Manufacturing Quality Engineer

Mural Group • Morganfield, KY

3d

About The Position

Mural Group is partnering with a global Tier 1 automotive supplier to hire a Quality Engineer at its Morganfield, Kentucky facility. This direct-hire role is with an established manufacturer of vibration control components for automotive OEMs worldwide.

The Quality Engineer owns the plant’s technical quality function, including APQP activity throughout manufacturing, PPAP preparation and coordination, and maintenance of IATF 16949 certification. The position works directly with customers on APQP meetings and process sign-offs, and with suppliers on product quality concerns. When the Quality Manager is unavailable, the engineer represents customer needs internally.

The role also involves corrective-action ownership, quality documentation, and hands-on metrology work. It offers responsibility across quality systems, customer and supplier quality, lab operations, and manufacturing-floor accountability.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a relevant technical field.
• 1 to 3 years of quality engineering experience in automotive or industrial manufacturing.
• Active APQP and PPAP ownership experience, including package submission, customer approval coordination, and log maintenance.
• IATF 16949 or TS-16949 quality system experience, including audit participation.
• 8D and structured problem-solving experience, such as TOPS or GPS.
• SPC and GD&T familiarity.
• Direct customer-facing quality experience.

Nice To Haves

• CMM operation experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage APQP activity through the manufacturing process.
• Coordinate and prepare PPAP packages, including submitting packages, coordinating customer approvals, and maintaining logs.
• Maintain the facility’s IATF 16949 certification.
• Work directly with customers during APQP meetings and process sign-offs.
• Develop and implement 8D corrective actions for internal and customer-initiated quality issues.
• Create and maintain control plans and work instructions.
• Operate and program the CMM for dimensional layouts.
• Serve as the quality liaison with suppliers on product quality concerns.
• Represent customer needs internally when the Quality Manager is unavailable.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level