Senior Quality Engineer – Steel Manufacturing Lead

Cleveland-Cliffs; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Education assistance

Paid time off

Variable compensation

Job summary

Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland Works is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to join the Quality department at the Cleveland Works facility. The role focuses on leading quality initiatives in manufacturing of hot rolled and coated steel products for automotive and other markets.

The position emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, data-driven problem solving, and interaction with internal and external customers to resolve quality issues and drive process improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Materials Science, Metallurgy, or closely related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years experience in manufacturing, preferably materials manufacturing.
• Exceptional communication skills and detail orientation are essential.
• Solid computer skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office products (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Must be comfortable working in a heavy industrial / mill environment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with safety, quality, and environmental standards.
• Lead projects and multidisciplinary teams to support continuous improvement and reduction of waste.
• Provide metallurgical and technical support for product and process improvement through data analysis, problem solving, expertise in area of responsibility, metallurgical and mechanical concepts, and knowledge of customer operations and markets.
• Monitor product and process variability and performance to standards with a focus on improving practices and product performance.
• Meet with internal and external customers to determine root causes of quality and reliability issues and provide customers with timely and robust solutions.
• Deliver technical solutions to internal and external customers by understanding manufacturing and product capability.
• Work closely with operations, engineering, maintenance, planning, and other technical resources to drive improvement.

Skills

Communication skills

Team leadership

Data analysis

Problem solving

Manufacturing experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Materials Science/Metallurgy

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland Works is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to join the Quality department at the Cleveland Works facility. The role focuses on leading quality initiatives in manufacturing of hot rolled and coated steel products for automotive and other markets.

The position emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, data-driven problem solving, and interaction with internal and external customers to resolve quality issues and drive process improvements.