Quality Engineer

Ventura Manufacturing; Zeeland (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Ventura Manufacturing, a global automotive and furniture product maker, seeks a Quality Engineer to serve as the go-to problem solver for quality issues with customers, suppliers, and on the production floor. The role emphasizes rapid containment, root cause analysis, and cross-functional collaboration to implement lasting fixes.

Ideal candidates bring hands-on experience and Excel proficiency, with a focus on improving quality systems, APQP documentation, and IATF 16949 processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent required.
• 2–5 years of quality engineering experience in manufacturing.
• Proven experience solving problems with customers and suppliers, including leading 8D closures.
• Ability to read prints, GD&T callouts, and check parts against requirements.
• Understanding of IATF 16949 or similar QMS; working knowledge of APQP documents.
• Strong communication and teamwork; Excel proficiency; 1st shift with occasional off-shift support and rare travel.

Responsibilities

• Respond quickly to customer quality concerns by leading containment, root cause analysis, and corrective action using 8D.
• Collaborate with suppliers to solve quality issues and verify corrective actions with Purchasing.
• Partner daily with production teams to resolve floor issues and prevent recurrence.
• Drive continuous improvement with a Trend, Pareto, Attack approach to reduce scrap, PPM, and customer incidents.
• Keep APQP documents such as Control Plans and PFMEAs up to date as products/processes change.
• Support quality system health through internal audits and IATF audit readiness.

Skills

8D problem solving

GD&T reading

Excel proficiency

Communication

Teamwork

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent

Tools

APQP standards

IATF 16949 knowledge

GD&T tools

Job description

Description

Overall Expectation

Be the go-to problem solver when quality issues come up with customers, suppliers, or on the production floor. This role responds quickly to quality concerns, finds the true root cause, and works across teams on lasting fixes. We're looking for someone with real hands‑on experience who brings energy to making things better and knows we go farther together than alone.

Highlighted Expectations

• Respond quickly to customer quality concerns by leading containment, root cause analysis, and corrective action through a clear 8D process. Keep customers informed and confident along the way.
• Work with suppliers to solve quality issues. Drive corrective actions and verify they work, in partnership with our Purchasing team.
• Partner daily with production teams to resolve quality issues on the floor and prevent them from coming back.
• Drive continuous improvement with a \"Trend, Pareto, Attack\" approach. Chart the data, find the biggest opportunities, and lead team actions that reduce scrap, PPM, and customer incidents.
• Keep APQP documents such as Control Plans and PFMEAs up to date as products and processes change.
• Support the health of our quality system by taking part in internal audits and IATF audit readiness.

About Us

Ventura Manufacturing is a global manufacturer of automotive, furniture, appliance, and other products. We believe we have a unique vision that goes beyond the usual business goals. We aspire to be a growing community that loves work and cares for people. Our goal is to improve lives by producing beneficial products, providing employment, growing people, and giving generously. We encourage entrepreneurial ownership, balanced by common sense standards and systems that we follow as a baseline for improvement. Ventura has a global footprint and is growing in size and capability. If our culture appeals to you and you meet the requirements, we would love to talk to you about joining our team.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (engineering preferred) or equivalent experience.
• 2–5 years of quality engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Proven experience solving problems directly with customers and suppliers, including leading 8Ds to closure.
• Ability to read prints, understand GD&T callouts, and check parts against requirements.
• Understanding of IATF 16949 or a similar quality management system, plus working knowledge of APQP documents.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills, plus Excel proficiency. Ability to work 1st shift, with occasional off-shift support for quality emergencies and rare travel to suppliers or customers.

Preferred

• Experience in automotive and/or furniture manufacturing.
• Experience with other problem-solving tools, such as 5‑Why, Fishbone, or A3.
• ASQ certification (e.g., CQE) or related quality training.