Quality Engineer
Posted: 05/17/26
Job ID: 56142932
Pay Rate: $90000-100000 / year
Job Description
We are seeking a hands-on, results-driven Quality Engineer to support and improve manufacturing operations for a client located in Spartanburg, SC.The ideal candidate will play a key role in establishing quality standards, leading process improvement initiatives, and supporting production through data-driven decision-making and structured problem solving. Working cross-functionally with engineering, production, and operations teams, this individual will help ensure that all products meet customer, regulatory, and internal performance expectations while fostering a culture of continuous improvement on the shop floor. This is a direct hire opportunity! Essential Responsibilities (Other duties may be assigned and changed as needed)
- Responsible for the generation of a strategic plan to improve the business processes and increase production output. Duties include creating the company's quality standards and testing systems to reflect efficiency, reliability, and performance.
- Develop part specific FMEAs quickly allowing for consideration during tooling design.
- Develop Control Plans that define all process and product controls using those to define Product/Part Inspection Plans.
- Participate in cross-functional pre-production trials.
- Trains all associates responsible on execution of process controls.
- Establishes boundary samples and content for quality monitors communicating risk to production associates.
- Lead process improvements activities using engineering skills for assigned parts.
- Maintain close contact with production counterparts to assure product quality requirements are met.
- Develop systems to monitor product performance to assure internal and external failures are reduced and eliminated.
- Implement system and procedural requirements for IATF-16949.
- Lead customer complaint corrective actions utilizing A3 or similar structured problem-solving tools.
- Lead and support problem solving and project cross-functional teams as assigned or appropriate.
- Implement statistical monitoring or SPC as appropriate to process.
- Prefer experience in metal stamping and welding industries.
- Analytical problem-solving experience. A3 or another structured problem-solving approach.
- Experience with APQP / PPAP / Control Plans / FMEA’s / GR&R / Cp/CpK / Prints and Drawings
- Engineering or Technical Degree
- Knowledge of IATF quality systems
- Knowledge of or experience in a Lean manufacturing environment
- Excellent communication skills
- High comfort level with web-based inspection software and Microsoft suite.
- Statistical process monitoring using SPC or other techniques
- Lean Manufacturing
- Training
- Ability to manage cross-functional teams to resolve problems