Quality Engineer: Root-Cause & Shop-Floor Excellence

Jobtailor; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a Manufacturing Quality Engineer to lead root-cause investigations, drive corrective actions, and support shop-floor quality improvements across extrusion, painting, and fabrication processes.

On the production floor, you will collaborate with operators and cross-functional teams to resolve issues, standardize best practices, and ensure PPAP and quality compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field (required).
• At least 4 years of professional experience in manufacturing quality engineering (required).
• Experience with PPAP (Production Part Approval Process) (preferred).
• Experience working with a tier 1 automotive supplier (preferred).
• Experience using PC-DMIS CMM (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Lead and support investigations into customer complaints, identify root causes, coordinate containment activities, and implement corrective actions.
• Use data analysis, visual inspections, and reported concerns to identify internal product and process issues.
• Coordinate short- and long-term resolutions with involved team members.
• Collaborate with team members on dispositioning suspect materials and provide rationale and guidance.
• Work on the shop floor with operators to integrate quality thinking and foster local problem-solving.
• Lead and support manufacturing projects that improve product quality, equipment efficiency, workplace environment, and daily tasks.
• Organize and oversee internal product and process trials on the shop floor.
• Use operator feedback and site resources to identify and resolve issues.
• Teach and coach shop floor personnel and share technical knowledge and reactionary logic.
• Develop deeper technical expertise in extrusion, painting, and fabrication.
• Benchmark and standardize best practices with colleagues across the organization.
• Uphold quality compliance and ethical behavior, and coach direct reports on compliance and ethical practices

Skills

Root Cause Analysis

Manufacturing Quality Engineering

PPAP

PC-DMIS CMM

Extrusion, Painting, and Fabrication

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Tools

PC-DMIS CMM

Job description

Jobtailor is seeking a Manufacturing Quality Engineer to lead root-cause investigations, drive corrective actions, and support shop-floor quality improvements across extrusion, painting, and fabrication processes.

On the production floor, you will collaborate with operators and cross-functional teams to resolve issues, standardize best practices, and ensure PPAP and quality compliance.