New · posted Nov 3
Cardinal Health · Medical Devices
Senior Quality Assurance Technician - 2nd Shift
- La Vergne, TN
- On-site
- Full-time
- Senior & Principal
The role
What Quality Control contributes to Cardinal Health
Quality develops and implements quality policies, procedures, and processes to ensure products and services comply with regulatory standards and specifications.
Quality Control is responsible for the analysis or inspection of materials, components, products, or processes for compliance with specifications and standards.
What is expected of you and others at this level
- Applies knowledge and company policies to complete a variety of tasks
- Demonstrates a working knowledge of jobs outside area of responsibility
- maintains appropriate licenses, training, and certifications
- Works on assignments that are moderately difficult requiring judgment in resolving issues
- May assist in recommendation of processes on new assignments
- Adheres to all quality guidelines
- Works with limited supervision. Work occasionally involves review of output by work lead or supervisor
- May provide general guidance or technical assistance to less experienced team members.
Anticipated hourly range: $23.20 per hour - $30.19 per hour
Bonus eligible: No
Benefits: Cardinal Health offers a wide variety of benefits and programs to support health and well-being.
- Medical, dental and vision coverage
- Paid time off plan
- Health savings account (HSA)
- 401k savings plan
- Access to wages before pay day with myFlexPay
- Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
- Short- and long-term disability coverage
- Work-Life resources
- Paid parental leave
- Healthy lifestyle programs
Application window anticipated to close: 12/02/2026 *if interested in opportunity, please submit application as soon as possible.
The hourly range listed is an estimate. Pay at Cardinal Health is determined by multiple factors including, but not limited to, a candidate’s geographical location, relevant education, experience and skills and an evaluation of internal pay equity.
What you need
- High School Diploma or GED preferred
- 2-4 years related work experience and/or training preferred
What you'll do
- Perform visual and functional inspections of incoming, in-process, and finished products/components/packaging to ensure conformance to all specifications, drawings, and Quality standards.
- Make initial decisions on whether a process or product is in conformance.
- Audit and monitor quality requirements in accordance with the company Quality Assurance policies and Customer specifications.
- Document and report inspection findings and results and monitor corrective actions to inspection findings.
- Complete required Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), issue resolution, and task-specific training.
- Follow GMP including documentation practices and proper gowning techniques.
- Observes and guides sanitary practice compliance in the facility.
- Examine and interpret trends in data collected from production.
- Assist with enabling the organization to meet and exceed Customer expectations for Quality Assurance.
- Recommend measures for continuous improvement of production methods, equipment performance, and Quality.
- In partnership with plant operation’s management, assist with processes to drive on-going continuous improvement of customer satisfaction and compliance.
- Work with a wide variety of gauges, instruments, and inspection devices.
- Perform other miscellaneous duties as assigned by management.
Pay and benefits
$48,000 a year
Employer providedMedical, dental and vision coverage
Paid time off plan
401k savings plan
Health savings account (HSA)
Short- and long-term disability coverage
Paid parental leave
Where you'll work
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Cardinal Health supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day. Cardinal Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.
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Job intelligence
The context around this role
Live data · November 3, 2026
Salary intelligence
How the pay compares
This role's midpoint is 61% below the US median for Quality Assurance roles at this level.
This roleEmployer provided
Senior & Principal roles in the US319 roles publishing pay
| Annual base pay | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| This role | $48,000 | — | $48,000 |
| All US (middle half) | $103,500 | $123,000 | $142,500 |
This role: Cardinal Health's own published range. Comparisons: the base pay employers published on open Quality Assurance roles at the same level on Regulatory Jobs, November 3, 2026. Nothing is estimated.
Career trajectory
Where this role sits in Quality Assurance
The general path across 965 open Quality Assurance roles on Regulatory Jobs, with the titles they carry most. Not Cardinal Health's own promotion track.
Skills DNA
What this role leans on
How many of the posting's 40 duty, requirement and summary lines touch each area. The posting's emphasis, not a proficiency score.
- GMP and compliance9
- Collaboration and leadership5
- Documentation and SOPs3
- Lab testing and methods2
- Quality systems and risk2
Regulatory intelligence
The rules behind this role
Frameworks and standards this posting's work falls under, matched from its own words, each linked to the official source.
Company hiring pulse
Cardinal Health on Regulatory Jobs
- 39
- Open roles
- 32
- Distinct roles
- 22
- Locations
By discipline
- Quality34 87%
- Regulatory4 10%
- Clinical1 3%
By level
- Senior & Principal23 59%
- Associate & Specialist8 21%
- Manager5 13%
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Senior Quality Assurance Technician - 2nd Shift at Cardinal Health
Open until filled. $48K a year, employer provided.