Quality Engineer

Adecco Permanent Recruitment; Westerly (RI); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Adecco Permanent Recruitment is seeking a Quality professional with a strong manufacturing background to own quality systems and lead root-cause investigations across processes. You will support MRB activities, supplier and customer interactions, and drive continuous improvement across the organization.

The role emphasizes data-driven analysis, process control, and documentation to ensure compliance with ISO 9001/AS9100 standards and customer requirements in a fast-paced manufacturing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment with exposure to production processes and quality systems.
• Strong knowledge of quality management systems such as ISO 9001, AS9100, or similar standards.
• Experience leading root-cause investigations and implementing corrective actions.
• Solid understanding of inspection techniques and GD&T.
• Experience working with customers to resolve quality concerns and support quality initiatives.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Monitor receiving inspection and production quality programs to ensure materials and products meet standards.
• Serve as the quality owner for designated processes and customer programs, driving compliance and continuous improvement.
• Support operations with expertise in quality systems and process control.
• Develop and maintain quality procedures, forms, and documentation for quality management system requirements.
• Lead root-cause investigations and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Support MRB activities, nonconformance investigations, and return material analyses.
• Collaborate with suppliers, customers, and internal teams to resolve quality concerns and improve product performance.
• Coordinate internal, customer, and certification audits.
• Develop training materials and provide quality-related training to employees.
• Assist with inspection and testing activities and improve measurement data collection processes.
• Participate in cross-functional risk assessments and PFMEA development.

Skills

Quality systems

Root-cause analysis

8D Problem Solving

5 Why Analysis

Pareto Analysis

GD&T

Statistical Analysis

Process improvement

Cross-functional collaboration

Documentation & training

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Quality/related

Certified Quality Engineer (CQE)

Tools

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Visio

Job description

The ideal candidate brings a strong manufacturing background, expertise in quality systems, and a passion for root-cause analysis, problem-solving, and process improvement.

What You'll Do:

• Monitor receiving inspection and production quality programs to ensure raw materials, components, and finished products meet established quality standards.
• Serve as the quality owner for designated manufacturing processes and customer programs, driving compliance, performance, and continuous improvement.
• Support manufacturing operations by providing expertise in quality systems, product quality, and process control.
• Develop and maintain quality procedures, work instructions, forms, and documentation to support quality management system requirements.
• Lead root-cause investigations and implement effective corrective and preventive actions to resolve quality issues and prevent recurrence.
• Support Material Review Board (MRB) activities, nonconformance investigations, and return material analyses.
• Utilize quality tools and methodologies including:
• 8D Problem Solving
• 5 Why Analysis
• Pareto Analysis
• Cause and Effect (Fishbone) Analysis
• Statistical Analysis
• Process Capability Studies
• Cost of Quality Metrics
• Collaborate with suppliers, customers, and internal teams to resolve quality concerns and improve overall product performance.
• Support customer-specific quality initiatives and ensure requirements are implemented effectively across manufacturing operations.
• Coordinate and support internal, customer, and certification audits.
• Develop training materials and provide quality-related training to employees.
• Support inspection and testing activities while helping teams improve measurement and data collection processes.
• Participate in cross-functional risk assessments and PFMEA development activities.
• Coordinate and support First Article Inspections (FAI) and validation activities.
• Analyze quality metrics and trends to identify opportunities for improvement and waste reduction.
• Work closely with engineering, production, supply chain, and customer teams to drive quality performance and operational excellence.
• Travel occasionally to support customers, suppliers, audits, or quality initiatives as needed.

What You’ll Need:

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Material Science, Manufacturing, Quality, or a related technical field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment with broad exposure to production processes and quality systems.
• Strong knowledge of quality management systems such as ISO 9001, AS9100, or similar regulated manufacturing standards.
• Experience leading root-cause investigations and implementing corrective and preventive actions.
• Solid understanding of inspection techniques and Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T).
• Experience working directly with customers to resolve quality concerns and support quality initiatives.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) through the American Society for Quality (ASQ).
• AS9100 Auditor Training or equivalent auditing experience.
• Experience supporting aerospace, defense, highly regulated, or precision manufacturing environments.
• Experience with PFMEA, process risk assessments, and advanced quality planning methodologies.
• Experience coordinating First Article Inspections and validation activities.
• Customer-specific quality certification or delegation training.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.