Quality and Document Control Analyst

Vaughan Buckley Construction • Tracy, CA

4d • $34 - $37 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Quality & Industrial Engineering Analyst supports manufacturing operations by applying data-driven analysis, industrial engineering techniques, and quality system tools to improve product quality, process performance, and operational efficiency in a modular construction environment. This role focuses on fact-based decision making, root cause analysis, and documentation standardization, acting as a key enabler for Continuous Improvement initiatives across production lines.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Engineering, or related field or 2–5 years of experience in manufacturing, quality, or industrial engineering roles.
• Strong data analysis skills (Excel, charts, basic statistical analysis).
• Practical knowledge of Control Plans, PFMEA, Root cause analysis tools, and Industrial engineering fundamentals.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in assembly processes or building products.
• Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing principles.
• Experience performing time studies and process mapping.
• Exposure to ERP, MES, or data collection systems.

Responsibilities

• Analyze manufacturing and quality data to identify top contributors to downtime, rework, scrap, and recurring defects.
• Develop charts, dashboards, and reports to track performance by process, product, and line.
• Conduct time studies and video analysis to quantify cycle time, labor utilization, and sources of waste.
• Provide actionable insights to support CI and engineering decisions.
• Support the development and maintenance of key quality tools, including Control Plans, PFMEA/MFMEA, Inspection standards, and First Article/First Part Approval (FPA/FAI).
• Coordinate and support root cause analysis using structured methodologies like A3, 5 Why, Fishbone, and DMAIC.
• Track and follow up corrective and preventive actions.
• Assist with customer complaints and warranty issues, internal non-conformances (NCRs), and field and production feedback.
• Monitor internal defects, rework, scrap, and customer returns.
• Support investigations and data preparation for internal and external quality issues.
• Perform time studies, line balancing, and capacity analysis.
• Support workload balancing across stations and support lines.
• Identify opportunities to improve labor productivity, material flow, and standard cycle times.
• Provide IE support to manufacturing engineering and CI projects.
• Create and maintain manufacturing and quality documentation, including SOPs, Operator Work Instructions (OWIs), Visual standards, Travelers, and inspection checklists.
• Consolidate and control engineering changes across documents.
• Ensure documentation supports production, training, and compliance needs.
• Work closely with Manufacturing Engineering, CI, Production, Programming, and Quality.
• Support Kaizen events with data preparation, analysis, and follow-up tracking.
• Assist with implementation and sustainment of standard work and quality controls.

What This Job Offers

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