Staff Quality Engineer
About The Position
Rite-Hite is seeking a Staff Quality Engineer to support its Operational Excellence Journey from the Horn Lake, Mississippi manufacturing facility. The role supports the development, implementation, standardization, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the corporate Quality Management System across business units and manufacturing locations. It uses quality engineering, project leadership, and data analysis to improve quality, support new product development, refine PPAP processes, and address root causes and supplier corrective actions. The engineer provides technical support to Quality, Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and leadership teams, helping ensure compliance, resolve cross-site problems, and share best practices. The position is hybrid and requires up to 35% travel. The role includes developing quality policies and standards; supporting risk-based audits and compliance; leading complex corrective-action and problem-solving work; supporting quality planning, product and process risk management, validation, and launches; analyzing manufacturing and customer quality data; supporting suppliers; and training and coaching employees. Work may occur in office and production environments and requires use of required personal protective equipment.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, or a related technical field; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
- More than six years of progressive experience in quality engineering, quality systems, manufacturing, or a related field.
- Working knowledge of quality management systems and standards, preferably ISO 9001.
- Experience with root-cause analysis, corrective action, and continuous improvement methodologies.
- Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T), and inspection requirements.
- Experience using common measurement and inspection tools.
- Ability to successfully pass a background check.
- Eligibility to work in the United States.
Nice To Haves
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or equivalent continuous improvement experience.
- Quality-related certifications such as CSQP, CQE, CQA, LQA, CQIA, or CQPA.
- Experience with APQP, PPAP, FMEA, Control Plans, Measurement System Analysis (MSA), Statistical Process Control (SPC), and capability studies.
- Experience with ERP, QMS, document control, and data analysis systems.
Responsibilities
- Promote a culture of safety, follow Company and OSHA safety policies and procedures, use required PPE, and promptly report hazards, near misses, and incidents.
- Support development, implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the corporate Quality Management System.
- Develop and maintain quality policies, procedures, standards, templates, and operating requirements.
- Promote consistent quality practices across manufacturing sites and business units in alignment with ISO 9001, customer requirements, and applicable industry standards.
- Develop and support risk-based internal audit programs and conduct or lead corporate, site, process, product, and supplier audits.
- Evaluate compliance with corporate quality requirements and applicable external standards.
- Provide technical leadership for complex, high-risk, and cross-site quality issues.
- Lead or facilitate root-cause analysis using tools such as 8D, DMAIC, 5 Why, Fishbone, Fault Tree Analysis, and Is/Is Not.
- Support containment, corrective-action implementation, and effectiveness verification.
- Evaluate customer complaints, nonconformances, supplier issues, warranty claims, and audit findings to identify systemic issues and deploy corrective actions and lessons learned across affected locations.
- Establish consistent expectations for quality planning and product/process risk management.
- Support DFMEA, PFMEA, Control Plans, APQP, PPAP, FAI, validation, and product launch readiness.
- Ensure quality risks are addressed through effective prevention, detection, controls, and reaction plans.
- Assess quality impacts of engineering changes, process transfers, supplier changes, and new product introductions.
- Standardize inspection, testing, validation, and acceptance methods while promoting prevention-based quality practices throughout the product lifecycle.
- Monitor manufacturing performance, investigate quality issues, and drive timely resolution.
- Analyze quality data, including scrap, rework, defects, returns, process capability, and customer performance, to identify improvement opportunities.
- Support new product development, engineering changes, and product transfers through quality planning, first article inspection, validation, and documentation.
- Prepare and maintain PPAP, FAI, and other customer-required quality documentation.
- Interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and customer requirements to establish appropriate inspection and testing methods.
- Partner with suppliers to resolve material quality issues, evaluate corrective actions, and improve supplier performance.
- Train and coach employees on quality requirements, inspection methods, problem-solving tools, and process controls.
- Promote customer focus, data-driven decision-making, prevention, and continuous improvement.
- Perform other duties as assigned by management.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Life and disability insurance.
- A well-being program with an opportunity to receive an extra day off and more.
- 401(k) retirement savings program with company match.
- Profit sharing.
- Paid holidays, vacation time, and personal/sick days each year.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
