Quality Engineer: Process Improvement & Supplier Excellence

The Timken Company; Goodlettsville (TN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Des-Case Corporation, a Timken company, seeks a Quality Engineer to drive quality excellence in our Tennessee manufacturing environment. You will partner with Production, Engineering and Supply Chain to ensure products meet customer expectations and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities include maintaining ISO 9001/ISO 14001 compliant quality systems, leading root-cause investigations, performing statistical analyses, and supporting supplier quality audits.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in Engineering, Applied Science, or a related technical field.
• Two years in a quality supervisory role or four years in quality-focused manufacturing.
• Experience reading engineering drawings and specifications.
• Understanding of metrology principles and inspection techniques.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve quality systems in ISO 9001/ISO 14001 compliance.
• Develop and implement quality control plans meeting requirements.
• Monitor KPIs to evaluate quality management effectiveness.
• Lead root cause investigations using structured problem-solving.
• Design and develop testing methods for incoming inspection and defect investigations.
• Perform statistical analysis to improve process capability and product quality.
• Support supplier quality audits and SCAR management.
• Deliver quality training for production and quality personnel.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Data analysis

Quality control

Process improvement

Communication

Education

Associate degree in Engineering or related field

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

FMEA

PPAP

GD&T

Job description

Des-Case Corporation, a Timken company, seeks a Quality Engineer to drive quality excellence in our Tennessee manufacturing environment. You will partner with Production, Engineering and Supply Chain to ensure products meet customer expectations and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities include maintaining ISO 9001/ISO 14001 compliant quality systems, leading root-cause investigations, performing statistical analyses, and supporting supplier quality audits.