Quality Engineer

SunPro Motorized Awnings & Screens; Bradenton (FL); On-site; USD 78,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

Hunter Douglas is seeking a seasoned Quality Engineer to identify and drive improvements across manufacturing processes. The role centers on monitoring quality trends, leading corrective actions, and coordinating cross-functional teams to deliver robust quality outcomes.

The ideal candidate has a BS in engineering or related field, 5 years in manufacturing quality, Six Sigma certification, and strong communication skills, with willingness to travel as needed to support plant-wide initiatives.

Qualifications

• BS Degree in Engineering, Statistics, Math or Business.
• At least 5 years of Quality Engineering in manufacturing.
• Six Sigma Black Belt or Green Belt certification or willingness to obtain.
• Experience with Quality Systems development and auditing.
• Quality training and problem solving.
• Ability to lead cross-divisional teams and manage multiple projects.
• Willing to travel.

Responsibilities

• Monitor quality issues and trends.
• Manage a prioritized quality improvement plan.
• Coordinate portfolio of quality improvement projects.
• Lead or mentor quality improvement projects.
• Provide process mentoring and quality tools training.
• Develop control plans for each product line.
• Perform step-by-step measurements, inspections, and acceptance standards.
• Work with Process Engineering on gauging, lighting, controls.
• Execute quality system actions: alerts, corrective actions, auditing, procedures.
• Respond to significant quality issues.
• Develop quality plans for new product launches.
• Capability analysis/validation.
• Process FMEA.
• Corrective actions for launch quality.

Skills

Quality Engineering

Six Sigma Belt

Project leadership

Cross-functional teamwork

Problem solving

Communication skills

Travel willingness

Manufacturing experience

Education

BS Degree in Engineering/Statistics/Math/Business

Job description

Hunter Douglas is the world's leading manufacturer of window coverings and a major manufacturer of architectural products. We are a brand that you know and trust. With more than 100 years of innovation, we've defined our industry with proprietary products that deliver revolutionary style and functionality and can be found in millions of homes and commercial buildings globally.

As a member of the Hunter Douglas family of brands, Sunpro embraces a very simple philosophy and day-to-day mission, which is that our success is only the result of the success of our dealers/business partners. Our dealers succeed because we care deeply about them and their reputation. As a result, we ensure that they receive top-quality retractable screens and awnings at a competitive price and the fastest turnaround possible.

We are searching for candidates that are driven, intelligent, creative, and entrepreneurial. By offering challenging and accelerated opportunities for growth, powered by a shared hunger for success, we create a space for your career to thrive. In return for your expertise, we are committed to providing competitive and robust total compensation and benefit packages to ensure you feel valued. Our dream is to become the fastest growing, most loved, window covering company in the world. What's yours?

Position Overview

The Quality Engineer is the primary functional role to identify and track quality issues and to organize, plan and manage improvement efforts for Quality in the facility. The plant Director of Operations owns the Quality performance of the plant. The Quality Engineer brings quality improvement skills and methods and full-time focus to the effort.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Full-time focus on customer quality...CRR/OIR

• Monitoring and communication of quality issues and trends
• Manages a prioritized quality improvement plan for the plant in alignment with the DO
• Coordinates the portfolio of quality improvement projects for the plant

Lead or mentor quality improvement projects

• Coaches teams involved in Quality Improvement…provides process and tool mentoring
• Quality tools training

Process analysis and control

• Develops control plans for each product line
• Step by step measurements, inspections, acceptance standards, controls and reaction standards
• Works with Process Engineering to execute proper gauging, lighting, control devices…etc.

Quality System Execution

• Quality Alerts, White Glove, Cause rework coding…etc.
• Corrective-Action
• Auditing
• Plant procedures, work instructions…etc.
• Respond to and investigate significant quality issues

New product launch quality

• Develop quality control plan
• Capability analysis/validation
• Process FMEA
• Corrective Action of any pre/post launch quality issues

GEMBA LEADING REQUIREMENTS

• PDCA
• 5S
• 8D

QUALIFICATION, SKILL and ATTRIBUTE REQUIREMENTS

• BS Degree (Engineering, Statistics, Math, Business)
• 5 years' experience as a Quality Engineer in a Manufacturing Environment
• Six Sigma Black Belt or Green Belt (or capable of becoming certified)
• Quality Systems development/auditing
• Quality training
• Problem Solving
• Expert Quality Systems/Quality Improvement
• Willing to travel
• Expert ability to lead and work in cross-divisional teams
• Ability to plan, coordinate and execute multiple complex projects with strict timetables
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Expert knowledge in working with manufacturing plants preferably with discrete products

What's in it for you?

• Annual base salary range: $78,000.00 - $106,000.00
• Bonus target range: 10% - 20%
• A company culture that prioritizes internal development and professional growth
• Time off with pay
• 401(k) plan with a degree of employer matching
• Paid parental leave
• Wellness programs and product discounts

Please note, all offers presented to candidates are carefully crafted to ensure market competitiveness, equity, and reflect the individual candidate's education, experience, skills and potential. Hunter Douglas is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with applicable employment laws. EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled are encouraged to apply.