Quality Engineer

RESRG Automotive; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Retirement/401(k) plan

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Paid vacation/time off

Educational assistance

Parental leave and adoption assistance

Job summary

RESRG Automotive seeks a Quality Engineer to join our Newbern, TN facility and drive product quality, customer satisfaction, and manufacturing excellence.

You will lead quality investigations, APQP activities, PPAP submissions, and Safe Launch execution while collaborating with customers, suppliers, and internal teams to maintain high standards of quality and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Minimum three (3) years of manufacturing quality experience.
• Experience with root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Knowledge of IATF 16949 quality standards and customer-specific requirements.
• Ability to lead quality investigations and APQP/PPAP activities.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary quality contact for customers and suppliers.
• Lead quality investigations using structured methodologies (8D, 5 Why).
• Manage APQP, PFMEA, Control Plans, MSA, and SPC documentation.
• Coordinate Safe Launch activities and launch readiness reviews.
• Support internal and supplier quality improvement initiatives.

Skills

Root cause analysis

8D problem solving

5 Why analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Quality systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Quality/Manufacturing

Tools

APQP

PPAP

PFMEA

Control Plans

MSA and SPC

Job description

200 Guardian Ave, Morehead, KY 40351, USA

Job Description

Posted Friday, August 7, 2026 at 10:00 AM

At the interface of design, engineering and supply logistics, REHAU Automotive and SRG Global combine to form RESRG - a leading global supplier of coated exterior systems and components. With a combined track record of over 160 years across four continents and 22 production sites, RESRG's 10,000 skilled team members manufacture the latest exterior systems and components for the world's leading automotive manufacturers.

RESRG Automotive is seeking you to join our team as a Quality Engineer in our Newbern, TN facility!

Your Job

As a Quality Engineer, you will play a critical role in driving product quality, customer satisfaction, and manufacturing excellence. You will serve as a key liaison between customers, suppliers, engineering, and production teams to ensure compliance with customer requirements, IATF 16949 standards, and internal quality expectations. This role is responsible for leading quality investigations, corrective actions, APQP activities, PPAP submissions, Safe Launch execution, and continuous improvement initiatives that support successful product launches and ongoing operational performance.

What You Will Do in Your Role

• Serve as the primary quality contact for customers, ensuring timely resolution of customer complaints, quality concerns, and corrective actions.
• Lead internal and external quality investigations using structured problem-solving methodologies, including 8D, 5 Why, and Root Cause Analysis.
• Monitor quality performance metrics and drive continuous improvement initiatives to reduce defects, scrap, customer complaints, and cost of poor quality.
• Support and maintain compliance with IATF 16949 standards, customer-specific requirements, internal quality systems, and audit requirements.
• Participate in customer audits, internal audits, launch readiness reviews, and supplier quality improvement activities.
• Collaborate with Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, Production, and Supplier Quality teams to implement robust process controls and support successful product launches.
• Lead APQP activities for new product launches and engineering changes, ensuring completion of all required quality deliverables.
• Develop and maintain APQP core tools and documentation, including Process Flow Diagrams, PFMEAs, Control Plans, MSA, and SPC documentation.
• Create, submit, and manage PPAP packages to secure customer approvals and support launch readiness.
• Coordinate and oversee Safe Launch activities, including containment plans, enhanced inspections, launch monitoring, and corrective action implementation.
• Support the organization's commitment to quality by identifying non-conformities, implementing corrective actions, and verifying effective resolutions.
• Ensure quality standards are maintained throughout production processes while supporting a culture of continuous improvement and customer satisfaction.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Minimum three (3) years of manufacturing quality experience.
• Experience with root cause analysis, corrective actions, and quality systems.
• Knowledge of quality tools and methodologies, including problem-solving and continuous improvement techniques.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with production, engineering, maintenance, customer, and supplier teams.
• Ability to support operations in a manufacturing plant environment.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Industrial Technology, or a related field.
• Automotive manufacturing experience.
• Experience working within an IATF 16949 environment.
• Experience with APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plans, MSA, SPC, and Safe Launch processes.
• ASQ Quality Engineer certification or equivalent quality certification.
• Experience supporting customer audits and launch readiness activities.

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify.

200 Guardian Ave, Morehead, KY 40351, USA