Quality Management System (QMS) Engineer

Purple Cow Recruiting•Fort Worth, TX

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Heartline Staffing is seeking an experienced Quality Management System (QMS) Engineer for a first-shift opportunity in Fort Worth, Texas. This role is ideal for a quality professional who thrives in a manufacturing environment and enjoys leading quality system initiatives, ISO compliance, internal and external audits, customer audits, corrective actions, and continuous improvement efforts. Working closely with cross-functional teams, you'll play a key role in maintaining compliance while driving operational excellence throughout the organization. The QMS Engineer is responsible for maintaining and continuously improving the company's Quality Management System while ensuring compliance with ISO standards and customer requirements. This position manages certification activities, leads internal and customer audits, supports engineering change processes, conducts root cause investigations, and implements corrective actions that improve manufacturing quality and operational performance.

Requirements

Minimum 5 Years of Product Engineering Experience Including Design, Development, Testing, and Manufacturing Processes REQUIRED
Minimum 2 Years of Supervisory or Team Leadership Experience REQUIRED
Strong Knowledge of ISO 9001, IATF 16949, and Quality Management Systems REQUIRED
Experience Conducting Internal, External, and Customer Audits REQUIRED
Experience Managing ISO Certification Activities REQUIRED
Experience with Root Cause Analysis, 8D Corrective Actions, and Regulatory Compliance REQUIRED
Proficiency with Minitab and Quality Management Tools REQUIRED
Familiarity with Quality Management Software REQUIRED
Strong Cross-Functional Leadership, Communication, and Project Management Skills REQUIRED
Ability to Manage Multiple Priorities in a Manufacturing Environment REQUIRED

Nice To Haves

CQE (Certified Quality Engineer) Preferred
ISO Lead Auditor Certification Preferred
Experience with UL Safety Standards Preferred
Experience with ESD Compliance Preferred
Lean Six Sigma Experience Preferred

Responsibilities

Manage daily ISO 9001 and QC080000 compliance activities
Coordinate ISO certification activities with third-party registrars
Lead UL safety audits and compliance initiatives
Review and manage ECR/ECO change requests through closure
Conduct weekly ECO status meetings
Lead internal audits and Management Review Meetings (MRM)
Support customer audits, SCAR investigations, 8D corrective actions, and root cause analysis
Coordinate line qualification activities and customer audit readiness
Conduct ESD internal audits and certification activities
Drive cross-functional continuous improvement initiatives
Analyze quality data and identify opportunities for process improvement