Posted August 23, 2026
Senior Quality Specialist
A.R. Mazzotta
Essex, CT, US
Full Time
Job Description
Job Description
Senior Quality Specialist
Direct Hire | Up to $40.00 per Hour + Overtime
Monday–Friday | 7:00 AM–3:30 PM
Deep River / Essex Area, Connecticut
Monday–Friday | 7:00 AM–3:30 PM
Deep River / Essex Area, Connecticut
Ready to Take Your Manufacturing Quality Career to the Next Level?
If you're an experienced manufacturing quality professional who enjoys solving problems, improving processes, and making an impact beyond inspection, this could be the opportunity you've been waiting for.
A.R. Mazzotta is partnering with a growing precision manufacturer in the Deep River / Essex area to hire a Senior Quality Specialist. This direct hire position offers up to $40.00 per hour, overtime opportunities, long-term stability, and the opportunity to grow into a future leadership role within the Quality department.
If you enjoy working alongside production and engineering teams to improve quality, resolve issues, and support continuous improvement, we'd love to hear from you.
Easy commute from: Deep River, Essex, Chester, Killingworth, Old Saybrook, Clinton, Westbrook, Haddam, Middletown, Durham, East Hampton, Guilford, Madison, and surrounding Connecticut communities.
What You'll Be Doing
- As a Senior Quality Specialist, you'll play a key role in ensuring product quality throughout the manufacturing process—from incoming materials through final inspection—while helping drive continuous improvement across the organization.
- Responsibilities include:
- Perform incoming, in-process, first article, and final inspections
- Read and interpret engineering drawings, blueprints, dimensions, tolerances, and GD&T
- Use precision measuring equipment including calipers, micrometers, gauges, and other inspection tools
- Investigate nonconforming materials and create Nonconformance Reports (NMRs)
- Perform capability studies and support continuous improvement initiatives
- Maintain quality documentation and inspection records
- Enter and manage quality data within ERP systems (SAP preferred)
- Assist with receiving inspections and material identification
- Coordinate material movement within the Quality department
- Work closely with Production and Engineering to resolve quality issues and improve manufacturing processes
- Operate forklifts and pallet jacks as needed
- Travel approximately 20% to suppliers and customers, including occasional domestic and international travel
We're Looking For Someone Who Has
- 4+ years of Quality Control or Quality Assurance experience in a manufacturing environment
- Experience performing dimensional and visual inspections
- Strong understanding of engineering drawings, blueprints, dimensions, tolerances, and GD&T
- Experience using calipers, micrometers, gauges, and other precision measuring equipment
- Experience with nonconforming material processes and quality documentation
- ERP experience required (SAP preferred)
- Microsoft Office proficiency, including Excel
- Associate degree in a technical field preferred, or equivalent manufacturing quality experience
- Valid driver's license
- Forklift experience is a plus
Why You'll Like This Opportunity
- Direct hire position with a stable, growing manufacturer
- Earn up to $40.00 per hour, plus overtime
- Monday-Friday schedule
- Opportunity to expand your skills beyond inspection
- Work closely with Engineering and Production on meaningful quality initiatives
- Clear path for advancement into a future Quality leadership role
Physical Requirements
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
- Comfortable standing, walking, bending, and moving throughout a manufacturing facility during the workday
Ready for Your Next Career Move?
If you're looking for more than a routine inspection position and want to join a manufacturer that values quality, teamwork, and continuous improvement, we'd love to hear from you. Bring your manufacturing quality experience, problem-solving skills, and passion for precision—we'll provide the opportunity to grow.
A.R. Mazzotta is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of A.R. Mazzotta to employ, recruit, hire, train and promote individuals without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, age, marital status, present or past history of mental disability, intellectual disability, learning disability, or physical disability, religion, political affiliation or belief, pregnancy, ancestry, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws.
