How to hire a senior quality assurance technician

How to hire a senior quality assurance technician, step by step

Here's a step-by-step senior quality assurance technician hiring guide:

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

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   First, determine the employments status of the senior quality assurance technician you need to hire. Certain senior quality assurance technician roles might require a full-time employee, whereas others can be done by part-time workers or contractors.

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   A senior quality assurance technician's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, senior quality assurance technicians from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   Here's a comparison of senior quality assurance technician salaries for various roles:

   Type of Senior Quality Assurance Technician	Description	Hourly rate
   Senior Quality Assurance Technician	Industrial engineering technicians help industrial engineers implement designs to use personnel, materials, and machines effectively in factories, stores, healthcare organizations, repair shops, and offices. They prepare machinery and equipment layouts, plan workflows, conduct statistical production studies, and analyze production costs.	$22-48
   Quality Engineer	A quality engineer's responsibilities include ensuring that the manufacturing processes are efficient and accurate, documenting findings that would raise concerns, conducting quality tests while observing parameters, and implementing changes as necessary to meet the highest quality standards. Quality engineers need to have excellent problem-solving and observation skills to detect any irregularities and possible malfunctions... Show more	$29-49
   Quality Control	As the name entails, the job of a quality control inspector is to inspect, maintain, and improve the quality and standard of products. They are responsible for ensuring the company's reputation is not damaged due to defective products or inferior manufacturing processes... Show more	$11-21

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Corrective Action
   • GMP
   • ISO
   • Product Quality
   • Quality Standards
   • Lab Equipment
   • Quality Audits
   • Management System
   • Food Safety
   • FDA
   • R
   • Test Procedures
   • Test Results
   • Internal Audit

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   Responsibilities:

   • Lead test planning and defect mitigation process for back office functionality using JIRA and HPQC as issue tracking and testing tools.
   • Conduct daily GMP audits and ensure proper GMP's are follow.
   • Conduct GMP training as needed for new employees and refresher training.
   • Inspect quality of finish products from packaging to assembly, to ensure conformity to FDA standards.
   • Ensure critical control points, FDA rules and regulations, and general quality guidelines are maintained throughout production.
   • Maintain repair/calibration of all test and measurement equipment per ISO quality requirements.

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3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your senior quality assurance technician job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. A senior quality assurance technician salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, senior quality assurance technicians' average salary in arkansas is 44% less than in maryland.
   • Seniority. Entry-level senior quality assurance technicians earn 53% less than senior-level senior quality assurance technicians.
   • Certifications. A senior quality assurance technician with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in a senior quality assurance technician's salary.

   Average senior quality assurance technician salary

   $69,499yearly

   $33.41 hourly rate

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   Entry-level senior quality assurance technician salary

   $47,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 19, 2026

   Average senior quality assurance technician salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	California	$109,763	$53
   2	Maryland	$104,444	$50
   3	Texas	$90,698	$44
   4	Michigan	$83,949	$40
   5	Ohio	$74,638	$36
   6	Nevada	$74,489	$36
   7	North Carolina	$74,228	$36
   8	New York	$74,037	$36
   9	Utah	$72,649	$35
   10	Oregon	$71,886	$35
   11	Indiana	$65,623	$32

   Average senior quality assurance technician salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Eli Lilly and Company	$109,622	$52.70	57
   2	Abbott	$99,209	$47.70	74
   3	Fiserv	$94,924	$45.64	9
   4	Thermo Fisher Scientific	$86,796	$41.73	88
   5	Core Consulting	$85,652	$41.18
   6	Smithfield Foods	$82,774	$39.80	18
   7	Catalent Pharma Solutions	$80,713	$38.80	31
   8	Firefly Aerospace	$80,158	$38.54	10
   9	Wsp USA Buildings Inc.	$76,302	$36.68	34
   10	Viking	$75,941	$36.51	1
   11	Carrier	$74,857	$35.99	3
   12	Advantage Solutions	$71,210	$34.24
   13	Lilly & Company	$71,113	$34.19	43
   14	BIX Produce	$69,242	$33.29
   15	Lockheed Martin	$67,267	$32.34	234
   16	Daymon Worldwide	$60,680	$29.17

4. Writing a senior quality assurance technician job description

   A job description for a senior quality assurance technician role includes a summary of the job's main responsibilities, required skills, and preferred background experience. Including a salary range can also go a long way in attracting more candidates to apply, and showing the first name of the hiring manager can also make applicants more comfortable. As an example, here's a senior quality assurance technician job description:

   Senior quality assurance technician job description example

   What You Will Do

   • Demonstrates strong leadership qualities, is a role model for the QA team and exceeds Peet's key performance standards by adhering to Peet's employee guidelines.

   • Coordinates the work of the QA department often with other departments to meet customer requirements.
   • Supervises team of department QA/QC techs in the QA Manager's absence and ensures the QA team meets or exceeds Peet's Quality, Safety and Food Safety standards. Informs QA Manager of employee performance opportunities or any other topics that require attention (ie. software, equipment, process improvement).
   • Attends daily shift meetings and all weekly meetings that require QA representation such as, but not limited to, daily huddles, inventory and material holds
   • Helps develop and ensure a pleasant and productive work environment.
   • Ensures department tasks are done accurately and in a safe, timely fashion.
   • Assists in on-boarding new, temporary, or seasonal employees.
   • Monitors lab supply levels and reports to QA Manager.
   • Oversees departmental housekeeping efforts to ensure compliance with internal as well as AIB food safety standards.
   • Ensures safety and sanitation standards are met through compliance with plant Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).
   • Supports and demonstrates innovative behaviors by providing and identifying opportunities to improve that drives continuous improvement ideas that helps increase efficiency in day-to-day activities
   • Makes a proactive contribution in dept/plant intentions and projects

   Who You Are

   • Mastery of departmental operations, procedures, and policies.
   • Ability to influence change within the team in attempts to develop people and efficiency in overall operation.
   • Attention to detail and the ability to enforce/uphold standards.
   • Excellent communication skills and a demonstrated history of consistently good performance at Peet's.
   • Ability to work with computers for accurate word processing, data entry, and basic spreadsheets.
   • Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, make recommendations, and draw conclusions.
   • Orientation towards teamwork and an ability to lead and supervise a group of people.
   • Forklift certifiable and ability to follow strict safety guidelines.
   • PCQI and HACCP Certification is desired

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5. Post your job

   To find the right senior quality assurance technician for your business, consider trying out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important sources of talent for any company is its existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and current employees and ask if they know or have worked with senior quality assurance technicians they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit senior quality assurance technicians who meet your education requirements.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter now have more than 3.5 billion users, and you can use social media to reach potential job candidates.

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   • Post your senior quality assurance technician job on Zippia to find and recruit senior quality assurance technician candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Recruiting senior quality assurance technicians requires you to bring your A-game to the interview process. The first interview should introduce the company and the role to the candidate as much as they present their background experience and reasons for applying for the job. During later interviews, you can go into more detail about the technical details of the job and ask behavioral questions to gauge how they'd fit into your current company culture.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match your ideal candidate profile. If you think a candidate is good enough for the next step, you 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 senior quality assurance technician

   Once you have selected a candidate for the senior quality assurance technician position, it is time to create an offer letter. In addition to salary, the offer letter should include details about benefits and perks that are available to the employee. Ensuring your offer is competitive is vital, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and it is important to be open to discussion and reach a mutually beneficial agreement. After the offer has been accepted, it is a good idea to formalize the agreement with a contract.

   It's also good etiquette to follow up with applicants who don't get the job by sending them an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   Once that's done, you can draft an onboarding schedule for the new senior quality assurance technician. 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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