Value Stream Quality Engineer

Ontic; Creedmoor (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Goal Share bonus program

Paid volunteering time

Wellbeing support

Employee discounts

Learning and development

Employee referral program

Comprehensive medical insurance

401(k) plan

9/80 work schedule

Job summary

Ontic Creedmoor is seeking a Value Stream Quality Engineer to own quality across a full product value stream at our Creedmoor, NC site. You will monitor supply base, manufacturing, and customer requirements, using data and structured problem‑solving to reduce risk and drive continuous improvements.

You’ll apply Lean and Six Sigma methods, develop quality metrics, and lead root cause analysis to address issues and improve performance across the value stream.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting quality across products, manufacturing processes and supply chain.
• Experience conducting product or process audits and working to established procedures and customer requirements.
• Ability to lead risk assessments and support effective risk‑management decisions.
• Experience with root cause analysis and structured problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Ensure products and processes are maintained in accordance with established procedures and customer requirements.
• Perform product and process audits to verify compliance and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Lead risk assessments and help drive decisions around appropriate risk management procedures.
• Initiate and drive continuous improvement activities across the product value stream.
• Develop and maintain quality metrics and trends using statistical analysis tools to provide visibility into performance.
• Lead and participate in root cause analysis to identify and address quality issues.
• Support the development of cost reduction initiatives through continuous improvement and structured problem-solving.

Skills

Quality management

Root cause analysis

Statistical analysis

Lean Six Sigma

Continuous improvement

Risk assessment

Job description

We are a fast-paced business with ambitious growth plans; so if you are dedicated, enthusiastic and always seeking ways to improve, you’ll enjoy a career with us!

Value Stream Quality Engineer

Creedmoor - North Carolina, USA

About Ontic Creedmoor

Our 100,000 sq ft Creedmoor facility brings together a broad mix of electronic, avionic and electro-mechanical aerospace capabilities, alongside several businesses within the Ontic Group.

From flight-control actuators and cockpit instrumentation to fire-protection systems and data recorders, the teams at Creedmoor support a diverse portfolio of products that perform critical functions across civil and military aircraft.

It’s a collaborative, fast-moving environment where engineering, manufacturing, quality and support teams work together to solve complex challenges. For people who like taking ownership, finding better ways to do things and seeing the impact of their work, there’s plenty of opportunity to make a difference.

The opportunity

As a Value Stream Quality Engineer at Ontic, you’ll take an end-to-end view of quality across a product value stream, helping ensure our products and processes consistently meet established procedures and customer requirements.

Your scope will extend across the value stream, including the supply base, manufacturing processes and customer requirements. You’ll use data, quality tools and structured problem-solving to identify risk, understand performance and drive meaningful improvements.

This is an opportunity to take ownership of quality performance while working across teams to solve problems, reduce risk and champion continuous improvement using Lean and Six Sigma methodologies.

What you’ll be doing

• Ensure products and processes are maintained in accordance with established procedures and customer requirements.
• Perform product and process audits to verify compliance and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Lead risk assessments and help drive decisions around appropriate risk management procedures.
• Initiate and drive continuous improvement activities across the product value stream.
• Develop and maintain quality metrics and trends using statistical analysis tools to provide visibility into performance.
• Lead and participate in root cause analysis to identify and address quality issues.
• Support the development of cost reduction initiatives through continuous improvement and structured problem-solving.

What you’ll bring

• Experience supporting quality across products, manufacturing processes and/or supply chain activities.
• Experience conducting product or process audits and working to established procedures and customer requirements.
• Ability to lead risk assessments and support effective risk‑management decisions.
• Experience with root cause analysis and structured problem-solving.
• Ability to develop, analyze and interpret quality metrics and trends using statistical analysis tools.
• Experience supporting or leading continuous improvement activities.
• Knowledge of Lean and Six Sigma methodologies.

Why Ontic?

At Ontic, we’re specialists in keeping critical aircraft flying. Our work supports civil and military aviation around the world, giving established aircraft products the long‑term support they need to remain safe, reliable and available.

But it’s our people who make that possible. We’re a growing, global team where you’re trusted to take ownership, encouraged to challenge how things have always been done and supported to develop your career as our business grows.

We believe in embracing the challenge - working together to solve complex problems and create opportunities for our customers, our business and each other.

Benefits at Ontic

At Ontic, we’re committed to supporting our people to thrive - at work and beyond. Our benefits are designed to support your wellbeing, development and financial security, while giving everyone the opportunity to share in our success.

• Goal Share bonus program - everyone at Ontic is automatically enrolled, giving us all the opportunity to share in our success
• Paid volunteering time - giving you time to support a cause or community that matters to you
• 24/7 wellbeing support - confidential support available through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Employee discounts - access to discounts and offers across a range of retailers and services
• Learning and development - opportunities to build your skills, develop your career and grow with Ontic
• Employee referral program - rewarding you for introducing great people to Team Ontic
• Comprehensive medical insurance
• Competitive PTO, holiday pay and sick leave
• 401(k) plan - with up to 4% company match
• 9/80 work schedule - where applicable

Compensation Pay Range

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