Quality Engineer

Laborup; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Laborup is seeking a Quality Engineer to lead and improve the site quality management system for industrial component deconstruction, refurbishment, remanufacturing, and re-assembly. You will own QMS, audits, corrective actions, risk management, documentation, and continuous improvement.

You’ll collaborate with Manufacturing, Engineering, Procurement, Supply Chain, and Sales to resolve issues and ensure products meet internal and industry requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, or related field.
• 1–2+ years of quality engineering or quality systems experience.
• Experience supporting or maintaining a Quality Management System (QMS).
• Experience with audits, corrective actions, and root cause problem solving.
• Strong Excel and quality data analysis skills.
• Strong project management, organization, and documentation skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively across all levels of a manufacturing organization.

Responsibilities

• Quality Management System: Maintain and continuously improve the QMS to meet requirements.
• Audit Leadership: Plan and lead internal, customer, supplier, and third-party audits, report findings, implement corrective actions.
• Corrective Actions: Own CAR/PAR and product action processes, containment, root cause investigation, and effectiveness checks.
• Risk Management: Lead PFMEA and other risk activities to identify and mitigate quality risks.
• Quality Systems: Lead LPA, OQA, and EPV programs and modules.
• Documentation & Traceability: Maintain controlled documents, records, and audit trails.
• Process & Packaging Quality: Develop packaging specs, controls, investigations, and improvements.
• Quality Metrics: Analyze data to identify trends and drive improvements.
• Cross-Functional Problem Solving: Collaborate across Manufacturing, Engineering, Procurement, Supply Chain, Sales.
• Training & Projects: Develop quality training and manage improvement projects.

Skills

Excel

Quality data analysis

Project management

Documentation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Quality/Manufacturing

Tools

PFMEA

LPA

OQA

EPV

CAPA

Job description

We’re hiring a Quality Engineer to lead and improve quality systems supporting industrial component deconstruction, refurbishment, remanufacturing, and re-assembly.

This is a hands-on quality engineering role combining Quality Management System (QMS) ownership, internal and customer audits, corrective actions, risk management, documentation, and continuous improvement. You’ll work across Manufacturing, Engineering, Procurement, Supply Chain, and Sales to resolve quality issues, strengthen processes, and ensure products and operations consistently meet internal, customer, and industry requirements.

Why Join Us

• Own the quality system: Take a leading role in maintaining and continuously improving the site QMS.
• Drive meaningful improvements: Lead corrective actions, audits, PFMEA, and quality projects that directly impact manufacturing performance.
• Work across the business: Partner with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, suppliers, and customers to solve complex quality problems.

Compensation

• Salary: $85k - $95k

Responsibilities

• Quality Management System: Maintain and continuously improve the site QMS to meet internal, customer, and applicable quality standard requirements.
• Audit Leadership: Plan and lead internal, customer, supplier, and third-party audits, including preparation, documentation of findings, corrective actions, and closure.
• Corrective Actions: Own CAR/PAR and product action processes, including containment, root cause investigation, corrective action implementation, and effectiveness verification.
• Risk Management: Lead PFMEA and other risk management activities to identify, prioritize, mitigate, and monitor manufacturing and product quality risks.
• Quality Systems: Lead TQMS programs and modules including Layered Process Audits (LPA), Outgoing Quality Audits (OQA), and Error Proofing Verification (EPV).
• Documentation & Traceability: Maintain controlled documents, work instructions, quality records, Certificates of Conformance (COCs), training records, and audit traceability.
• Process & Packaging Quality: Develop and validate packaging specifications and process controls, investigate failures, and implement improvements.
• Quality Metrics: Collect, analyze, and report quality data to identify trends, prioritize problems, and drive measurable improvements.
• Cross-Functional Problem Solving: Partner with Manufacturing, Engineering, Procurement, Supply Chain, Sales, suppliers, and customers to resolve quality issues.
• Training & Projects: Develop quality training, assess effectiveness, and manage quality improvement projects from planning through implementation.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, or related technical field
• 1–2+ years of quality engineering or quality systems experience
• Experience supporting or maintaining a Quality Management System (QMS)
• Experience with audits, corrective actions, and root cause problem solving
• Working knowledge of PFMEA and manufacturing risk management
• Strong Excel and quality data analysis skills
• Strong project management, organization, and documentation skills
• Ability to communicate effectively across all levels of a manufacturing organization

Preferred

• Quality engineering experience in a manufacturing environment
• Internal, customer, supplier, or third-party audit experience
• CAR/PAR or CAPA process ownership experience
• Layered Process Audit (LPA) experience
• Experience with OQA, EPV, or similar manufacturing quality systems
• Document control and employee training program experience
• Packaging or manufacturing process validation experience
• Experience working directly with customers and suppliers on quality issues