Senior Quality Engineer — Lead QA, CAPA & Validation

Columbus McKinnon EMEA; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Columbus McKinnon Corporation seeks a Senior Quality Engineer to lead quality assurance activities across production and supplier interfaces. You will develop and audit quality systems, apply SPC, FMEA, MSA, and control plans, and drive CAPA investigations to minimize costs and maximize reliability.

In collaboration with engineering and manufacturing teams, you will plan training, monitor data trends, and advocate continuous improvement to meet ISO 9001:2015 requirements.

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering (Quality or Industrial Preferred) or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in a similar role.
• Quality management systems experience (ISO 9001:2015 Preferred).
• Experience in a manufacturing environment with a machine shop or fabrication.

Responsibilities

• Formulates and maintains quality assurance objectives and coordinates with production procedures to maximize reliability and minimize costs.
• Devises sampling procedures and designs forms for recording, evaluating and reporting quality data.
• Works with Materials/Purchasing to assure supplier quality and delivery.
• Collaborates with Staff Managers and Sales/Marketing to address customer satisfaction issues.
• Plans, promotes, and organizes training activities related to product quality and reliability.
• Represents and directs ISO 9001-2015 in conjunction with the Quality Manager.
• Lead product and process risk assessment.
• Knowledge of SPC, FMEA, MSA, and Control Plan development.
• Develops Validation Protocols, Final Reports, Master Plans for Process Validation and Product Qualifications.
• Conduct data collection, data analysis, and trending.
• Lead investigations of quality issues and corrective/preventive actions.
• Lead product scale-up for process capability and statistical relevancy.

Skills

SPC

FMEA

MSA

Control plans

CAPA

Root cause analysis

Quality systems

Education

BS in Engineering (Quality or Industrial Preferred)

Job description

Columbus McKinnon Corporation seeks a Senior Quality Engineer to lead quality assurance activities across production and supplier interfaces. You will develop and audit quality systems, apply SPC, FMEA, MSA, and control plans, and drive CAPA investigations to minimize costs and maximize reliability.

In collaboration with engineering and manufacturing teams, you will plan training, monitor data trends, and advocate continuous improvement to meet ISO 9001:2015 requirements.