Quality Engineer

TheMasonGroup; Morgantown (WV); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

TheMasonGroup is seeking a Quality Engineer to join our team to ensure product quality, drive continuous improvement, and support manufacturing operations. You will collaborate with manufacturing, quality assurance, purchasing, suppliers, and customers to improve processes, reduce costs, and resolve quality issues.

You will lead or support quality initiatives, participate in audits, and develop SPC for processes and new products.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• 2+ years of professional engineering experience in manufacturing.
• Experience with Minitab or other statistical software.
• Proven background in continuous improvement and process optimization.
• Strong problem-solving and root cause analysis skills.
• Auditing and investigation experience required.

Responsibilities

• Lead or support projects to improve manufacturing operations, instrumentation, and process controls.
• Implement and monitor cost reduction and quality improvement programs.
• Manage disposition of nonconforming materials.
• Provide QA support for certifications, releases, and conversion work orders.
• Investigate and resolve customer quality issues with effective corrective actions.
• Participate in internal quality audits and assist with regulatory/external audits.
• Develop and implement SPC for critical parameters and new technologies.
• Support quality control aspects of new product and process development.
• Maintain and report on quality metrics weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annually.
• Initiate MOC and MPE related to product quality.
• Assist with customer complaints, audits, and quality investigations.
• Provide backup support for other quality engineers and managers as needed.

Skills

Problem-solving

Root cause analysis

Continuous improvement

Auditing & investigation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Minitab

Job description

Quality Engineer

About the Role

We are seeking a Quality Engineer to join our team and play a key role in ensuring product quality, driving continuous improvement, and supporting manufacturing operations. This position will collaborate closely with manufacturing, quality assurance, purchasing teams, suppliers, and customers to improve processes, reduce costs, and resolve quality issues.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead or support projects to improve manufacturing operations, instrumentation, and process controls.
• Implement and monitor cost reduction and quality improvement programs.
• Manage disposition of nonconforming materials.
• Provide quality assurance support for certifications, releases, and conversion work orders.
• Investigate and resolve customer quality issues, ensuring effective corrective actions.
• Participate in internal quality audits and assist with regulatory/external audits.
• Develop and implement Statistical Process Control (SPC) for critical parameters and new technologies.
• Support quality control aspects of new product and process development.
• Maintain and report on quality metrics through weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports.
• Initiate Management of Change (MOC) and Manufacturing Process Experiments (MPE) related to product quality.
• Assist with customer complaints, audits, and quality investigations.
• Provide backup support for other quality engineers and managers as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (BS) in Engineering or a related technical field.
• 2+ years of professional engineering experience, preferably in the manufacturing industry.
• Experience with Minitab or other statistical software strongly preferred.
• Proven background in continuous improvement projects and process optimization.
• Strong problem-solving, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis skills.
• Auditing and investigation experience required.

Why Join Us?

• Opportunity to drive continuous improvement in a leading manufacturing environment.
• Work directly with cross-functional teams, suppliers, and customers.
• Gain exposure to quality assurance, process control, and new product development.
• Be part of a company committed to innovation, reliability, and product excellence.

Looking forward to getting to know you...

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