Senior Quality Generalist: CI & Six Sigma, Onsite

Whirlpool, Inc.; Greenville (OH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Whirlpool employee discount

Fitness & educational reimbursement

Job summary

Whirlpool Corporation in Greenville, OH is seeking a Senior Analyst, Quality Generalist to lead World Class Manufacturing and Six Sigma initiatives, driving continuous improvements across the plant. You will coordinate quality support, audits, PFMEA control plans, process validation, and MSA/SPC implementation to achieve zero defects.

Based at the onsite facility, you will partner with Process and Product Engineering, suppliers, and operators to stop lines when needed and monitor KPIs such as

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 5+ years in an industrial manufacturing environment.
• 3+ years leading continuous improvement initiatives (e.g., Kaizen, 8D, PDCA, Six Sigma).

Responsibilities

• Continuous Improvement and Safety: identify opportunities for improvement in safety and quality with systematic problem solving.
• Audits and Compliance: follow up on internal/external audits and ensure quality system certification.
• Control Plans and FMEA: lead creation/maintenance of Control Plans based on PFMEA docs and drawings.
• Operational Support: equip operators with product and process inspection tools.
• Equipment and Process Validation: collaborate with Process/Product Engineering and Suppliers for pre-production validation.
• MSA: supervise measurement devices and ensure MSA studies.
• GEMBA: participate in Fast Response and GEMBA walks and review defects.
• KPIs: monitor quality indicators like FPY and CAL SIR.
• Poka-Yoke: manage error-proofing devices and monitoring schemes.
• SPC: define critical characteristics and perform data analysis with countermeasures.
• Line Stop Authority: stop lines when non-conformances are detected.

Skills

Quality leadership

Problem solving

Team facilitation

Safety focus

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Industrial or Mechatronics Engineering

Tools

World Class Manufacturing (WCM)

Six Sigma

FMEA

SPC

MSA

PDCA

Kaizen

8D

Job description

Whirlpool Corporation in Greenville, OH is seeking a Senior Analyst, Quality Generalist to lead World Class Manufacturing and Six Sigma initiatives, driving continuous improvements across the plant. You will coordinate quality support, audits, PFMEA control plans, process validation, and MSA/SPC implementation to achieve zero defects.

Based at the onsite facility, you will partner with Process and Product Engineering, suppliers, and operators to stop lines when needed and monitor KPIs such as