Quality Engineer: Drive Continuous Improvement & Compliance

Advanced Personnel Resources, Inc.; Greensboro (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Personnel Resources, Inc. in Greensboro, NC is seeking an experienced Quality Engineer to develop, implement and maintain a proactive quality culture, ensuring products and processes meet customer, regulatory, and organizational requirements.

The role drives continuous improvement through QMS, CAPA, RCA and cross-functional collaboration. You will partner with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Customer Service and other teams to reduce defects, monitor quality metrics, and support

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, or a related technical discipline.
• Three or more years of experience in a manufacturing quality or quality engineering role.
• Knowledge of CAPA, RCA, SPC, FMEA, and Lean/Six Sigma principles.
• Experience with audits (customer/regulatory) and corrective actions.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel and quality data analysis tools.
• Experience in high-volume regulated manufacturing preferred.
• CQE or Six Sigma Green Belt preferred.

Responsibilities

• Promote and reinforce a culture of quality throughout the organization.
• Ensure compliance with the QMS, customer requirements, industry standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate and conduct internal quality audits and support customer, third-party, and regulatory audits.
• Monitor audit findings and ensure timely completion and verification of corrective actions.
• Lead investigations into customer complaints, internal nonconformances, process deviations, and other quality issues.
• Facilitate structured root cause analysis using quality tools such as 5 Whys, Fishbone Diagrams, Pareto Analysis, SPC, and other problem-solving methodologies.
• Manage CAPA process, ensuring timely implementation and verification of effectiveness.
• Collect, analyze, and report key quality metrics to identify trends and drive improvements.
• Lead or support continuous improvement initiatives that improve product quality and customer satisfaction.
• Develop and execute validation plans, inspection methods, and testing protocols for products and manufacturing processes.
• Participate in new product introductions, process changes, and engineering reviews to ensure quality requirements are achieved.
• Evaluate test and inspection results and provide corrective and preventive actions.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Quality/Manufacturing

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Quality data analysis tools

Job description

Advanced Personnel Resources, Inc. in Greensboro, NC is seeking an experienced Quality Engineer to develop, implement and maintain a proactive quality culture, ensuring products and processes meet customer, regulatory, and organizational requirements.

The role drives continuous improvement through QMS, CAPA, RCA and cross-functional collaboration. You will partner with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Customer Service and other teams to reduce defects, monitor quality metrics, and support