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Quality Assurance Lab Technician

Surprise, AZ 85379

Posted: 08/15/2025 Job Number: 49800804 Pay Rate: $18.75 / hour

Job Description

SURESTAFF is immediately hiring a Quality Assurance Lab Technician for a plastics manufacturing client in Surprise, AZ. The Quality Assurance Lab Technician will perform internal laboratory testing, coordinate product submission for external testing, and maintain current calibration on all IRIS QA equipment.

SURESTAFF is invested in their team members!  All temp-to hire employees are offered competitive compensation ($ 18.75/hr.) as well as a benefits package including health insurance (medical, dental, and vision).  
Available Shifts:Mon-Fri1st shift - 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. 
Responsibilities of the Quality Assurance Lab Technician:
  • Performs inspection, measurement, and reliability tests on products under development
  • Performs internal QA laboratory inspections and tests including dimensional measurements, flexural modulus, Izod impact, color spectrophotometer, melt flow index, overflow volume, weight capacity, functional and reliability tests, and shipping damage tests
  • Designs and conducts experiments to determine the effects of variables such as temperature, humidity, cure, stack pattern, etc. on product quality as requested by the Quality Manager
  • Develops and maintains a table of product dimensions, weight capacities, and other essential information for all products
  • Coordinates timely submission of samples for external laboratory tests
  • Maintains current calibration of QA equipment
  • Serves as backup for the Customer Satisfaction Specialist, logging and responding to customer complaints

Required Qualifications of the Quality Assurance Lab Technician:
  • General quality terms such as: Quarantine, nonconformance, sample size, contamination, defect, lot sampling, dimension, allowable variation 
  • Plastics quality terms such as: Cure, warp, bubble, burn, weld, flash, gate, short shot, condensation, streak, scar, emboss, string
  • Ability to Use of calipers, micrometers, weight scales
  • knowledge of Computer data entry
  • Basic computer literacy (logging on & off, finding folders through network paths, email, scanning, printing, uploading/downloading/editing/attaching photos)
  • Intermediate use of Microsoft Excel (familiar with functions in the toolbar and top ribbon, particularly inserting charts and entering formulas)
  • Understand and perform intermediate math, using Microsoft Excel to find percentage, average, median, quartile, standard deviation, minimum, maximum, and range values
  • Determine if product falls within specification


About Surestaff

At Surestaff, we are dedicated to helping individuals unlock their career potential through meaningful job opportunities. As a leading staffing agency in the light industrial and manufacturing space, we pride ourselves on connecting talent with top employers across the Midwest and Southeast. With an estimated yearly revenue of $295 million, Surestaff was recently named one of the largest staffing firms in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA). 

We understand that finding the right job is about more than just a paycheck – it's about finding the opportunity that fits your skills, goals, and lifestyle. Here are the benefits you’ll enjoy when you partner with us: 

  • Access to a wide range of job opportunities  

  • Competitive pay 

  • Health and Wellness Programs (including EAP) 

  • Medical benefits including medical, vision, dental, and prescriptions  

  • Electronic weekly pay 

  • Employee Advocacy & Personalized Job Support   

Surestaff also follows all applicable state and local laws regarding sick time, paid time off, and retirement savings programs. Surestaff is an equal opportunity employer. 

Our commitment to speed-to-hire means we work efficiently to get you placed in the right role, fast. If you're ready to take control of your career, explore exciting opportunities, and gain experience that lasts, then Surestaff is the place for you. Let’s get started today!

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Kelly Barraza
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