Senior Quality Engineer

Sunpro; Bradenton (FL); On-site; USD 97,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid parental leave

Wellness programs

Product discounts

Job summary

Hunter Douglas - Outdoor Division is seeking a Quality Engineer to identify and drive quality improvements across the plant. You will lead a small team, develop control plans, and partner with Process Engineering to ensure measurement and control standards are met.

The role emphasizes PDCA, 5S, and 8D methodologies, with a strong focus on corrective actions, audits, and supplier/developer collaboration to support new product launches and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• BS Degree (Engineering, Statistics, Math, Business) required.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience as a Quality Engineer in a Manufacturing Environment.
• Six Sigma Black Belt or Green Belt (or capability to become certified).
• Quality Systems development and auditing experience.
• Strong problem-solving and teaching/coaching abilities.
• Ability to lead cross-divisional teams and manage multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and communicate quality issues and trends.
• Lead prioritized quality improvement plans aligned with operations.
• Coordinate the portfolio of quality improvement projects for the plant.
• Lead quality improvement projects and coach teams involved in Quality Improvement.
• Directly lead a team of 5-7 direct reports; set goals and monitor performance.
• Develop control plans for each product line and ensure proper measurements and controls.
• Execute quality system tasks: alerts, CAPA, audits, procedures; investigate significant issues.
• Develop quality plans for new product launches, including FMEA and validation.

Skills

Quality Engineering

Leadership

Problem Solving

Project Management

Team Coaching

Cross-functional Teams

Communication

Facilitation

Travel

Manufacturing

Education

BS Degree (Engineering, Statistics, Math, Business)

Six Sigma Black Belt or Green Belt

Tools

Auditing

Process FMEA

Quality Systems

Job description

Hunter Douglas is the world’s leading manufacturer of window coverings and a major manufacturer of architectural products. We are a brand that you know and trust. With more than 100 years of innovation, we’ve defined our industry with proprietary products that deliver revolutionary style and functionality and can be found in millions of homes and commercial buildings globally.

As a member of the Hunter Douglas family of brands, Sunpro embraces a very simple philosophy and day-to-day mission, which is that our success is only the result of the success of our dealers/business partners. Our dealers succeed because we care deeply about them and their reputation. As a result, we ensure that they receive top-quality retractable screens and awnings at a competitive price and the fastest turnaround possible.

We are searching for candidates that are driven, intelligent, creative, and entrepreneurial. By offering challenging and accelerated opportunities for growth, powered by a shared hunger for success, we create a space for your career to thrive. In return for your expertise, we are committed to providing competitive and robust total compensation and benefit packages to ensure you feel valued. Our dream is to become the fastest growing, most loved, window covering company in the world. What’s yours?

Position Overview

The Quality Engineer is the primary functional role to identify and track quality issues and to organize, plan and manage improvement efforts for Quality in the facility. The plant Director of Operations owns the Quality performance of the plant. The Quality Engineer brings quality improvement skills and methods and full-time focus to the effort. This position leads a team of 5-7 direct reports.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Full-time focus on customer quality…CRR/OIR

• Monitoring and communication of quality issues and trends
• Manages a prioritized quality improvement plan for the plant in alignment with the DO
• Coordinates the portfolio of quality improvement projects for the plant.

Lead or mentor quality improvement projects

• Leads quality improvement projects
• Coaches teams involved in Quality Improvement…provides process and tool mentoring
• Quality tools training.

Team leadership

• Directly leads a team of 5-7 direct reports, including quality technicians/inspectors as applicable to the plant.
• Sets goals, assigns work, and monitors team performance and priorities.
• Provides regular coaching, feedback, and performance reviews; supports hiring and development of team members

Process analysis and control

• Develops control plans for each product line
• Step by step measurements, inspections, acceptance standards, controls and reaction standards
• Works with Process Engineering to execute proper gauging, lighting, control devices…etc.

Quality System Execution

• Quality Alerts, White Glove, Cause rework coding…etc.
• Corrective-Action
• Auditing
• Plant procedures, work instructions…etc.
• Respond to and investigate significant quality issues

New product launch quality

• Develop quality control plan
• Capability analysis/validation
• Process FMEA
• Corrective Action of any pre/post launch quality issues

GEMBA LEADING REQUIREMENTS:

• PDCA
• 5S
• 8D

QUALIFICATION, SKILL and ATTRIBUTE REQUIREMENTS:

• BS Degree (Engineering, Statistics, Math, Business)
• 5 years’ experience as a Quality Engineer in a Manufacturing Environment.
• Leadership or supervisory experience preferred, as this role manages 5-7 direct reports.
• Six Sigma Black Belt or Green Belt (or capable of becoming certified)
• Quality Systems development/auditing
• Quality training
• Problem Solving
• Teacher/Coach/Mentor
• Expert Quality Systems/Quality Improvement
• Willing to travel
• Expert ability to lead and work in cross-divisional teams
• Solid facilitation skills
• Ability to plan, coordinate and execute multiple complex projects with strict timetables
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong project management skills
• Expert knowledge in working with manufacturing plants preferably with discrete products.

ACCEPTABLE TRAINING & EXPERIENCE:

• BS Degree (Engineering, Statistics, Math, Business)
• 1-4 years of experience as a Quality Engineer in a manufacturing environment
• Six Sigma Black Belt or Green Belt (or capable to become certified)

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner
• Position requires regular and predictable attendance
• Employees are held accountable for all duties of this job

COMPANY POLICIES:

• Employees must be in compliance with all company policies and directives at all times.

What’s in it for you?

• Annual base salary range: $97,000.00 - $131,000.00
• Bonus target range: 20% - 30%
• Generous benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, disability
• A company culture that prioritizes internal development and professional growth
• Time off with pay
• 401(k) plan with a degree of employer matching
• Paid parental leave
• Wellness programs and product discounts.

CHANGEABILITY:

From time to time, the outlined job description may vary due to the Company’s internal and external needs. Management of Hunter Douglas, Inc. - Outdoor Division reserves the right to modify, change, or eliminate this job description at any time, with or without notice.

Please note, all offers presented to candidates are carefully crafted to ensure market competitiveness, equity, and reflect the individual candidate’s education, experience, skills and potential.

Hunter Douglas is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with applicable employment laws. EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled are encouraged to apply.