Manufacturing Quality Technician

Job Description Summary

GE Vernova is accelerating the path to more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy, while helping our customers power economies and deliver the electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life.

Job Summary
The Manufacturing Quality Technician is responsible for investigating production line rejects, inspecting incoming supplier parts, and performing dimensional inspection using standard metrology equipment and CMMs. This role works on the manufacturing floor, responds to urgent quality issues, places suspect material on hold, investigates out‑of‑tolerance conditions, reviews dimensional inspection results, and makes final material disposition decisions in accordance with established quality procedures and in coordination with engineering or quality leadership when required.

The Manufacturing Quality Technician works closely with production, engineering, and quality teams to contain nonconforming material, identify root causes, and improve product quality.

• Investigate production line rejects to identify defect types, likely causes, and required containment actions
• Inspect incoming supplier parts to verify conformance to drawings, specifications, and quality requirements
• Respond to urgent quality issues on the manufacturing floor to support production and containment activities
• Operate CMM equipment to perform dimensional inspections on suspect, rejected, or incoming material
• Review and interpret dimensional inspection results, including CMM-generated reports
  , to evaluate conformance and support disposition decisions
• Place suspect or nonconforming material on quality hold in accordance with site procedures
• Investigate suspected out‑of‑tolerance conditions using dimensional inspection data and standard measurement methods
• Determine final disposition of suspect or nonconforming material in accordance with established procedures and in coordination with engineering or quality leadership when required
• Document inspection findings, nonconformances, hold activity, and disposition decisions accurately in quality records and applicable systems
• Use standard metrology tools including calipers, micrometers, height gauges, bore gauges, and dial indicators to verify part dimensions
• Support internal and external audits by preparing records, providing inspection evidence, and assisting with audit responses as needed
• Apply structured problem‑solving methods to investigate recurring quality issues and support corrective action activities
• Communicate inspection results, reject findings, disposition decisions, and quality concerns to production, engineering, and quality leadership
• Support continuous improvement efforts focused on reducing defects, scrap, and recurring nonconformances
• Follow company safety policies, quality standards, and work instructions

• High school diploma or GED required
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in manufacturing quality, inspection, metrology, or a related manufacturing environment
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and quality requirements
• Proficiency in the use of precision measuring equipment, including calipers, micrometers, height gauges, bore gauges, and dial indicators
• Experience identifying, documenting, holding, and controlling nonconforming material
• Experience supporting investigation of production defects, line rejects, or out‑of‑tolerance conditions
• Familiarity with structured problem‑solving tools such as 5 Whys, Fishbone, and Pareto analysis
• Ability to learn electronic quality and production systems
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Basic computer skills, including Excel and quality documentation tools
• Strong attention to detail, organization, and sound decision‑making ability

• Technical certificate, associate degree, or additional training in Quality, Manufacturing, Mechanical Technology, Engineering Technology, or a related field
• Understanding of GD&T
• Experience operating CMM equipment and interpreting CMM-generated reports preferred; training will be provided for the right candidate
• Experi…