Senior Quality Engineer, Lean & Process Improvement

GE Appliances, a Haier company; Decatur (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

GE Appliances, a Haier company, in Decatur, Alabama is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Quality Engineer to lead plant-wide quality initiatives, partnering with operations to improve product quality and implement Lean production practices. The role serves as a quality-systems expert, guiding engineers and technicians and influencing capital and supplier decisions.

You will apply CAD, 3D printing, and rapid prototyping to evaluate concepts, support continuous improvement, and ensure customer

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Seven or more years of experience in manufacturing operations, quality, new product introduction, and/or process improvement.
• Extensive experience interpreting data and solving problems in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools.
• Effective communication, organization, and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify and eliminate root causes of product and process quality issues in collaboration with operations and cross-functional teams.
• Define and monitor Critical to Quality characteristics and analyze data trends to identify systemic issues and lead corrective actions.
• Validate new designs and modifications through dimensional inspection, functional testing, production trials, capability studies, and operator feedback.
• Drive proactive problem-solving and elevate critical issues to ensure timely resolution.
• Lead quality improvement projects from initiation through completion, delivering measurable improvements in cost, quality, scrap, yield and defects.

Skills

Data analysis

Problem solving

Project management

Communication

Lean manufacturing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

CAD modeling

3D printing

Rapid prototyping

Microsoft Office

Job description

GE Appliances, a Haier company, in Decatur, Alabama is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Quality Engineer to lead plant-wide quality initiatives, partnering with operations to improve product quality and implement Lean production practices. The role serves as a quality-systems expert, guiding engineers and technicians and influencing capital and supplier decisions.

You will apply CAD, 3D printing, and rapid prototyping to evaluate concepts, support continuous improvement, and ensure customer