Quality Assurance Technician

Quality Assurance Technician | DEMA Engineering Co. DEMA Engineering Co. is seeking a detail-oriented and driven Quality Assurance Technician to join our Quality team at our world headquarters located in Kirkwood, MO. This role plays a key part in ensuring our products consistently meet company, customer, and regulatory quality standards in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. If you take pride in accuracy, problem-solving, and improving processes-and you value honesty, respect, hard work, and teamwork, we want to hear from you. About the Role The Quality Assurance Technician performs a mix of inspection, testing, auditing, and documentation activities across incoming materials, in-process production, and finished goods. This position helps ensure compliance with internal quality systems while supporting continuous improvement initiatives across the organization. You will work closely with production, engineering, and leadership teams to identify issues, prevent defects, and improve product consistency and process efficiency. Key Responsibilities Conduct manual and automated inspections, tests, and measurements of materials and products Perform incoming, in-process, first article, and final inspections Use precision measurement tools, including CMM, vision systems, and hand gages Interpret blueprints, specifications, and technical documentation Record inspection data and ensure compliance with acceptance/rejection criteria Identify and communicate quality concerns to production and engineering teams Support audits, process checks, and document control activities Assist with non-conformance disposition and corrective actions Help maintain and update work instructions, inspection forms, and controlled documents Participate in quality improvement and lean manufacturing initiative