Quality Engineer: Drive Process Excellence & Compliance

Colonial Group; Newton (NC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Colonial Group in North Carolina is seeking a Quality Engineer to ensure products meet quality, performance, and safety standards by defining, monitoring, and improving manufacturing processes. The role includes calibrations, internal audits, and assisting in training inspection personnel.

You will work with Manufacturing and Production to drive improvements, analyze data, conduct supplier audits, and ensure conformance with ISO and UL requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in engineering or related field with minimum of two years’ experience.
• Experience in quality systems, audits, and process improvement.
• Knowledge of ISO/UL standards and calibration procedures.

Responsibilities

• Plan, execute, and oversee inspection and testing of production parts to verify conformance with specifications and procedures.
• Investigate product complaints and quality issues to ensure closure in accordance with company guidelines and external regulatory requirements.
• Investigate product defects and complaints to identify root causes and implement corrective actions.
• Monitor risk-management procedures, and use problem logs to identify and report recurring issues to management and product development teams.
• Using data to interpret trends, standard deviation, and control charts to maintain quality KPI.
• Provide training and support to quality assurance team members, focusing on systems, policies, procedures, and core processes.
• Validate incoming, in-process and outgoing products and documents inspection results including first article inspections.
• Conduct supplier audits and manage incoming material quality.
• Performs internal audits to verify conformance with quality requirements.
• Validate and maintain calibration records and services.
• Proactively improve production efficiency and quality standards.
• Assists and/or trains operators on part visual acceptability, measurement and inspection procedures as required.
• Oversee and perform return goods analysis including sectional review and reports.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Root Cause Analysis

SPC

Documentation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Colonial Group in North Carolina is seeking a Quality Engineer to ensure products meet quality, performance, and safety standards by defining, monitoring, and improving manufacturing processes. The role includes calibrations, internal audits, and assisting in training inspection personnel.

You will work with Manufacturing and Production to drive improvements, analyze data, conduct supplier audits, and ensure conformance with ISO and UL requirements.