Quality Engineer: ISO & Automotive Quality Lead

Actalent; Wayne (MI); On-site; USD 37,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

401(k) plan

Life Insurance

Disability insurance

Health Spending Account

Transportation benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Paid time off

Job summary

Actalent is seeking a Quality Engineer in Wayne, MI, to drive ISO 9001 compliance and support automotive quality frameworks. The role spends ~70% on the plant floor conducting audits, resolving quality issues, and collaborating with operations to sustain product quality.

You will lead internal audits, maintain documentation, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across chemical manufacturing processes and packaging operations. This is a contract, onsite role in Wayne, Michigan.

Qualifications

• Experience with ISO 9001 quality management systems in manufacturing.
• Hands-on internal audits: planning, execution, reporting.
• Strong understanding of quality control in industrial/production settings.
• Ability to apply automotive quality standards (IATF) requirements.
• Excellent attention to detail and root-cause analysis capabilities.
• Effective communication with production/operations staff on the plant floor.
• Ability to balance office documentation with plant-floor auditing tasks.

Responsibilities

• Lead facility-wide ISO 9001 compliance initiatives and certification readiness.
• Plan, execute, document internal audits of processes and production areas.
• Identify nonconformities and drive corrective/preventive actions.
• Support quality control for chemical manufacturing, packaging, and labeling.
• Collaborate with manufacturing floor to reinforce quality standards.
• Maintain quality documentation, procedures, and records to ISO 9001/automotive alignment.
• Provide guidance on IATF and automotive quality frameworks.
• Participate in continuous improvement for process efficiency and defect reduction.
• Spend ~70% on plant floor auditing and issue resolution with operations.
• Communicate audit findings and trends to leadership.

Skills

ISO 9001 experience

Internal auditing

Quality control principles

Automotive quality standards

Root cause analysis

Plant-floor collaboration

Documentation & records

Job description

Actalent is seeking a Quality Engineer in Wayne, MI, to drive ISO 9001 compliance and support automotive quality frameworks. The role spends ~70% on the plant floor conducting audits, resolving quality issues, and collaborating with operations to sustain product quality.

You will lead internal audits, maintain documentation, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across chemical manufacturing processes and packaging operations. This is a contract, onsite role in Wayne, Michigan.