Quality Specialist

We are seeking individuals with boundless energy, unwavering persistence, and an appetite for learning.  We value individuals who approach challenges with enthusiasm and creativity. If you're ready to embark on a journey of continuous growth and contribute to meaningful solutions, we want you on our team.

As a Quality Specialist with AWC, you will be an integral part of our internal quality control team and will guide the organizational efforts towards superior quality overall.  The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of implementing quality assurance processes, managing quality control activities, and ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations. Previous work history within the automation, manufacturing, or valve industry is necessary for this position.  This role is critical to maintaining our reputation for superior quality and customer satisfaction.

How you’ll make an impact:

• Comply with all safety rules and company policies


• Track Non-Conformances in the documentation and physical process of building valves


• Report Errors and lead touch point meetings with key stakeholders


• Maintain quality management systems (QMS) in compliance with ISO 9001 and other relevant standards

• Oversee all aspects of quality control (QC) and quality assurance (QA) processes, ensuring products meet or exceed customer expectations


• Analyze quality data, identify trends, and implement corrective and preventive actions to address quality issues and improve processes


• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineering, production, and supply chain, to resolve quality-related problems and drive continuous improvement initiatives


• Stay current with industry’s best practices, emerging trends, and regulatory changes

• Maintain calibration program for site, ensuring equipment is calibrated at required intervals


• Perform 2^nd Check of control valves and components as per AWC procedures and manufacturer specifications.


• Help analyze and report control valve issues and select optimal corrective actions.


• Interpret schematics for assembly, repair, and reassembly as required.


• Read and check drawings, job orders, customer requirements, tooling instructions, and standard charts to determine procedural specifications.


• Perform various other duties and activities assigned to you within physical constraints of the job

Skills you’ll need:

• Possess a minimum of 2+ years of experience in process valve testing, reconditioning, modification, and calibration.


• Proficiency in assembling and setting stops on quarter-turn actuators and valves


• Ability to calibrate electro-pneumatic instruments and positioners.

• Demonstrated history of understanding regulatory requirements (ASME, API, etc)


• Proficient in Microsoft  Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook and TEAMS)


• Attentive to detail, good planning and time management skills


• Ability to maintain records, and documents and compile and organize reports accurately


• Ability to read and interpret manufacturers' requirements and customer specifications


• Effectively listening and communicating tactfully, verbally and written


• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships internally and externally


• Must be able to lift, carry, push, and pull or otherwise move objects up to 49 pounds


• Work involves frequent periods of standing, walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching, twisting/turning, reaching, and bending at the waist

Here’s what will set you apart:

• Previous inspection experience in an industrial shop setting

• Strong attention to detail and precision to ensure optimal control valve performance.


• Exceptional problem-solving skills, enabling effective selection of corrective actions.


• Proficient in interpreting schematics, drawings, and procedural instructions.


• Clear and effective communication skills, both verbal and written.


• Collaborative team player with the flexibility to work in various settings.

The Rewards:

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)


• 401(K) Match


• Competitive Pay


• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance Package


• Employer Paid Life Insurance


• Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay


• Career Development Opportunities

About AWC

As employee-owners, we strive to do more than just complete tasks; we seek to develop fulfilling careers by pushing ourselves and questioning the status quo. We embrace innovative and creative methods to expand our expertise while providing genuine value to our customers and technology partners. We strategically partner with the world’s most-recognized brands to help engineering, reliability, and maintenance teams solve problems effectively. As experts in our partners’ technologies, we are well-equipped to properly size, select, configure, and support each. It is our goal to serve you with the best combination of caring experts and innovative solutions from our partners.

How We Win Together

We are committed to solving customer problems and are looking for team members that want to be a trusted resource to those looking for a partner who out-knows, out-cares, and out-serves everyone else. Every day, we strive to deliver on our mission to empower people to make the greatest positive impact for the communities and families we serve together. Our Winning Together culture starts with a shared commitment to building an environment of inclusiveness, trust, and mutual respect. We know that when people like you are safe to pursue your passions, to learn, to serve, and to share in the rewards from our combined efforts, then we are winning together.