Job Summary

We are seeking a detail-oriented Quality Control Technician for a contract/temporary opportunity in Fremont, CA. This role supports a manufacturing quality team by performing first-piece, incoming, in-process, and outgoing inspections to ensure products meet customer specifications and internal quality standards.

This is a strong opportunity for a quality professional who enjoys hands-on inspection work, reading engineering drawings, using measurement tools, and contributing to a high-performing production environment. The team values accuracy, communication, continuous improvement, and customer focus, with supportive leadership and a collaborative culture that encourages problem solving and quality ownership.

Key Responsibilities

- Perform incoming inspections and accurately receive parts into the warehouse using SAP Business One.
- Conduct in-process and outgoing inspections, including visual, mechanical, and basic electrical checks.
- Verify product measurements, labeling, material certifications, and customer quality requirements.
- Prepare and submit First Article Inspection Reports through customer-specific portals as required.
- Locate, prioritize, and close out job bags in alignment with the production schedule.
- Identify quality issues, troubleshoot problems, and support corrective action efforts using structured problem-solving methods.

Compensation and Benefits

- Pay: $30 per hour.
- Job Type: Contract/Temporary.
- Schedule: Monday through Friday, 6:00 AM to 2:30 PM.
- FLSA Status: Non-Exempt.
- Location: Fremont, CA.

Required Qualifications and Skills

- Perform first-piece, incoming, in-process, and outgoing product inspections.
- Use SAP Business One to receive inspected parts into the warehouse.
- Prepare and submit customer First Article Inspection Reports.
- Verify conformance to engineering drawings, specifications, labels, and certifications.

- Minimum of 2 years of experience in a quality-related role required.
- Experience using measuring tools required.
- Experience reading and interpreting engineering drawings required.
- Mechanical literacy and ability to perform visual, mechanical, and basic electrical inspections.
- Strong computer skills, including office software and quality documentation systems.
- Strong attention to detail in a fast-paced, deadline-driven manufacturing environment.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to analyze issues, identify root causes, and support corrective actions using methods such as 8D and 5 Why.
- Adaptable, action-oriented, organized, and able to manage shifting priorities.
- ISO 9001 certification is highly valued for this Quality Control Technician role.

Preferred Qualifications

- Associate degree in Engineering preferred.
- ISO 9001 certification preferred.
- Experience with lean manufacturing practices preferred.
- Experience working in a production, warehouse, or manufacturing quality environment preferred.

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For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer, AppleOne is pleased to offer major medical, dental, vision, 401k and any statutory sick pay where required.

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We also consider for employment qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements, including, if applicable, the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, including, if applicable, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For Los Angeles, CA applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.