Quality Engineer: Process Excellence & Root-Cause Leader

Yates-Industrie; Tennessee; On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Yates-Industrie in Decatur, AL is seeking a Quality Engineer to apply engineering principles and quality methodologies to improve product quality, manufacturing processes, and overall performance.

You will lead root-cause investigations, develop sustainable corrective actions, and work with Quality, Engineering, Production and other departments to prevent defects and drive continuous improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related engineering field.
• 2–3 years of manufacturing quality or related experience.
• Experience with root-cause analysis and structured problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Lead investigations into recurring or significant quality issues and root-cause analysis.
• Develop technically sound corrective actions and verify their effectiveness.
• Collaborate with Quality, Engineering, Production and other departments to improve processes.
• Support quality data analysis, metrics, and audits.

Skills

Quality engineering

Root cause analysis

Statistical methods

Cross-functional

Manufacturing processes

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related engineering

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

Made2Manage

Internet Explorer

MS Outlook

Job description

Yates-Industrie in Decatur, AL is seeking a Quality Engineer to apply engineering principles and quality methodologies to improve product quality, manufacturing processes, and overall performance.

You will lead root-cause investigations, develop sustainable corrective actions, and work with Quality, Engineering, Production and other departments to prevent defects and drive continuous improvements.