Quality Engineer

LHH Recruitment Solutions has partnered with a growing organization, and they are seeking a motivated Quality Engineer – Automotive / Steel Manufacturing to join their team. This is an opportunity to step into a highly visible role where your expertise directly protects both the customer experience and the integrity of the production process. If you’re motivated by problem-solving, cross-functional collaboration, and continuous improvement, this role is designed for you.

• You’ll be the go-to technical resource when a customer identifies a nonconformance—owning the issue and driving rapid, structured resolution.
• Work directly with internal teams and suppliers to contain issues, identify root cause, and implement corrective actions that make a measurable impact.
• Join a company committed to quality, servant leadership, and process improvement—your voice and expertise matter here.

• Lead the response to customer-reported issues, ensuring swift containment and clear communication.
• Coordinate certification activities, sorting, and verification processes to prevent recurrence.
• Manage customer complaint data, organize action plans, and maintain documentation with high accuracy.

• Use structured methodologies—Fishbone, 5-Why, Is/Is Not, DMAIC—to uncover true root cause.
• Analyze dimensional, tooling, and inspection data to understand defect patterns.
• Conduct tests and experiments to validate hypotheses and confirm corrective actions.

• Partner with suppliers to investigate issues traced to external processes.
• Initiate and lead supplier corrective action processes, including onsite visits as needed.
• Collaborate with supplier teams on containment, corrective actions, and control improvements.

• Update PFMEA, control plans, and related documentation based on findings.
• Define and implement process controls that proactively detect variation or drift.
• Support production teams to execute improvements quickly and effectively.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related technical field.
• 4+ years of Quality Engineering experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Hands-on experience with IATF 16949 requirements and quality frameworks.
• Background in supplier quality, customer quality, and issue containment.
• Experience in steel manufacturing or a similar heavy industrial setting.
• Strong data-driven approach with the ability to interpret complex dimensional and process data.
• Proficiency with quality tools such as PFMEA, control plans, Fishbone, 5-Why, and basic statistical analysis (Minitab preferred).
• Experience supporting automotive customers, with an understanding of cost/urgency impact.
• Familiarity with cold-forming, heat treatment, plating, or fastener manufacturing processes.
• Occasional travel (~10%) to customer and supplier locations.

$100,000 - $110,000

2 weeks of vacation, paid sick leave where applicable by state law, Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance Vision Insurance, 401K, and Life Insurance.

If you are a passionate Quality Engineer looking for a new and rewarding career, please apply today! You don’t want to miss out on this opportunity!

LHH is a leader in permanent recruitment—and in the placement of top talent. Our areas of specialty include office administration, customer service, human resources, engineering, and supply chain and logistics. Please feel to check us out and apply for other opportunities if this role isn’t a perfect match.

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