Quality Engineer: Lead Process Improvement & Root Cause

The Pivot Group Careers; Whitehall Township (MI); On-site; USD 71,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

The Pivot Group Careers in Whitehall, MI is seeking a Quality Engineer to support multiple manufacturing partners in the Whitehall area. The role focuses on maintaining quality systems, performing audits, and driving continuous improvement across processes.

The position requires experience with FMEA, control plans, MSA, PPAP and ISO/IATF quality frameworks, with strong communication to coordinate cross-functional teams. On-site work in Michigan is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in engineering or a related technical field.
• Three or more years of quality engineering experience in a manufacturing plant.
• Working knowledge of core quality tools such as FMEA, control plans, and MSA.
• Experience with root cause methods such as 8D, 5 Why, and fishbone analysis.
• Familiarity with ISO 9001 or IATF 16949 quality systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for cross functional work.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and update control plans, FMEA documents, and inspection standards.
• Perform process audits on the production floor and document findings.
• Review first article and PPAP submissions before production launch.
• Analyze defect and scrap data and report trends to plant leadership.
• Support gage repeatability and reproducibility studies and calibration schedules.
• Train production staff on quality procedures and inspection methods.
• Investigate customer complaints and internal nonconformances to find root causes.
• Lead corrective and preventive action activities and track them to closure.

Skills

Minitab

Six Sigma

Root Cause Analysis

FMEA

MSA

PPAP

ISO 9001 / IATF 16949

8D

Education

Bachelor degree in engineering or related technical field

Job description

The Pivot Group Careers in Whitehall, MI is seeking a Quality Engineer to support multiple manufacturing partners in the Whitehall area. The role focuses on maintaining quality systems, performing audits, and driving continuous improvement across processes.

The position requires experience with FMEA, control plans, MSA, PPAP and ISO/IATF quality frameworks, with strong communication to coordinate cross-functional teams. On-site work in Michigan is expected.