SITE QUALITY ENGINEER

OPmobility•Wade Hampton, SC

About The Position

The Site Quality Engineer manages quality issues and problem-solving activities for internal and external customers, supports new product launches, and helps ensure production processes meet quality requirements. The role applies and coaches quality tools, supports containment and corrective actions, maintains quality boards and process FMEAs, and works with production and engineering teams to prevent recurring issues and improve performance. The position also supports manufacturing readiness and run-at-rate activities, develops standard work with manufacturing engineering, continuous improvement, and HSE teams, and monitors process controls and production quality indicators. It involves regular customer visits and collaboration with production personnel and area leaders to strengthen quality practices and customer relationships.

Requirements

Technical qualification.
3–5 years of relevant work experience.
ASQ Certified Quality Auditor (CQA) or Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) certification.
Experience dealing with demanding customers regarding quality and delivery.
Experience in a large manufacturing environment, with a background in problem solving and deployment of industrial standards and best practices.
Experience applying Lean or Six Sigma to products, processes, and flows.
Thorough knowledge of quality management systems such as QS-9000 and ISO/TS16949.
Proven record of delivering results.
Good communication skills.
Ability to coach and develop a quality mindset within the operational team.
Dedication to safety.

Nice To Haves

Tier 1 automotive experience.
Openness to new concepts and innovation applied to problem solving, including Six Sigma, and productivity improvement.

Responsibilities

Manage issues and problem solving for internal and external customers.
Support new product launches by participating with PQL in developing PFMEAs and control plans.
Ensure quality incidents are addressed using appropriate quality tools, including root-cause analysis, action planning, and containment measures such as quality walls or controlled shipping.
Define and release rework instructions and oversee their application; define Problem Alerts when necessary for critical internal and external issues.
Participate in regular customer part-rejection analyses for 0km and warranty issues.
Visit internal and external customers regularly to establish long-term relationships.
Apply and coach the use of 8D and QRCM in production; maintain the Customer Quality Fast Response Board and process FMEAs.
During new product launches, set up limit samples and Problem Alerts, organize training with production area leaders, and train operators with those leaders.
Participate in and support MPM during run-at-rate and manufacturing readiness activities.
Develop Standard Work (SPS, SWI) for production processes with manufacturing engineering, CI, and HSE.
Check and audit process controls, escalate non-compliance, and update and follow up on quality production indicators.
Participate in assigned Quality Improvement Roadmap activities.
Contribute to preventive actions that avoid internal and customer issues.
Actively lead and support LL and DFQ processes.
Support the plant QRCM process.