Quality Assurance Technician - 1st Shift

Maximize your potential. Minimize your footprint.

Nortek Data Center Cooling is a Madison Industries company.  Madison Industries is one of the largest and most successful privately held companies in the world and has a robust portfolio of indoor air quality solutions. Madison builds entrepreneurially driven, branded market leaders that are committed to making the world safer, healthier and more productive by creating innovative solutions that deliver outstanding customer value.

At Nortek Data Center Cooling, we’re shaping the future by Creating a Better Tomorrow Every Day!  We are a premier HVAC company offering energy efficient and sustainable products and solutions that exceed customer expectations through our employees’ commitment to quality, customer experience and operational excellence.

Nortek Data Center Cooling. is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a qualified individual with a disability or any other characteristic protected by law.

Nortek Air Management and its divisions offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package. Our benefits package includes Health, Dental, Vision, Life, STD, LTD, FSA, HAS and 401(k) Plan with company contributions. To apply, please visit our career site at www.nortekair.com/careers.

Other Benefits:
*Making NexGen Products - Cooling the World’s Ever Expanding Data Centers 
*Airconditioned work environment

*Benefits start day one 
*401K match 
*First year, 4 weeks’ vacation (accrued)

Quality Assurance Technician (1st Shift)

Cooling the Cloud. Protecting the Planet

Nortek Data Center Cooling is a part of Madison Air, one of the world’s leading privately held companies. Madison Air combines the nimble responsiveness of a startup with the sophistication and scale of an $11B enterprise. Madison Air is a leader in indoor air quality with a portfolio of 20+ companies and manufacturing brands that help customers move air to powerful new places.

Nortek Data Center Cooling is a leading provider of cooling solutions for data centers, a rapidly expanding market driven by the rise of AI. We serve some of the largest and most innovative companies in the world – delivering superior results, reduced operational costs and sustainable solutions that meet the growing demands of AI, IoT, Edge Computing and more.

Job Summary

The person in this role will monitor and facilitate quality inspection activities for in–process parts, sub-assemblies, and Final Assembly Unit completion.  Use quality tools and practices to verify and ensure Quality requirements for both internal and external manufactured parts and assemblies have been met.  Investigate unit quality related issues and concerns related to product and processes.  Retrieve, scan, image, organize and maintain documents, such as inspection records, drawings, specifications, approvals and related items. Data entry where required. Assist with other related duties as needed and assigned by manager. 

Job Responsibilities:

• In-Process Inspections 

• Verify in-process parts/sub-assemblies/Final Assembly Unit(s) match drawings/specification packet(s). 

• Review in-process inspection documents for correctness and completeness. 

• Generate NCM (Non-Conforming Material) reports as needed. 

• Identify product status as needed to prevent use/shipment of Non-Conforming product. 

• Capture pictures where required, upload, name and maintain process. 

• Distribute paperwork/documents where needed. 

• Scanning and Data Entry. 

• Scan inspection forms into designated files. 

• Input inspection results into data base as needed. 

• Must be able to wear protective gear and equipment. 

• Actively supports and synthesizes Nortek’s Core Beliefs: Live Safe, One Team, Own It, Ignite Change, Legacy Now 

• Maintains an attitude which consistently represents the organizational culture, including: the mission, vision and core attributes. 

• Other Ad hoc duties as assigned by manager.  

• Supports “Lean Business Enterprise” initiatives for continuous process improvement and waste elimination. 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• General Computer skills. (Name and Save files, upload pictures, locate and retrieve documents) 

• Microsoft Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Outlook) 

• Dependable 

• Good Communication Skills - Written and Verbal 

• Highly Motivated 

• Work Independently and Part of a Team 

• Deadline Driven 

• Able to Plan, Organize, and Prioritize Tasks 

• Ability to maintain Confidentiality 

• Problem Assessment and Problem Solving 

• Adaptability 

• Information Gathering and Monitoring 

• Attention to Detail and Accuracy 

Job Qualifications 

Required: 

• High school diploma or equivalent, required.  Completion of some secondary/trade school technical and/or bachelor’s degree is preferred.  

• Four plus years manufacturing industry experience, and at least 2 years in Quality capacity required. 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• General Computer Skills (Name and Save Files, upload pictures, share files, locate, and retrieve documents)

• Microsoft Office (Word/Excel/Power Point/Outlook)

• Dependable

• Good Communication Skills

• Highly Motivated

• Work independently and as part of a team

Nortek Data Center Cooling. is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a qualified individual with a disability or any other characteristic protected by law.

Nortek Air Management and its divisions offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package. Our benefits package includes Health, Dental, Vision, Life, STD, LTD, FSA, HAS and 401(k) Plan with company contributions. To apply, please visit our career site at www.nortekair.com/careers.