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New · posted Nov 11

The Cretex Companies · Medical Devices

Quality Engineering Technician - Cardio

  • Coon Rapids, MN
  • On-site
  • Full-time
  • Associate & Specialist
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EmploymentFull-time
DeadlineCloses Nov 10, 2027

The role

Quality Engineering Technician Position Summary

The Quality Engineering Technician assists Quality Engineers in providing quality assurance support for manufacturing, improving quality related practices and procedures, problem solving, and providing technical guidance and measurement methodologies.

What you need

Quality Technician Requirements

  • Associate degree in Engineering or equivalent experience
  • Knowledge of quality systems, regulatory requirements, and industry standards
  • Intermediate blueprint reading, GD&T and SPC knowledge
  • Ability to operate a variety of inspection equipment
  • Design software- Minitab
  • Ability to cross train in other areas of production when required
  • Microsoft Office proficiency (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher)
  • Clear and effective verbal and written communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organizational skills
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment
  • Ability to prioritize and multitask

What you'll do

Quality Technician Duties and Responsibilities

  • Partner in the development of the APQP process and project management
  • Assist in the development of PFMEA
  • Support the development and implementation of control plans
  • Assist in the development and implementation of Gage R&R and capability studies
  • Support the implementation of IQ, OQ, PQ documentation
  • Assist in the development, implementation, and maintenance of inspection methods for first article, receiving, in-process, and final inspection
  • Design inspection fixturing and gaging
  • Assist the investigation, root cause analysis, and corrective action activities to support the CAPA and Customer Complaint systems
  • Perform routine inspection activities on the floor
  • Support and comply with the company Quality System, ISO, and medical device requirements
  • Read, understand, and follow work instructions and standard work
  • Partner with other business segments:  sales/marketing, customer service, engineering, quality, and finance
  • Understand customer needs and the core business markets we serve
  • Ensure business systems are implemented, maintained, and functioning properly
  • Participate in required company meetings
  • Maintain an organized work area (5S)
  • Participate in the Operational Excellence Program
  • Complete all other work duties as assigned
  • Ability to work in a manufacturing environment

Pay and benefits

$48,006 – $69,597 a year

Employer provided

$23.08 – $33.46 an hour · yearly at 2,080 hours (40 a week)

How this compares

USD $23.08 - USD $33.46 /Hr.

rms Company Benefits

  • Onsite Clinic

  • Paid Parental Leave

  • Monthly Social Events

  • Annual Employee Appreciation Week

  • Volunteer Opportunities

  • Training and Development Opportunities

  • Tuition Reimbursement

  • Wellness Program

As a Cretex Medical company, rms offers a full benefit package to its employees. Benefits include medical, dental, vision and life insurance options. rms also offers a 401(k) retirement plan with employer match, profit sharing, short- term and long-term disability insurance, paid time off, holiday pay, and an onsite medical clinic.

rms Company also offers company specific benefits, such as:

Cretex Companies use cutting oils, solvents, and other chemicals in the manufacturing process. Testing is conducted on a periodic basis to ensure that all chemicals are kept well below the OSHA permissible exposure levels.

All Employees:

Our 401k retirement savings plan with a company match contribution; onsite health clinics, discretionary holiday bonus program (based on years of service), Cretex University, 24/7 employee assistance program with access to five confidential visits with a licensed counselor at no cost, wellness program with incentives, an employee death benefit, and employee sick and safe leave are available to all Cretex employees.

20+hours:

Cretex’s medical benefit package includes: comprehensive medical insurance with access to virtual providers; dental insurance (Little Partners Dental benefit covers services 100 percent for children 12 and younger when seen by a Health Partners in network provider); vision insurance; a pre-tax health savings account, healthcare and dependent care pre-tax reimbursement accounts; paid holidays, paid time off; and our discretionary profit sharing program are available to employees working 20+ hours/week.

30+ hours:

Parental Leave, accident and critical illness benefits, optional employee, spouse, and child life; short and long term disability; company provided life insurance; and tuition assistance programs are available to employees working 30+ hours per week.

(Some benefits are subject to eligibility criteria.)

Applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, veteran status, marital status, family status, status with regard to public assistance, or any other protected status as required by law. 

Where you'll work

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From the posting

About Cretex

About rms Company

rms Company provides contract manufacturing of high-quality, tight-tolerance medical implants, components and sub-assemblies using cutting-edge technology. rms is part of the Cretex Medical family of companies. Learn more at www.rmsmachining.com and www.cretexmedical.com.

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Job intelligence

The context around this role

Live data · November 11, 2026

Salary intelligence

How the pay compares

This role's midpoint is 30% below the US median for Quality Engineering roles at this level.

This roleEmployer provided

$48,006 to $69,597 a year

Associate & Specialist roles in Minnesota9 roles publishing pay

Middle half $52,000 to $64,000, median $59,000

Associate & Specialist roles in the US48 roles publishing pay

Middle half $73,000 to $99,000, median $84,000
Annual base pay
Annual base payLowMedianHigh
This role$48,006—$69,597
Minnesota$52,000$59,000$64,000
All US$73,000$84,000$99,000

This role: The Cretex Companies's own published range, converted to a year at 2,080 hours. Comparisons: the base pay employers published on open Quality Engineering roles at the same level on Regulatory Jobs, November 11, 2026. Nothing is estimated.

Career trajectory

Where this role sits in Quality Engineering

The general path across 218 open Quality Engineering roles on Regulatory Jobs, with the titles they carry most. Not Cretex's own promotion track.

  1. This role

    Associate & Specialist

    Often: Quality Engineer · Associate Quality Engineer

    $84K median68 open
  2. Next step

    Senior & Principal

    Often: Quality Engineer · Senior Quality Engineer

    $124K median139 open
  3. Later

    Manager

    Often: Quality Engineering Manager · Senior Manager, Quality Engineering

    $180K median10 open
  4. Later

    Director

    Often: Associate Director, Quality Medical Device Engineer

Skills DNA

What this role leans on

How many of the posting's 32 duty, requirement and summary lines touch each area. The posting's emphasis, not a proficiency score.

GMP and compliance: 4 linesLab testing and methods: 2 linesDocumentation and SOPs: 2 linesInvestigations and CAPA: 1 lineValidation and qualification: 1 lineQuality systems and risk: 2 linesData and digital systems: 2 linesCollaboration and leadership: 4 linesGMPLab testingDocumentationInvestigationsValidationQuality systemsData systemsTeamwork
  • GMP and compliance4
  • Collaboration and leadership4
  • Lab testing and methods2
  • Documentation and SOPs2
  • Quality systems and risk2
  • Data and digital systems2
  • Investigations and CAPA1
  • Validation and qualification1

Regulatory intelligence

The rules, regulations and standards behind this role

The regulations, guidance and standards that govern Quality Engineering work in medical devices, each linked to the agency or standards body that publishes it.

Company hiring pulse

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By discipline

  • Quality30 100%

By level

  • Associate & Specialist21 70%
  • Senior & Principal6 20%
  • Manager3 10%
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