Director of Quality & Engineering, NPD Leader

Worthington Enterprises; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Worthington Enterprises seeks a strategic Director of Quality & Engineering to lead the engineering and quality functions within our Consumer Products Innovation organization. This leader will drive development, validation, launch, and continuous improvement of innovative consumer products across Coleman®, Bernzomatic®, Mag-Torch®, General Tools®, Garden Weasel®, Level5®, and Halo® brands.

The Director will lead a multidisciplinary team of product design engineers and quality professionals

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering or Quality Engineering.
• Experience leading stage-gate product development and quality leadership for consumer/products.

Responsibilities

• Lead a high-performing team of product development engineers and quality professionals.
• Drive design, development, validation, and commercialization of new products across categories.
• Establish technical strategies, roadmaps, and engineering standards to support innovation.
• Oversee APQP activities, PFMEA, testing, and product qualification within NPD framework.
• Lead root cause analysis and CAPA to improve product performance.

Skills

Leadership

Quality Engineering

Product Development

Cross-functional Leadership

Strategic thinking

Education

Master's degree in Engineering/Quality

Job description

Worthington Enterprises seeks a strategic Director of Quality & Engineering to lead the engineering and quality functions within our Consumer Products Innovation organization. This leader will drive development, validation, launch, and continuous improvement of innovative consumer products across Coleman®, Bernzomatic®, Mag-Torch®, General Tools®, Garden Weasel®, Level5®, and Halo® brands.

The Director will lead a multidisciplinary team of product design engineers and quality professionals