Manufacturing Quality Engineer

Michael Page; Scarborough (ME); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Growth opportunities

Leadership exposure

Job summary

Michael Page is seeking a Manufacturing Quality Engineer in a long-established manufacturing environment with ~280 employees. The role focuses on leading customer quality issues, root-cause investigations, and continuous improvement through Lean, Six Sigma, and APQP/PPAP activities.

The successful candidate will collaborate with product development, suppliers, and leadership to enhance quality and performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• 2+ years of Quality Engineering or Manufacturing Engineering experience.
• Strong root cause analysis, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working directly with customers on quality-related issues and corrective actions.
• Understanding of quality systems, audits, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Experience with ISO 9001, IATF 16949, APQP, PPAP, AIAG Core Tools, Lean, or Six Sigma preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact for customer quality complaints and drive issues through closure.
• Lead root cause investigations, corrective actions, and problem-solving activities across manufacturing operations.
• Analyze quality data, identify trends, and develop improvement initiatives to enhance product performance.
• Support APQP, PPAP, and other quality planning activities with product development and manufacturing teams.
• Conduct audits, interface with customers and suppliers, and support internal and external quality systems.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives utilizing Lean, Six Sigma, and statistical analysis tools.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Troubleshooting

Customer interaction

Quality systems

Lean Six Sigma

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

APQP

PPAP

AIAG Core Tools

ISO 9001

IATF 16949

Job description

Manufacturing Quality Engineer

Our client is a long-established manufacturer with a flagship operation of approximately 280 employees and a strong reputation for operational excellence, precision manufacturing, and continuous improvement. The organization is experiencing both growth and succession-driven hiring, creating outstanding long-term advancement opportunities within the engineering and leadership teams.

Job Description

• Serve as the primary point of contact for customer quality complaints and drive issues through closure
• Lead root cause investigations, corrective actions, and problem-solving activities across manufacturing operations
• Analyze quality data, identify trends, and develop improvement initiatives to enhance product performance
• Support APQP, PPAP, and other quality planning activities with product development and manufacturing teams
• Conduct audits, interface with customers and suppliers, and support internal and external quality systems
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives utilizing Lean, Six Sigma, and statistical analysis tools

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.

The Successful Applicant

A successful Manufacturing Quality Engineer should have:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related
• 2+ years of Quality Engineering or Manufacturing Engineering experience
• Strong root cause analysis, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills
• Experience working directly with customers on quality-related issues and corrective actions
• Understanding of quality systems, audits, and continuous improvement methodologies
• Experience with ISO 9001, IATF 16949, APQP, PPAP, AIAG Core Tools, Lean, or Six Sigma preferred

What's on Offer

• Competitive salary range: $80,000 - $100,000 per year.
• Exceptional long-term growth potential due to planned leadership retirements
• Highly visible role interacting directly with customers and senior leadership
• Opportunity to influence quality, manufacturing, and operational performance
• Exposure to precision manufacturing, tooling, process improvement, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Stable company with a large flagship facility and strong investment in engineering tale