Quality Engineer (56974)

Premium Guardorporated; Albion (IL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Premium Guard, Inc. is hiring a Quality Engineer for our Albion, IL location to facilitate OE customer issues, provide quality systems, and ensure process flow and quality standards at minimum cost.

Responsibilities include supporting quality, safety, and environmental programs, assisting APQP activities, and leading product management for new programs while coordinating with Sales, Engineering, and Manufacturing. Travel to customer sites may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in education and experience.
• 3–5 years of experience in quality or a related position.
• Strong project management skills and knowledge of quality concepts.

Responsibilities

• Support policies, procedures, and programs related to quality, safety, and environment.
• Assist APQP activities with quality engineering tasks.
• Lead in the management of new programs and product launches.
• Initiate cost-saving reviews to reduce waste in processes and design.
• Investigate quality issues and provide timely, actionable solutions.

Skills

Quality Engineer

Project management

Quality concepts

Problem solving

Communication

APQP

FMEA

SPC

Education

B.S. in related field

Job description

Job Location: Albion, IL 62806

Position: Full Time

Salary Range: $75,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year

Shift: 1st Shift / Days

Premium Guard, Inc is hiring a Quality Engineer for our Albion location. The role focuses on facilitating OE customer issues, providing quality systems and programs, and maintaining process flow and quality standards at minimum cost.

Key Responsibilities

• Support all company policies, procedures, and programs relating to personnel, quality, safety, and environmental issues.
• Support the APQP process with quality engineering activities.
• Take a leadership role in product management of new programs.
• Initiate cost‑saving review projects to eliminate unnecessary waste in process and design.
• Provide rapid and meaningful investigation of special projects/assignments to assist management in developing solutions to quality problem areas.
• Contribute to improve departmental capability by providing arbitration, guidance, direction, and training to support personnel in other departments.
• Ensure customer satisfaction by being responsive to their needs and conducting timely follow‑up of quality problems and/or statistical controls, working with customers, Sales, and Engineering under the direction of the Quality Engineering Manager and Plant Manager.
• Administer quality assessments for supplier and internal audits.
• Coordinate advance quality planning techniques such as PFMEA, DFMEA, dimensional layouts, and statistical techniques to ensure target capability of processes.
• Maintain quality system measurables, identify supplier, internal, and external concerns, and facilitate corrective actions when a process or product is unacceptable per established standards.
• Travel to customer sites as needed and gain familiarity with customer‑specific requirements in manuals and websites.
• Collaborate with Quality Control, Manufacturing, and Purchasing to coordinate and ensure a smooth transition to production of new programs.

Qualifications

• 3‑5 years of experience in a quality or related position.
• Strong project management skills.
• Knowledge of quality concepts and principles.
• Problem‑solving skills.
• Good communication skills to interact with internal and external stakeholders.
• Extensive experience controlling quality, customer requirements, processes, and product capabilities.
• Experience with APQP, FMEA, and statistical process control.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor of Science degree in a related field or equivalent in education and experience.

Premium Guard, Inc is an Equal Opportunity Employer