as required. • Serve as Internal Auditor to monitor Lincoln Electric Automation Compliance to AS/ISO requirements. (when required) • Assumes additional responsibilities as needed or directed in support of the Company’s 2025 Strategy. Education & Experience Requirements • High School Diploma & 3 years of related experience (Machining or Inspection). • Blueprint reading • GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing) experience • Use of Inspection equipment (CMM, calipers, micrometers, etc.) • Additional technical training in the Quality Assurance field or Root Cause Analysis is highly desirable. • Ability to work rotating shifts. • Demonstrated computer skills in MS Office and Windows operating system. • Basic knowledge of Lean principles, 5S, quality assurance tools, procedures, measurement techniques • Capable of frequent standing, walking, and lifting up to 40 lbs. Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) • Understand the Company’s EHS Policy and how it relates to this job. • Be aware of OSHA & EPA laws and regulations as well as the Company’s Plant Rules and Regulations that pertain to this job. • Work in a safe and environmentally friendly manner and observe all company EHS procedures. • Attend required EHS training Lincoln Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to promoting equal employment opportunity for applicants, without regard to their race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited to, lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.

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