Manufacturing Quality Engineer: Drive Process Excellence

The Pivot Group Careers; Hart (MI); On-site; USD 73,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

The Pivot Group Careers is actively connecting skilled Quality Engineers with manufacturers in and around Hart, Michigan. This posting highlights roles that include reviewing first articles, leading corrective actions, and ensuring process quality across the production floor.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in manufacturing quality, a Bachelor's in engineering, and familiar with ISO 9001 or IATF 16949. Opportunities may vary by company but aim for alignment with capability and location.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of core quality tools such as FMEA, control plans, and MSA.
• Experience with root cause methods such as 8D, 5 Why, and fishbone analysis.
• Familiarity with ISO 9001 or IATF 16949 quality systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for cross functional work.
• Bachelor degree in engineering or a related technical field.
• Three or more years of quality engineering experience in a manufacturing plant.

Responsibilities

• Review first article and PPAP submissions before production launch.
• Analyze defect and scrap data and report trends to plant leadership.
• Support gage repeatability and reproducibility studies and calibration schedules.
• Train production staff on quality procedures and inspection methods.
• Investigate customer complaints and internal nonconformances to find root causes.
• Lead corrective and preventive action activities and track them to closure.
• Maintain and update control plans, FMEA documents, and inspection standards.
• Perform process audits on the production floor and document findings.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Quality improvements

Cross functional collaboration

Six Sigma

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Minitab

PPAP/APQP

Job description

The Pivot Group Careers is actively connecting skilled Quality Engineers with manufacturers in and around Hart, Michigan. This posting highlights roles that include reviewing first articles, leading corrective actions, and ensuring process quality across the production floor.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in manufacturing quality, a Bachelor's in engineering, and familiar with ISO 9001 or IATF 16949. Opportunities may vary by company but aim for alignment with capability and location.