Quality Engineer

Welser Profile North America•Valley City, OH

18d

About The Position

The Quality Engineer leads quality activities for new product launches, process development, and validation testing. The role develops and maintains quality procedures, inspection standards, and testing methods; manages customer complaints, corrective actions, and root cause investigations; and oversees gauge management and calibration systems, including R&R studies and compliance requirements. The position provides technical support for PPAP activities and customer quality requirements, monitors manufacturing processes and quality performance, and drives continuous improvement. It establishes, tracks, and reports quality metrics, objectives, and nonconformance trends. The Quality Engineer supports QMS compliance, internal and external audits, and regulatory requirements, and partners with cross-functional teams to improve product quality and customer satisfaction. The role has authority to stop work when nonconforming products or processes are identified and must follow applicable QMS and EHS procedures and perform other duties as assigned. The employee regularly lifts or moves up to 10 pounds and occasionally up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities include close, distance, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The job regularly requires talking or hearing; frequently requires standing, walking, sitting, and using hands or fingers to handle, feel, reach, and grasp; and occasionally requires balancing, stooping, kneeling, or crouching.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) required.
5+ years of quality engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.

Nice To Haves

Automotive experience preferred.
Certified Quality System Auditor (CQSA) preferred.
Experience with VDA standards and auditing preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead quality activities for new product launches, process development, and validation testing.
Develop and maintain quality procedures, inspection standards, and testing methods.
Manage customer complaints, corrective actions, and root cause investigations.
Oversee gauge management and calibration systems, including R&R studies and compliance requirements.
Provide technical support for PPAP activities and customer quality requirements.
Monitor manufacturing processes, analyze quality performance, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
Establish, track, and report quality metrics, objectives, and nonconformance trends.
Support QMS compliance, internal audits, external audits, and regulatory requirements.
Partner with cross-functional teams to improve product quality and customer satisfaction.
Stop work when nonconforming products or processes are identified.
Follow all applicable QMS and EHS procedures and perform other duties as assigned.