Quality Engineer - Supply Chain

Walmart • Midway, TN

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Join a high-impact engineering excellence team focused on improving performance across a facility. Lead data-driven improvements, strengthen process consistency, and partner with area leaders to reduce losses and improve network performance. The role uses process improvement methods to eliminate Quality losses and deviations, improve operational results, and build sustainable processes. It also involves supporting Quality Excellence and WPS programs, developing associates’ capabilities, and coordinating Quality-related savings projects with stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or prior experience in Quality or Process Improvement, or 2 years of relevant work experience.
• Microsoft Office Suite skills and analytical skills.
• Strong experience with process improvement methodologies such as Six Sigma, 5S, root cause analysis, or WPS-structured systems.
• Skill in KPI analysis, loss elimination, and creating standard work to drive consistent operational results.
• Ability to build partnerships, influence cross-functional stakeholders, and support adoption of process improvements across teams.
• Problem-solving and change-management ability, including balancing competing priorities.
• Experience supervising or developing associates and coaching others to build capability.

Nice To Haves

• Six Sigma Green Belt or Six Sigma Black Belt certification.
• Graduate degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Project Management Professional certification.
• Co-op or internship in Manufacturing, Supply Chain, or Distribution, with experience applying basic Lean or continuous improvement tools.
• Applied knowledge of Quality Management System elements, including Statistical Process Control, FMEA, and Quality KPIs.

Responsibilities

• Lead use of process improvement tools and methods, including 5S, root cause analysis, Six Sigma, and time and motion studies, to eliminate Quality losses and deviations within the assigned functional area.
• Deliver functional area results through KPI analysis, loss elimination, and creation of standard work to reduce process variation.
• Support the review and execution of Quality-focused process improvement projects and provide input for divisional focused improvement opportunities.
• Manage execution of projects addressing top Quality losses, build capability among area managers and associates, and support deployment of Quality Excellence and WPS programs.
• Create Quality loss profiles, develop performance metrics, complete gap analyses, and support WPS integration and associate engagement efforts within the department.
• Lead Quality-related savings projects by removing process losses and coordinating with stakeholders to align efforts, track progress, and identify improvement opportunities.

Benefits

• Competitive pay and performance-based bonus awards.
• Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• 401(k), stock purchase, and company-paid life insurance.
• Paid time off, including sick leave, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement leave, jury duty, and voting leave.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Company discounts.
• Military Leave Pay.
• Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
• PTO and/or PPTO for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
• Live Better U education benefit, with tuition, books, and fees paid for eligible programs.

What This Job Offers

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