Quality Engineer

Job Title:

Quality Engineer

Job Description

This Quality Engineer role serves as the primary quality representative for a newly established U.S. manufacturing facility, leading the development and implementation of plant-wide quality standards and procedures. The position focuses on driving robust quality systems, resolving customer issues, and partnering closely with production and engineering teams to improve product quality, reduce scrap, and enhance process capability.

This role offers a clear pathway for career growth, with the opportunity to advance into a quality management or director-level position within a few years based on performance and contribution.

Responsibilities

+ Serve as the primary quality representative for the manufacturing facility and champion plant-wide quality standards and procedures.

+ Act as the main point of contact for customer quality concerns, ensuring timely investigation, communication, and resolution of issues.

+ Lead root cause analysis and corrective action activities related to customer complaints, internal nonconformances, and supplier quality issues.

+ Establish, monitor, and report key quality metrics, and drive continuous improvement initiatives based on data and trends.

+ Develop, maintain, and improve quality documentation, including control plans, inspection procedures, work instructions, and standard operating procedures.

+ Partner with production and engineering teams to improve product quality, reduce scrap, and increase process capability.

+ Support PFMEA, Process Flow Diagram, Control Plan development, and new process development activities.

+ Conduct process and quality system audits to ensure compliance with customer requirements and applicable quality standards.

+ Manage calibration programs, gauge control activities, and measurement system analysis (MSA) to ensure accuracy and reliability of measurement systems.

+ Collaborate with suppliers and global quality teams to ensure consistent quality standards and practices across operations.

+ Use tools such as Root Cause Analysis, 5 Why, Fishbone (Ishikawa), SPC, and MSA to solve problems and strengthen processes.

+ Prepare and support quality planning documentation, including PPAP submissions and related customer-required documentation.

+ Interpret engineering drawings and apply GD&T principles to ensure product and process conformance.

Essential Skills

+ Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field.

+ 1-3 years of experience in a manufacturing quality engineering role.

+ Basic understanding of quality management systems such as ISO 9001 and/or IATF.

+ Familiarity with Root Cause Analysis, 5 Why, Fishbone (Ishikawa), Control Plans, PFMEA, SPC, and MSA.

+ Experience supporting quality documentation and quality planning activities, including Control Plans and PPAP documentation.

+ Ability to interpret engineering drawings, with exposure to GD&T concepts.

+ Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, for data analysis and reporting.

+ Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret quality data and drive fact-based decisions.

+ Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities.

+ Effective written and verbal communication skills for interacting with customers, suppliers, and cross-functional teams.

+ Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a team environment.

+ Experience in automotive, industrial, or high-volume manufacturing environments.

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Experience with Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives.

+ Experience using Statistical Process Control (SPC) to monitor and improve manufacturing processes.

+ Demonstrated experience conducting root cause analysis and implementing corrective actions.

+ Experience using quality data analysis software such as Minitab.

Additional

Skills & Qualifications

+ Prior experience supporting PPAP documentation and customer-facing quality planning activities is preferred.

+ Hands-on experience interpreting complex engineering drawings and applying GD&T is preferred.

+ Exposure to high-volume or automotive-related manufacturing processes is highly beneficial.

+ Demonstrated ability to drive continuous improvement projects using Lean tools and methods.

+ Interest in growing into a leadership role, with potential advancement into quality manager or director responsibilities within 3-4 years based on performance.

+ Comfort working in a fast-paced, evolving manufacturing environment where quality systems are being built and refined.

Work Environment

This role is fully onsite in a manufacturing facility, with standard hours of approximately 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and an expected workweek of around 45 hours. You will work closely with production, engineering, and global quality teams in a hands-on environment focused on high-volume manufacturing and continuous improvement. The facility operates with structured quality systems and uses tools such…