Quality Engineer

Vogrinc Search Group; Novi (MI); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Vogrinc Search Group seeks a hands-on Quality Engineer for a high-impact role in Novi, MI. The ideal candidate will support inspectors, technicians, and operators on the manufacturing floor, driving root cause analyses, CAPA, and permanent corrective actions across production, engineering, and quality teams.

The role emphasizes on-floor troubleshooting, data-driven problem solving, and strong knowledge of ISO 9001 quality systems, with opportunities to influence processes and improve product

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent technical experience.
• Quality, Lean, or Six Sigma certification(s) a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on quality support across manufacturing, including troubleshooting, inspection support, nonconformance disposition, and corrective action.
• Lead root cause analysis and CAPA activities with production and engineering to improve process capability and reduce defects.
• Develop and maintain inspection standards, sampling plans, test methods, procedures, and QMS documentation.
• Support incoming, in-process, and final inspection, calibration activities, and quality training for operators and inspectors.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with production, engineering, supply chain, customer service, suppliers, and customers to resolve quality issues and strengthen ISO 9001 systems.

Skills

Quality engineering

Root cause analysis

CAPA

Troubleshooting

Inspection

SPC

FMEA

Control plans

8D

5-Why

Fishbone

Cross-functional

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

High impact opportunity for a hands-on Quality Engineer with an industry-leading manufacturer. This is an ideal role for a floor-centric quality professional seeking broad exposure across production, engineering, operations, and quality, with the opportunity to contribute across the manufacturing process and work directly with employees and leaders at every level of the organization.

The right candidate will spend significant time in production supporting inspectors, technicians, and operators when quality issues arise, jumping in to troubleshoot problems, drive solutions at the source, and then follow up with the data and analysis to develop permanent corrective actions.

Responsibilities include:

• Provide hands-on quality support across manufacturing, including troubleshooting, inspection support, nonconformance disposition, and corrective action.
• Lead root cause analysis and CAPA activities and partner with production and engineering to improve process capability, reduce defects, and support new products and process changes.
• Develop and maintain inspection standards, sampling plans, test methods, procedures, work instructions, and other QMS documentation.
• Support incoming, in-process, and final inspection, calibration activities, and quality training for operators and inspectors.
• Work cross-functionally with production, engineering, supply chain, customer service, suppliers, and customers to resolve quality issues and strengthen ISO 9001 systems.

Requirements include:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent technical experience required. Quality, Lean, or Six Sigma certification(s) a plus.
• 3 to 5 years of quality engineering experience in a complex manufacturing environment. Quality audit experience a plus.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 9001 (or similar quality systems) and core quality tools, including SPC, FMEA, Control Plans, MSA/Gauge R&R, 8D, 5-Why, and Fishbone.
• Collaborative, hands-on approach with demonstrated ability to work directly on the production floor with operators, inspectors, and technicians.
• Experience with APQP, PPAP, electrical or electromechanical manufacturing, and UL, ANSI, NEMA, or IEEE standards is a plus.
• R&D quality support, NPD/New product launch experience a plus.
• Ability to travel approximately 10%.