Senior Manufacturing Quality Engineer

GE Appliances, a Haier company • LaFayette, GA

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About The Position

The Senior Manufacturing Quality Engineer drives manufacturing quality improvements, ensures product and process reliability, and supports continuous improvement across manufacturing operations. The role provides technical expertise in quality engineering, problem-solving, process control, and quality management systems to improve manufacturing performance, reduce defects, and enhance customer satisfaction. Based at the LaFayette, Georgia plant, the engineer works with Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Advanced Manufacturing Engineering, Supplier Quality, Product Engineering, and other cross-functional teams to resolve complex quality issues, implement sustainable corrective actions, and support business objectives. The role also serves as a technical resource, providing guidance on quality standards, process improvements, and best practices.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in manufacturing quality engineering, quality assurance, process engineering, or a related manufacturing technical role.
• Demonstrated experience leading root cause investigations, corrective action initiatives, and manufacturing process improvements.
• Experience with quality management systems, statistical analysis, process controls, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Strong technical knowledge of manufacturing quality engineering principles, practices, and methodologies.
• Proficiency in root cause analysis, corrective and preventive actions, and structured problem-solving techniques.
• Working knowledge of Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, statistical process control (SPC), and process capability analysis.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States at hire and able to maintain that authorization without current or future employer or school sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing Technology, Quality Management, or a related technical field.
• Equivalent combinations of relevant education, technical training, and demonstrated manufacturing quality engineering experience will be considered.
• Experience working in a high-volume manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Analyze manufacturing quality performance and identify opportunities to improve product quality, process capability, and operational efficiency.
• Monitor quality metrics including First Pass Yield, Cost of Quality, Service Call Rate, scrap, rework, and product damage.
• Develop and implement initiatives to reduce manufacturing defects, improve process consistency, and minimize quality-related costs.
• Partner with Operations and Engineering to identify process variation, manufacturing risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Support development and implementation of manufacturing quality standards, procedures, control plans, and technical improvements.
• Lead investigations of complex manufacturing quality issues using structured problem-solving and root cause analysis.
• Develop and implement corrective and preventive action plans, coordinate containment activities, and address audit findings and production defects.
• Analyze internal and external quality data to identify recurring defects and trends; verify corrective-action effectiveness and document findings and results.
• Support compliance with Quality Management System requirements, applicable ISO standards, and company quality procedures.
• Develop, maintain, and improve manufacturing control plans, inspection procedures, process documentation, and change-control processes.
• Participate in risk assessments and process reviews, and apply statistical analysis and process capability studies to evaluate manufacturing performance.
• Promote error-proofing, process controls, and proactive quality tools to prevent defects.
• Identify and implement opportunities to reduce Cost of Quality, scrap, rework, and other manufacturing quality losses; evaluate and track improvement results.
• Apply Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, and structured problem-solving techniques to support quality objectives and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with engineering, supplier quality, field quality, operations, and service teams to resolve manufacturing and customer quality concerns.
• Partner with Supplier Quality on supplier-related defects and corrective actions; participate in process changes, supplier changes, and new product introductions.
• Provide technical guidance and recommendations and serve as a resource and mentor to Quality Engineers and other team members.

What This Job Offers

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