Quality Engineer: Supplier Excellence & Process Improvement

Leggett & Platt; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Leggett & Platt Inc. is seeking a Quality Engineer to strengthen our Quality team for the Work Furniture business. You will monitor supplier quality performance, drive improvements with vendors, and help elevate internal processes to an ISO 9001-compatible level.

Ideal candidates have at least five years of manufacturing QA experience, strong project management skills, and Six Sigma certification. This role emphasizes collaboration, continuous improvement, and adherence to high quality standards

Qualifications

• Five years minimum as a Quality Engineer in a manufacturing setting.
• Experience in managing and driving projects.
• Six Sigma green belt or black belt certification.
• Experience in internal auditing.

Responsibilities

• Managing the quality performance of the supply base by monitoring & reporting PPM performance of key suppliers.
• Communicating PPAP requirements to suppliers on engineering changes or new products, managing PPAP promise dates and approving supplier PPAPs.
• Monitoring scrap rates, identifying excellent, moderate and problem suppliers, completing supplier assessments if necessary, developing an improvement plan with suppliers to improve performance, monitoring progress.
• Assist in the development and approval of incoming inspection plans.
• Performing internal audits of products and processes, identifying corrective actions and driving completion of the actions.
• Identifying potential VA/VE projects and working with a cross-functional team to completion.
• Work to bring internal business processes to an ISO 9000-compliant level and maintain that compliant level through participation in internal auditing and internal documentation development.

Skills

Quality Engineering

Project Management

Six Sigma

Internal Auditing

Education

BS in Technical Discipline

Job description

Leggett & Platt Inc. is seeking a Quality Engineer to strengthen our Quality team for the Work Furniture business. You will monitor supplier quality performance, drive improvements with vendors, and help elevate internal processes to an ISO 9001-compatible level.

Ideal candidates have at least five years of manufacturing QA experience, strong project management skills, and Six Sigma certification. This role emphasizes collaboration, continuous improvement, and adherence to high quality standards