Product Quality Engineer

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Malibu TN - LOUDON, TN 37774, Summary

The Quality Engineer supports day-to-day quality assurance and continuous improvement activities at the assigned MBI brand/plant location, ensuring products meet Malibu Boats' quality, performance, and safety standards. This role partners with Production, Engineering, and Supplier Quality to identify, contain, and eliminate defects; supports new product introduction; and drives structured problem solving to reduce scrap, rework, and warranty cost.

• Analyze quality data (scrap, rework, DPU, warranty) to identify top defect drivers and lead root cause problem solving (8D, 5-Why, A3, Fishbone).
• Develop and maintain Criteria for Acceptance documents, control plans, and inspection standards for assigned product lines/stations.
• Lead containment and corrective action activities for in-process and field quality issues, verifying effectiveness.

• Support and audit in-process inspection and layered process audits across assigned production areas.
• Partner with Supplier Quality on incoming material issues affecting the production line.
• Support material review board (MRB) and disposition of nonconforming material.

• Support new product/model launches by developing test and inspection methods, and participating in design and process reviews.
• Support APQP/PFMEA activities for new products and engineering changes as needed.

• Support the plant's COPQ reduction and continuous improvement priorities in partnership with the CI Site/Brand Lead.
• Maintain and report quality KPIs (FPY, DPU, scrap, rework hours) to plant and brand leadership.
• Participate in daily Gemba/tiered accountability meetings.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 2-5 years of experience in a quality or manufacturing engineering role
• working knowledge of root cause analysis tools, inspection methods, and quality documentation (control plans, CFAs, FMEAs)

• Experience in marine, automotive, RV, or other high-mix/custom manufacturing
• Six Sigma Green Belt or working knowledge of Lean/Six Sigma tools
• familiarity with ISO 9001 quality systems

• Accountability, dependability, adaptability, flexibility
• Attention to detail
• Analytical, data-driven problem solving
• Communication and cross-functional collaboration
• Willingness to learn
• Ethics, integrity, honesty

Balances team and individual responsibilities;
Exhibits objectivity and openness to others’ views;
Gives and welcomes feedback; contributes to building a positive team spirit;
Puts success of team above own interests;
Supports everyone’s efforts to succeed.

Measures self against standard of excellence.

Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness;
Applies feedback to improve performance;
Monitors own work to ensure quality.

Is consistently at work and on time.

Takes responsibility for own actions.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Continuous/C = 67-100%, Frequent/F = 33-66%, Occasional/O = 33%, None/N

Sits ___ hours

Stands ___ hours

Walks ___ hours

Drives ___ hours

Employee Lifts and/or Carries: type amount of weight in each area.

Maximum: 50 (lbs.) Frequently: 20 (lbs.) Occasionally: 35 (lbs.)

Employee uses Hands for repetitive activities:

Simple Grasping:
Right, Left,

Pushing/Pulling:
Right,…