Quality Control Technician Jobs in Nebraska
Quality Control Technician jobs in Nebraska are concentrated in food processing, manufacturing, and agricultural equipment production, with consistent demand at inspection, testing, and supervisory levels. Omaha, Lincoln, and Grand Island account for the largest share of openings, with established employers like Tyson Foods, Lincoln Industries, and Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing maintaining active quality control functions across the state. The most in-demand specialties are food safety compliance, precision manufacturing inspection, and ISO documentation. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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At Great Dane, we rely on makers and we’re calling on them to join our expanding team, the time has never been better to Embrace Your Great and work in an environment with the highest safety standards in the industry.
The position: Under the direction of the Plant Manager and Corporate Director of Quality, the Quality Manager owns the Quality system at the plant level and is responsible for effective execution and governance using Quality gates and KPI performance.
Responsibilities:WHAT YOU’LL DO
- Develop a comprehensive product quality management program (including both quality assurance and quality control) for Great Dane manufacturing location.
- Collaborate with Great Dane’s leadership team for planning, execution, and oversight of the product quality management program and continuous process improvement.
- Define, develop, and implement short-term and long-term strategies, goals, objectives, and tactics relating to quality management.
- Develop/maintain Quality key performance indicators (KPIs) including Quality Gates and analyze for opportunities to optimize performance.
- Use Lean Alert activities and processes to drive product quality improvements and respond to process, product, and service issues.
- Assists with the implementation of Lean Manufacturing goals and strategies for improving the operations and processes within the organization. Employs Lean methodologies and tools to accomplish business objectives.
- Develops and analyzes statistical data and product/process specifications to determine present standards and establish proposed quality and reliability expectancy of finished product.
- Formulates and maintains quality assurance objectives and aligns those objectives with production procedures in coordination with other managers to maximize product reliability and minimize costs (including quality failure cost, scrap).
- Directs team members engaged in inspection and testing activities to ensure continuous control over materials, facilities, and products.
- Plans, promotes, and organizes training activities related to product quality and reliability.
- Investigates and adjusts customer concerns regarding quality.
- Collaborate with Great Dane’s quality and engineering personnel to determine critical part features and review manufacturability of design. Make recommendations to modify customer part specifications and tolerances as necessary to support cost effective production.
- Provide quality engineering support to operations ensuring consistent application of quality techniques.
- Resolve quality issues of capability, tolerancing, and materials related issues.
- Resolve quality issues by identifying problems, examining solution options, implementing action plans, and providing resources.
- Effectively communicate and reinforce Great Dane’s commitment to quality improvement efforts.
- Coordinate pre-launch production trial run process monitoring.
- Perform duties in accordance with quality system requirements as the voice of Great Dane’s customers.
- Coordinate with Sales, Purchasing, Engineering, Production, and Maintenance to resolve customer complaints and concerns.
- Serve as a key member of the Plant Senior Leadership Team, supporting achievement of Safety, Quality, delivery and Cost targets for the GD manufacturing Plant.
- Other duties as assigned.
YOUR SKILLS AND ABILITIES (REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS)
Education: bachelor’s degree in mechanical or manufacturing Engineering. Other technical degrees accepted.- Experience: 3-5 years of related and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Skills:
- Quality Management System Experience – ISO, TS16949
- A minimum of 5 years’ experience in Continuous Improvement and/or Advanced Quality Systems leadership; a minimum of 2 years’ experience in manufacturing.
- ASQ CQE/CQM Certification
- Built in quality experience.
- KPI management
- Trailer manufacturing and assembly
- AQL, inspection, and testing
- Data capture and analysis; corrective and preventive actions
- Process control/statistical process control
- FMEA
- Control plans
- Gage R&R
- Design of experiments
- Stack up and critical dimensions.
- GD&T
- Design for manufacture and assembly
- Design verification and validation
- Finite element analysis
- Standard work and error proofing
- SMED
- TPM & OEE
- 6S & visual factory
- Value stream mapping
- Analytical thinking
- Data analysis and reporting
- Problem solving
- Change leadership
- Continuous improvement
- Lean certified
- Six Sigma Black Belt /MBB
- Advanced excel, macros, VB tools.
- ERP & JD Edward proficiency
- Travel: Travel as needed to assist with the HRIS system implementation and support needs for our location.
PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Physical demands: While performing duties of job, employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close and distance vision.
- Work environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually minimal to moderate.
With a history dating back to 1900, Great Dane has established itself as a transportation solutions leader of today – delivering innovative products and exceptional services that help our customers and employees succeed. We not only engineer durable and high-quality trailers and truck bodies; we foster relationships that last a lifetime.
Great Dane is a leading manufacturer of dry-freight vans, refrigerated trailers, and flatbeds with 10 manufacturing facilities and 20 service centers throughout the United States. With a legacy like ours comes a dedication to the hard-working individuals that make Great Dane what it is today. Our jobs are waiting to be filled by driven, challenge-focused & enthusiastic people like you.
- Competitive compensation
- Benefits, including but not limited to dental, vision, and medical with employer contributions
- Retirement programs, including a Pension Plan and 401(k) Plan with employer match
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Paid holidays and vacation
- And more!
Great Dane is an Equal Opportunity Employer
At Great Dane, we rely on makers and we’re calling on them to join our expanding team, the time has never been better to Embrace Your Great and work in an environment with the highest safety standards in the industry.
The position: Under the direction of the Plant Manager and Corporate Director of Quality, the Quality Manager owns the Quality system at the plant level and is responsible for effective execution and governance using Quality gates and KPI performance.
Responsibilities:WHAT YOU’LL DO
- Develop a comprehensive product quality management program (including both quality assurance and quality control) for Great Dane manufacturing location.
- Collaborate with Great Dane’s leadership team for planning, execution, and oversight of the product quality management program and continuous process improvement.
- Define, develop, and implement short-term and long-term strategies, goals, objectives, and tactics relating to quality management.
- Develop/maintain Quality key performance indicators (KPIs) including Quality Gates and analyze for opportunities to optimize performance.
- Use Lean Alert activities and processes to drive product quality improvements and respond to process, product, and service issues.
- Assists with the implementation of Lean Manufacturing goals and strategies for improving the operations and processes within the organization. Employs Lean methodologies and tools to accomplish business objectives.
- Develops and analyzes statistical data and product/process specifications to determine present standards and establish proposed quality and reliability expectancy of finished product.
- Formulates and maintains quality assurance objectives and aligns those objectives with production procedures in coordination with other managers to maximize product reliability and minimize costs (including quality failure cost, scrap).
- Directs team members engaged in inspection and testing activities to ensure continuous control over materials, facilities, and products.
- Plans, promotes, and organizes training activities related to product quality and reliability.
- Investigates and adjusts customer concerns regarding quality.
- Collaborate with Great Dane’s quality and engineering personnel to determine critical part features and review manufacturability of design. Make recommendations to modify customer part specifications and tolerances as necessary to support cost effective production.
- Provide quality engineering support to operations ensuring consistent application of quality techniques.
- Resolve quality issues of capability, tolerancing, and materials related issues.
- Resolve quality issues by identifying problems, examining solution options, implementing action plans, and providing resources.
- Effectively communicate and reinforce Great Dane’s commitment to quality improvement efforts.
- Coordinate pre-launch production trial run process monitoring.
- Perform duties in accordance with quality system requirements as the voice of Great Dane’s customers.
- Coordinate with Sales, Purchasing, Engineering, Production, and Maintenance to resolve customer complaints and concerns.
- Serve as a key member of the Plant Senior Leadership Team, supporting achievement of Safety, Quality, delivery and Cost targets for the GD manufacturing Plant.
- Other duties as assigned.
YOUR SKILLS AND ABILITIES (REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS)
Education: bachelor’s degree in mechanical or manufacturing Engineering. Other technical degrees accepted.- Experience: 3-5 years of related and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Skills:
- Quality Management System Experience – ISO, TS16949
- A minimum of 5 years’ experience in Continuous Improvement and/or Advanced Quality Systems leadership; a minimum of 2 years’ experience in manufacturing.
- ASQ CQE/CQM Certification
- Built in quality experience.
- KPI management
- Trailer manufacturing and assembly
- AQL, inspection, and testing
- Data capture and analysis; corrective and preventive actions
- Process control/statistical process control
- FMEA
- Control plans
- Gage R&R
- Design of experiments
- Stack up and critical dimensions.
- GD&T
- Design for manufacture and assembly
- Design verification and validation
- Finite element analysis
- Standard work and error proofing
- SMED
- TPM & OEE
- 6S & visual factory
- Value stream mapping
- Analytical thinking
- Data analysis and reporting
- Problem solving
- Change leadership
- Continuous improvement
- Lean certified
- Six Sigma Black Belt /MBB
- Advanced excel, macros, VB tools.
- ERP & JD Edward proficiency
- Travel: Travel as needed to assist with the HRIS system implementation and support needs for our location.
PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Physical demands: While performing duties of job, employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close and distance vision.
- Work environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually minimal to moderate.
With a history dating back to 1900, Great Dane has established itself as a transportation solutions leader of today – delivering innovative products and exceptional services that help our customers and employees succeed. We not only engineer durable and high-quality trailers and truck bodies; we foster relationships that last a lifetime.
Great Dane is a leading manufacturer of dry-freight vans, refrigerated trailers, and flatbeds with 10 manufacturing facilities and 20 service centers throughout the United States. With a legacy like ours comes a dedication to the hard-working individuals that make Great Dane what it is today. Our jobs are waiting to be filled by driven, challenge-focused & enthusiastic people like you.
- Competitive compensation
- Benefits, including but not limited to dental, vision, and medical with employer contributions
- Retirement programs, including a Pension Plan and 401(k) Plan with employer match
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Paid holidays and vacation
- And more!
Great Dane is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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Top Industries Hiring
- Manufacturing
- Technology & Software
- Construction & Real Estate
What Nebraska Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in quality control technician jobs across Nebraska.
- High school diploma or associate degree in a technical or science-related field
- Experience with inspection tools such as calipers, micrometers, and gauges
- Familiarity with ISO 9001 quality management systems and documentation standards
- Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices, especially for food or pharmaceutical environments
- Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, blueprints, and specifications
- Proficiency with statistical process control methods and quality data reporting
Quality Control Technician Jobs in Nebraska: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a quality control technician in Nebraska?
Nebraska does not require a state-issued license specifically for quality control technicians, so entry typically starts with a high school diploma or an associate degree in manufacturing technology, chemistry, or a related field from a community college like Southeast Community College or Central Community College. Employers in food processing and manufacturing strongly favor candidates who have completed ASQ Certified Quality Inspector training or hold a HACCP certification, both of which are available through accredited providers in the state.
Which companies hire quality control technicians in Nebraska?
Companies currently hiring quality control technicians in Nebraska include CSG, Enterprise Precast Concrete, and Merck, per current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Nebraska's food processing and precision manufacturing sectors generate the most consistent demand, with large production facilities in Omaha and the Platte River corridor driving a steady pipeline of quality control openings.
Which Nebraska cities have the most quality control technician jobs?
Omaha, Lincoln, and Valley have the most quality control technician openings in Nebraska. Omaha leads because of its concentration of food manufacturing, logistics, and industrial production facilities, while Lincoln's mix of aerospace suppliers and pharmaceutical manufacturers sustains strong demand, and Grand Island's role as a regional meatpacking and agricultural processing hub keeps openings active year-round.
Are there remote quality control technician jobs in Nebraska?
Yes, but they're rare. Quality control technician work is inherently hands-on, involving physical inspection of materials, equipment, and processes that cannot be performed off-site. About 29% of quality control technician openings tied to Nebraska are remote or hybrid as of September 2026, and those positions are almost exclusively in documentation review, supplier auditing, or quality systems administration rather than floor-level inspection work.
How can I get hired as a quality control technician in Nebraska with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is applying for production associate or line inspector roles at large Nebraska food and manufacturing facilities, where employers like Tyson Foods and JBS USA routinely hire candidates without prior quality experience and provide on-the-job training aligned with HACCP and GMP standards. Community colleges such as Metropolitan Community College in Omaha offer short-term manufacturing quality certificates that give entry-level candidates a measurable edge, and lateral moves from production operator or warehouse roles into quality inspection are common at mid-size Nebraska manufacturers.
Where can I find and apply to quality control technician jobs in Nebraska?
You can find and apply to quality control technician jobs in Nebraska on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings across the state. Search the available roles, find the ones that match your background and location, and apply directly to the positions that fit.
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