Quality Lab Specialist

Hourly
Rockford, IL
Posted on September 22, 2026
$22.00 - $25.00

Quality Lab Specialist: Rockford, Illinois

Our customer in Rockford, Illinois is seeking a detail-oriented and quality-focused professional to join their team as a Quality Lab Specialist. We're recruiting for a full-time 2nd Shift position supporting quality assurance, inspection, documentation, calibration, and quality system activities within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities of the Quality Lab Specialist:

Perform dimensional and visual inspections on raw materials, in-process products, customer samples, and finished parts.
Use precision measuring equipment including calipers, micrometers, thread gages, and optical inspection tools.
Interpret blueprints, specifications, and quality standards to verify product compliance.
Conduct routine production audits and quality checks throughout the facility.
Maintain accurate inspection records, quality documentation, and traceability logs.
Support nonconformance investigations, corrective actions, and root cause analysis.
Assist with calibration programs, ISO requirements, audits, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Collaborate with production and engineering teams to identify and resolve quality issues.
Help train employees on quality standards and inspection procedures.
Maintain a clean, organized, and professional quality lab environment.

Quality Lab Specialist Requirements and Qualifications:

Experience in fastener, screw, cold heading, cold forming, or precision component manufacturing strongly preferred.
Strong hands-on inspection experience.
Ability to read and interpret blueprints, specifications, and quality requirements.
Familiarity with threaded fasteners, dimensional inspection, gages, and customer-specific requirements.
Working knowledge of PPAP, APQP, FMEA, control plans, capability studies, corrective actions, or ISO documentation is helpful.
Experience with gage calibration or gage management is a plus.
Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
Effective communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally with production and management teams.
Comfortable working independently and making quality-related decisions.

Pay for Quality Lab Specialist: Starting at $22-$25/hour.

Administrative Assistant Benefits:

Health insurance.
Paid time off.
401k with company match.
Paid weekly.
Direct deposit.
Paid training.

Type: 2nd Shift, Full-time

Schedule:

Training period during the first month will be on 1st Shift, Monday-Friday, 7:00am-5:00pm.
After training, the schedule will transition to 2nd Shift, Monday-Friday, with hours of either 5:00pm-3:00am or 4:30pm-2:30am.

Apply now!

Are you ready to move from the worries of today to your dreams of tomorrow? If so, give Hughes a call. We are the top-rated staffing, recruiting, and HR experts in the region. We are headquartered in Freeport, IL and have 11 locations across Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. Where we have offices, we have connections to the best local jobs! Walk in our doors and you’ll find friendly professional staff who dig deep, get results, and most importantly have fun! The reviews speak for themselves, at Hughes we quickly hook you up with companies that offer competitive pay rates, great culture & benefits, and a chance to elevate your life. We offer health insurance and 401(k) too to all our employees. To get the ball rolling, visit us online at www.hughesrecruiting.com and complete our application. We’ll be in touch soon!

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