Quality Technician

At Core Health & Fitness, our purpose is to live and share our passion for fitness. We bring innovative health and fitness solutions to the global market with brands like StairMaster, Schwinn, Nautilus, Star Trac, Throwdown, Wexer, and we’re still growing. We press into the future of fitness to ensure the creation of quality products and programming that meet the needs of an ever-evolving industry.

At Core we are committed to building an energetic, diverse, and inclusive workspace. We value our differences and see community strength in diversity and representation. We’re always on the lookout for innovators, dreamers and doers who are passionate about fitness and wellbeing. We explore all opportunities to improve ourselves, our business partners, and our communities. If you’re looking for a fulfilling career in helping people, find the best version of themselves, you’ve come to the right place.

We are looking for a Quality Technician to join our growing organization!

Qualifications

General Position Summary

The primary responsibility of the Quality Technician (QT) is to ensure that products consistently meet established quality standards throughout the manufacturing process. This role involves performing inspections, analyzing quality data, and supporting the implementation of corrective and preventive actions to improve product quality and process performance.

The Quality Technician supports product reliability initiatives by identifying root causes of nonconforming products and process deviations, and by facilitating effective corrective and preventive actions. The position is also responsible for monitoring, reviewing, and interpreting Statistical Process Control (SPC) data for assigned products and manufacturing processes to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.

Additionally, the Quality Technician collaborates with cross-functional teams to resolve quality issues, support continuous improvement efforts, and ensure compliance with company quality requirements. This position requires occasional travel to visit customers and service providers within the United States.

Essential Functions / Major Responsibilities

• Responsible for design, implementation, and maintenance of compliant policies and procedures to ensure that quality standards are met during the manufacturing process.
• Responsible for design, implementation, and maintenance of compliant policies and procedures to ensure that quality standards are met during the manufacturing process.
• Investigate internal and external corrective actions to identify and analyze problems; and to generate, implement, and evaluate solutions.
• Interact with Product Development Team to develop specifications and inspection plans for raw materials and finished goods for new products.
• Oversee incoming and in-process inspection and documentation control processes.
• Participate in MRB, and Change Management process (ECR, ECO, ECN, drawing review/signoff).
• Support in-house testing.
• Other duties as assigned.

Specific Job Requirements

• Responsible for design, implementation, and maintenance of compliant policies and procedures to ensure that quality standards are met during the manufacturing process.
• Investigate internal and external corrective actions to identify and analyze problems; and to generate, implement, and evaluate solutions.
• Interact with Product Development Team to develop specifications and inspection plans for raw materials and finished goods for new products.
• Oversee incoming and in-process inspection and documentation control processes.
• Participate in MRB, and Change Management process (ECR, ECO, ECN, drawing review/signoff).
• Support in-house testing.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience Requirements

• High School Diploma with Quality Certifications.
• AS degree in Quality Management, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field is preferred.
• Practical understanding of GD&T a plus.
• Strong computer skills - i.e. Microsoft Word, Excel, Access; Statistical software.

Job Specific Competencies

• Sense of Urgency - Prioritizes well, shows energy, reacts to opportunities, instills urgency in others, meets deadlines.
• Creativity/Innovation - Generates new ideas, challenges the status quo, takes risks, supports change, encourages innovation, solves problems creatively.
• Problem Solving/Analysis - Breaks down problems into smaller components, understands underlying issues, can simplify and process complex issues, understands the difference between critical details and unimportant facts.
• Results Focus - Targets and achieves results, sets challenging goals, prioritizes tasks, overcomes obstacles, accepts accountability, sets team standards and responsibilities, provides leadership/motivation.
• Quality - Is attentive to detail and accuracy, is committed to excellence, looks for improvements continuously, monitors quality levels, finds root cause of quality problems, owns/acts on quality problems.

Working Conditions

The physical and environmental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Work may require:

• Bending, stooping, reaching, twisting, lifting, pushing, pulling and moving items - The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, and reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Requires the ability to move around and maneuver products when necessary. Occasionally lifts and carries items weighing up to 35 pounds
• Walking and Standing - Requires moving around
• Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range
• Requires working under stressful conditions or working irregular hours

Work Environment

Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions: work performed in an office environment. Involves frequent interaction with internal and external customers.

Position Status

Level: Staff

FLSA: Exempt

Supervises: N/A

This job description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions. It is only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks, and duties. The responsibilities, tasks, and duties of the employee might differ from those outlined in the above job description and, other duties as assigned, might be part of the role. It does not restrict the tasks that may be assigned nor is it considered a contract of employment overriding at-will employment.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.

Core Health& Fitness is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, creed, disabled veteran status, marital status, or Vietnam-era veteran status. If you are a person with a disability and you need assistance in applying for a position with Core Health & Fitness, please contact our Human Resources department at [email protected] and direct assistance will be provided.