How to hire an auditor/quality

How to hire an auditor/quality, step by step

Here's a step-by-step auditor/quality hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write an auditor/quality job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new auditor/quality
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you start hiring an auditor/quality, identify what type of worker you actually need. Certain positions might call for a full-time employee, while others can be done by a part-time worker or contractor.

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   Hiring the perfect auditor/quality also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

   This list presents auditor/quality salaries for various positions.

   Type of Auditor/Quality	Description	Hourly rate
   Auditor/Quality	Accountants and auditors prepare and examine financial records. They ensure that financial records are accurate and that taxes are paid properly and on time... Show more	$11-24
   Quality Assurance Coordinator	As the quality assurance (QA) coordinator, it is your responsibility to ensure that a company's quality assurance standards and procedures are met. You will perform various QA-related tasks, which include tracking and reporting all activities, procedures, and processes, developing auditing tools to improve the internal auditing process, and conducting regular reviews and inspections to ensure employee adherence to safety and quality standards... Show more	$18-39
   Quality Assurance Technician	Quality assurance is an essential part of a company that offers products and services. It is critical that the company's output remains consistent and up to par with community standards... Show more	$12-28

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Excellent Interpersonal
   • Excellent Organizational
   • Audit Findings
   • Customer Service
   • Audit Results
   • Medicaid
   • Quality Standards
   • Calipers
   • ISO
   • Quality Procedures
   • Appeals
   • PowerPoint
   • Continuous Improvement
   • Management System

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   Responsibilities:

   • Lead cross functional project team to build user-friendly windows base customer support applications which interface with the OmniPlan/OmniPlus mainframe application.
   • Identify patterns of repetitive QMs and report to management.
   • Attend Nordstrom department meetings.use RF device gun to scan merchandise, read retail report sheets.
   • Complete GMP compliance audits in accordance with standards define in internal and external audit procedures and requirements.
   • Complete and maintain accurate records of all quality assurance programs establish by the company and require by the FDA.
   • Maintain equipment calibrations and troubleshoot laboratory equipment.

   More auditor/quality duties

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your auditor/quality job description helps attract top candidates to the position. An auditor/quality salary can be affected by several factors, such as geography, experience, seniority, certifications, and the prestige of the hiring company.

   For example, the average salary for an auditor/quality in Maine may be lower than in New Jersey, and an entry-level auditor/quality usually earns less than a senior-level auditor/quality. Additionally, an auditor/quality with certifications may command a higher salary, and working for a well-known company or start-up may also impact an employee's pay.

   Average auditor/quality salary

   $35,312yearly

   $16.98 hourly rate

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   Entry-level auditor/quality salary

   $24,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 16, 2026

   Average auditor/quality salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	Connecticut	$43,049	$21
   2	California	$42,288	$20
   3	Virginia	$39,714	$19
   4	Pennsylvania	$38,528	$19
   5	Colorado	$37,204	$18
   6	Texas	$35,600	$17
   7	Georgia	$35,363	$17
   8	Wisconsin	$34,265	$16
   9	Illinois	$33,579	$16
   10	North Carolina	$33,244	$16
   11	Michigan	$32,792	$16
   12	Kansas	$32,524	$16
   13	Indiana	$32,366	$16
   14	Ohio	$30,822	$15
   15	Tennessee	$30,338	$15
   16	Utah	$29,054	$14
   17	Idaho	$28,384	$14
   18	South Carolina	$28,341	$14

   Average auditor/quality salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Meta	$127,886	$61.48	80
   2	Micron Technology	$96,249	$46.27	19
   3	Intuitive Surgical	$85,665	$41.19	6
   4	Jacobs Engineering Group	$74,967	$36.04
   5	Cook Children's Medical Center	$59,869	$28.78	8
   6	Elanco	$59,830	$28.76	6
   7	AMETEK	$57,049	$27.43	20
   8	Sai Systems	$56,406	$27.12
   9	Oceaneering	$54,597	$26.25	6
   10	Energy Northwest	$53,068	$25.51
   11	Johnson Controls	$51,473	$24.75	15
   12	Erlanger Health System	$51,173	$24.60
   13	Stanford University	$49,061	$23.59
   14	Waupaca Foundry	$48,984	$23.55
   15	Marvin and	$48,892	$23.51	7
   16	GLOBAL BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED	$46,323	$22.27
   17	Goosehead Insurance	$46,314	$22.27	2
   18	Alpha Consulting	$45,546	$21.90
   19	Experis US Inc	$45,388	$21.82
   20	Steris	$43,229	$20.78	29

4. Writing an auditor/quality job description

   An auditor/quality job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. Below, you can find an example of an auditor/quality job description:

   Auditor/quality job description example

   • $2/hr. EXTRA Weekly Attendance Bonus PLUS $300 Quarterly for Perfect Attendance!
   • On the job training provided!
   • Opportunities for advancement and promotion!

   · Provide leadership on quality matters in the plant and examine work for accuracy, neatness, and conformance to prescribed standards

   · Audit and inspect product and processes to ensure quality

   · Ensure suspect product is segregated, identified, and dispositioned per process

   · Conduct and assist others in investigations to determine causes of quality defects

   · Suggest and implement cost-saving ideas

   · Analyze and resolve work problems or assist co-workers in solving work problems

   · Cultivate a team environment focused on continuous improvement efforts

   · Interact with the associates while conducting visual, dimensional, and process audits

   · Provide recommendations to Quality Assurance to clearly communicate quality criteria through boundary samples or work instructions

   · Review story bins for consistency of information

   · Training other team members in required duties

   Job Type: Full-time

   Company DescriptionTechniplas is a leading global design and manufacturing provider of engineered products and services that are helping to shape the future of mobility. Our 2,000 associates, around the world, are passionate about making the connected world. By continuously expanding the reach of our data enabled cognitive technologies into everything we do, we deliver personalized, performance-enhanced and sustainable mobility. For more information, please visit www.techniplas.com.
   
   Everything we do is based on the quality and dedication of the Techniplas team, and our team members are our biggest asset. We will continue to attract, retain, and energize the best and the brightest and invest in deepening their capabilities.
   
   Techniplas provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Techniplas complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.

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5. Post your job

   To find auditors/quality for your business, try out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important talent pools for any company is its current employees.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and your current work to ask if they know any auditors/quality they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit entry-level auditors/quality with the right educational background.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter have more than 3.5 billion users, and they're a great place for company branding and reaching potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your auditor/quality job on Zippia to find and recruit auditor/quality candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites such as efinancialcareers, financialjobsweb.com, careerbank, financial job bank.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   To successfully recruit auditors/quality, your first interview needs to engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. You can go into more detail about the company, the role, and the responsibilities during follow-up interviews.

   Remember to include a few questions that allow candidates to expand on their strengths in their own words. Asking about their unique skills might reveal things you'd miss otherwise. At this point, good candidates can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new auditor/quality

   Once you've decided on a perfect auditor/quality candidate, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, it should include benefits and perks available to the employee. Qualified candidates may be considered for other positions, so make sure your offer is competitive. Candidates may wish to negotiate. Once you've settled on the details, formalize your agreement with a contract.

   It's equally important to follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   Once that's done, you can draft an onboarding schedule for the new auditor/quality. Human Resources should complete Employee Action Forms and ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc. They should also ensure that new employee files are created for internal recordkeeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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