Regional Quality Engineer

* Lead and support regional quality initiatives across multiple manufacturing facilities.

* Ensure compliance with quality standards including ISO 9001, customer-specific requirements, and internal quality procedures.

* Standardize quality processes, procedures, KPIs, and reporting across all facilities.

* Conduct internal audits and support external customer and certification audits.

* Drive corrective and preventive action processes (CAPA) to ensure sustainable improvements. Serve as a regional escalation point for customer quality concerns and major non-conformances.

* Lead root cause analysis for quality and process issues following an 8D or A3 approach along with proper escalation reporting ensuring a disciplined PDCA approach. Coordinate containment, corrective actions, and customer communication for quality issues.

* Apply basic APQP principles and be a key driver in developing internal launch processes within a 20-day lead time.

* Support new product launches, process validations, PPAP activities, and engineering changes.

* Develop family or process level FMEA's, Control Plans, and deploy SPC once process stability is reached. Utilize capability indices and MSA analysis if / where applicable.

* Update KPI's and systemic action plans.

* Support customer visits, audits, and quality reviews.

* Analyze quality performance metrics and identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.

* Partner with plant leadership to reduce scrap, rework, and customer complaints.

* Promote Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies throughout the organization. Key team member conducting value stream mapping, identifying waste, and implementing continual improvements.

* Partner with Supply Chain and Purchasing as needed to drive quality into our supply base.

* Mentor and support site Quality Technicians across all shifts and multiple sites to develop skill sets and deploy improvement strategy and action(s).

* Collaborate cross-functionally with Engineering, Production, Maintenance, and Operations teams.

* Provide leadership updates and quality performance summaries for executive management.

* Bachelor's degree in engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, or related field required.

* Minimum of 5-7 years of quality engineering experience within automotive manufacturing environments.

* Experience supporting multiple manufacturing facilities is strongly preferred.

* Strong knowledge of quality standards and core quality tools.

* Experience with customer-facing quality management and OEM/customer audits.

* Experience in high-volume manufacturing environments preferred.

* ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) certification preferred.

* Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification preferred.

* Experience in packaging, plastics, printing, thermoforming, or related manufacturing industries is a plus.

* Experience with multi-site operations and regional quality oversight preferred.

* APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, MSA, Control Plans, and 8D Problem Solving.

* Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma methodologies, Shainin experience is a plus.

* Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making skills.

* Advanced Microsoft Excel and reporting skills preferred.

* Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

* Ability to influence and lead cross-functional teams.

* Excellent organizational and project management skills.

* Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

* Strong customer service mindset and sense of urgency.

* Experience with ERP/MRP systems and quality management systems.

* Ability to travel frequently between manufacturing facilities (up to 50%).

* Ability to walk manufacturing floors and work in production environments.