Quality Assurance Specialist

We are looking for a Quality Assurance Specialist to support incoming quality operations in California. This contract position with permanent potential focuses on keeping materials moving efficiently through inspection, testing, and cross-site coordination so production timelines stay on track. The ideal candidate is highly organized, proactive in resolving delays, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment where accuracy, urgency, and accountability are essential.

Responsibilities:
• Oversee the flow of incoming hardware and materials, identifying priority items that require immediate quality review or expedited handling.
• Coordinate the full movement process for parts needing additional inspection, metrology review, functional testing, or specialized processing before final release.
• Work closely with materials and warehouse teams to ensure receipts, transfers, staging activities, and inventory transactions are completed correctly and on schedule.
• Arrange and carry out movement of parts between facilities, including preparing items for transport and ensuring timely delivery to the appropriate site.
• Partner with quality, production, and site leaders to align daily priorities, remove bottlenecks, and maintain expected turnaround times.
• Monitor open material flow activities across locations, provide routine status updates to leadership, and escalate issues that could impact delivery or inspection timelines.
• Maintain accurate part traceability by updating location and status records and resolving inventory discrepancies as they arise.
• Contribute to process improvement efforts focused on reducing cycle time, strengthening handoff practices between sites, and improving overall material flow performance.
• Handle and package hardware according to company standards to protect product integrity during storage and transport.
• Investigate and troubleshoot inventory variances or related escalations to support operational accuracy and continuity.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in quality assurance, quality control, incoming inspection coordination, or a related operational environment.
• Hands-on experience with manual testing and quality assurance processes, with knowledge of Selenium or Selenium-based automation considered valuable.
• Strong ability to coordinate activities across multiple teams and locations while managing competing priorities with a high sense of ownership.
• Comfortable performing physical material handling tasks, including regularly lifting and moving items weighing 20 pounds or more.
• Ability to maintain accurate records, track part movement, and resolve discrepancies involving inventory or transaction data.
• Willingness to work flexible schedules, including first or second shift, overtime, and weekends when business needs require it.
• Effective communication and problem-solving skills, with the ability to escalate risks and drive timely resolution in a fast-moving setting.

Compensation

$38.00-$44.00 Hourly

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