Quality product inspector / technician

Your Title: Quality Product Inspector/Technician

Job Location: Dayton, OH-Onsite

Our Department: Supplier Quality Engineering-Global Commodity Management Team

Do you have an eye for detail and a drive to uphold the highest standards? Do you bring precision, experience, and a passion for quality to everything you do? Join us as our next Quality Product Inspector and help ensure excellence in every product we deliver!

What You Will Do

As a Quality Product Inspector/Technician, you’ll take the lead in performing advanced inspections of products and materials, ensuring they meet the highest standards of quality, safety, and performance. This pivotal role calls for sharp technical expertise, exceptional attention to detail, and a passion for collaboration as you help safeguard our reputation for excellence. Beyond inspections, you’ll serve as a senior member of the quality team—mentoring junior colleagues, driving continuous improvement initiatives, and making a direct impact on the success of our products and customers.

• Perform detailed and complex inspections of raw materials, in-process products, and finished goods using a variety of precision measurement tools and visual techniques.
• Read and interpret engineering drawings, blueprints, specifications, and other technical documents to ensure product conformance.
• Document and report all inspection results accurately and thoroughly, identifying any deviations or non-conforming products.
• Initiate non-conformance reports (NRs) and collaborate with Supplier engineering, product, and management teams to investigate root causes and implement corrective actions.
• Provide training and mentorship to junior inspectors on inspection procedures, quality standards, and the proper use of equipment.
• Participate in the development and refinement of inspection procedures, work instructions, and quality control plans.
• Contribute to the analysis of quality data to identify trends, potential issues, and areas for process improvement.
• Ensure all inspection activities comply with internal policies, industry standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Have a solid understanding of basic electrical theory and experience in cable harness inspection.
  
  

What Skills & Experience You Should Bring

• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in quality control or product inspection, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• Proven ability to read and interpret technical drawings and specifications.
• Strong proficiency with a range of inspection tools, such as calipers, micrometers, gauges, and coordinate measuring machines (CMMs).
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Exceptional attention to detail and strong problem-solving skills.
• Must be proficient in basic electrical theory and skilled in inspecting cable harnesses to ensure quality and functionality.
• Experience with quality management systems (e.g., ISO 9001) is a plus.
  
  

About Your Location

Trimble's Dayton, Ohio site, located at 5475 Kellenburger Rd, Dayton, OH 45424, serves as a significant hub for the company's operations. In 2018, Trimble inaugurated a 65,000-square-foot indoor development, testing, and training dome in Huber Heights, enhancing its capabilities in product development and employee training. Further demonstrating its commitment to growth, Trimble initiated a $12 million expansion in 2019, nearly doubling its warehouse space to approximately 300,000 square feet. This expansion not only underscores Trimble's dedication to innovation but also its role in bolstering the local economy.

With a presence in the Dayton area for over 60 years, Trimble continues to be a pivotal player in the community, contributing to both technological advancements and employment opportunities. For more information about Trimble and its operations, you can visit their official website at

About Trimble’s Product Quality Department

Trimble's product inspection process is an integral part of its overall quality management system, ensuring that both its manufactured hardware and software solutions meet high standards of reliability and performance.

Trimble's product inspection team is not a single, isolated group. It is a multi-faceted function that combines the work of on-site inspectors with the company's own advanced technology to ensure quality throughout the entire product and project lifecycle.

Compensation: Trimble provides the following compensation range and general description of other compensation and benefits that it in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position. This compensation range is based on a full time schedule. Trimble reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, or federal law.

Hiring Range

$24.18–$28.41

Pay Rate Type

Hourly

Bonus Eligible?

No

Commission Eligible?

No

Benefits: Trimble offers comprehensive core benefits that include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Time off plans and retirement plans. Most of our businesses also offer tax savings plans for health, dependent care and commuter expenses as well as Paid Parental Leave and Employee Stock Purchase Plan. If this position is identified above as commission- or bonus-eligible, the terms of the commission plan or discretionary bonus plan for which you are eligible will be provided following the employee start date.

How to Apply: Please submit an online application for this position by clicking on the ‘Apply Now’ button located in this posting.

Posting Date

09/10/2025

Application Deadline: Applications could be accepted until at least 30 days from the posting date.

At Trimble, we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace where everyone can thrive. Guided by our core values—Belong, Innovate, and Grow—we embrace and celebrate differences, knowing they make us stronger and more innovative. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, welcoming individuals of all backgrounds and advancing opportunities while embracing race, color, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, disability, veteran status, or any other protected and diverse characteristic. We are committed to offering our candidates and employees with disabilities or sincerely held religious beliefs the ability to seek reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable law and/or where it would not constitute undue hardship for Trimble. For more, please see Trimble's Code of Business Conduct and Ethics at under “Corporate Governance.”

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