Quality Engineer

Advastar, Inc. | Recruiting & Staffing; Kansas; On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

401K with match

Paid time off + holidays

Job summary

Advastar, Inc. | Recruiting & Staffing is assisting an established industrial manufacturer in Kansas in hiring a Quality Engineer to own root cause investigations, CAPA, and process improvements across a high-mix fabrication and welding operation.

The role focuses on strengthening the Quality Management System, driving corrective actions, and delivering measurable cost-of-poor-quality reductions. Onsite, salaried, with a strong benefits package and opportunity to work with plant leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Quality, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Industrial Engineering or related field.
• 3–5 years in quality engineering or manufacturing quality in industrial fabrication.
• Strong knowledge of quality management systems, inspection methods, nonconformance management, and corrective action.
• Ability to read engineering drawings, welding requirements, tolerances, and inspection documentation.
• Proficiency with dimensional metrology tools (calipers, gauges, etc.)
• Familiarity with ISO 9001 and API quality standards is highly preferred.
• Hands-on quality experience in welding or metal fabrication.

Responsibilities

• Own root cause investigations across manufacturing operations to reduce defects.
• Lead CAPA programs and drive corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Develop and maintain inspection and control plans, plus SPC to meet specs.
• Analyze defect, scrap, and warranty data to deliver measurable improvements.
• Strengthen the QMS through audits and documentation.
• Lead supplier quality activities and align supplier capability with requirements.
• Provide training and guidance to quality inspectors and plant personnel.
• Report risks and progress to Quality and Manufacturing leadership.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Corrective actions

CAPA

Statistical process control

Quality management systems

Reading engineering drawings

Dimensional measurement

ISO 9001 familiarity

API standards familiarity

Welding quality

Six Sigma

Lean Manufacturing

Quality assurance

Quality control

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Quality/Manufacturing/Mechanical/Industrial Engineering

Tools

Calipers

Gauges

Measurement equipment

Job description

An established industrial manufacturer of engineered steel products for water, infrastructure, and industrial markets is hiring a Quality Engineer to serve as the facility’s primary quality assurance resource. You will own root cause investigations, corrective and preventive actions, and process improvements that directly lower the cost of poor quality across a high-mix fabrication and welding operation. For a quality professional who wants real ownership and a direct line to plant leadership, this is a seat where the work moves the numbers.

• Anticipated $85K–$100K, based on experience
• Full suite of benefits, 401K w/match, PTO/Holiday
• Direct Hire, salaried (exempt); full-time onsite at the manufacturing facility

Overview

• Reduce Cost of Poor Quality through investigation, analysis, and prevention of quality issues across manufacturing operations
• Lead cross-functional root cause investigations of nonconformances, customer concerns, and process failures, then drive corrective and preventive actions that prevent recurrence
• Build and maintain inspection plans, control plans, and statistical process control to meet company and customer specifications
• Analyze defect, scrap, rework, and warranty data to find improvement opportunities and deliver measurable results
• Strengthen the Quality Management System through audits, documentation, and continuous improvement
• Run supplier quality activities (assessment, audits) to align supplier capability with customer requirements
• Provide technical guidance and training to Quality Inspectors and manufacturing personnel
• Report risks, opportunities, and progress to Quality and Manufacturing leadership

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Quality, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical field preferred
• Three to five years in quality engineering or manufacturing quality in an industrial or fabrication environment preferred
• Working knowledge of quality management systems, inspection methods, nonconformance management, and corrective action processes
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, welding requirements, dimensional tolerances, and inspection documentation
• Working knowledge of dimensional measurement equipment, gauges, and calipers
• Structured root cause analysis and effective corrective action development
• Strongly Preferred — Familiarity with ISO 9001, applicable API standards, and customer-specific quality requirements
• Strongly Preferred — Hands-on quality experience in a welding or metal fabrication environment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook

Keywords

Quality Engineer, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Manufacturing Quality, Root Cause Analysis, Corrective Action, CAPA, Statistical Process Control, SPC, ISO 9001, API, Nonconformance, NCR, Supplier Quality, Continuous Improvement, Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, Control Plans, Inspection, GD&T, Metrology, Welding, Fabrication, Cost of Poor Quality, COPQ, Internal Audit, Process Capability, Quality Management System, QMS, CQE