Quality Engineer

Leer, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Leer Inc is seeking a Quality Engineer to strengthen quality systems, lead root cause investigations, and drive corrective actions across manufacturing and supplier quality. You’ll translate quality data into actionable improvements, develop inspection plans, and validate process changes for new product introductions.

In this hands-on role, you’ll apply analytical skills, support customer audits, and ensure compliance with safety and manufacturing standards.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a quality-related role.
• Experience with SPC, Process Capability, FMEA, CAPA, and supplier quality engineering is required.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel; EPICOR experience preferred.
• Experience with project management and Lean manufacturing is expected.
• Monday.com or similar workflow tools are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Implement, set targets and improve quality metrics.
• Lead root cause investigations and corrective actions.
• Develop and maintain Quality Plans & Inspection Plans.
• Conduct process capability studies.
• Assist in managing supplier quality programs.
• Support customer audits and regulatory requirements.
• Validate process changes and new product introductions.
• Analyze warranty, field failures and customer complaint data (OBE).

Skills

Statistical methods

Root cause analysis

Quality systems

Lean manufacturing

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

EPICOR

Monday.com

Job description

Put your quality expertise to work solving problems, preventing defects, and improving the customer experience. As a Quality Engineer, you’ll develop and strengthen quality systems, lead root cause investigations and corrective actions, and turn quality data into meaningful improvements. From creating quality and inspection plans to validating process changes and new product introductions, you’ll help shape how quality is built into our products and processes. This role offers the opportunity to apply your analytical skills and hands‑on manufacturing knowledge while supporting supplier quality, customer audits, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement, set targets and improve quality metrics.
• Lead root cause investigations and corrective actions.
• Develop and maintain Quality Plans & Inspection Plans
• Conduct process capability studies.
• Assist in managing supplier quality programs.
• Support customer audits and regulatory requirements.
• Validate process changes and new product introductions.
• Analyze warranty, field failures and customer complaint data (OBE).
• Other duties as required.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, or related field or equivalent experience.
• A minimum of five years of experience in a Quality related role is required.
• Experience with Statistical Process Control (SPC), Process Capability, FMEA, Lean Manufacturing, CAPA Management, Supplier Quality Engineering and Project Management.
• Experience utilizing Monday.com or similar digital workflow tools to manage quality activities or improvements is preferred.
• Experience with Microsoft Office is required, with advanced Excel required.
• Experience with EPICOR is preferred.

Qualifications

• Must understand & be able to follow ALL safe operating procedures & requirements.
• Basic understanding of sheet metal fabrication, painting application equipment and process, refrigeration and electrical systems.
• High level ability to work with basic measuring tools (i.e. tape measure, calipers, micrometer, electronic multi‑meter, etc.).
• Ability to effectively communicate and interact with fellow employees.
• Ability to make responsible and sensible decisions.
• Must be dependable, cooperative, self‑motivated, and self‑disciplined.

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Leer Inc is the world’s leading manufacturer of retail ice merchandising equipment, walk‑in coolers and freezers, and other temperature controlled storage solutions. We have 3 manufacturing plants – 2 in New Lisbon WI, and 1 in Carroll IA. We are an employee owned business, part of the Employee Owned Brands, Inc. group, and we share our wealth and success through an ESOP – Employee Stock Ownership Plan. We are one of America’s oldest and most successful employee owned groups, that has been committed to manufacturing excellence in America’s heartland for over 125 years.