Quality Engineer

We have an outstanding career opportunity for a Quality Engineer to join a leading Company located in the Hopkinsville, KY surrounding area.

We are seeking a motivated and analytical Production Quality Engineer to drive quality performance across a high-volume manufacturing environment. This role is ideal for a quality professional who is passionate about problem-solving, continuous improvement, customer satisfaction, and ensuring manufacturing processes consistently deliver products that meet the highest standards.

As a key liaison between customers, production, engineering, and quality teams, you will investigate quality concerns, lead corrective action activities, monitor process performance, and implement improvements that enhance product quality and operational efficiency.

Job Responsibilities:

• Monitor and continuously improve quality standards across manufacturing operations and inspection activities.
• Investigate internal and external quality issues, identify root causes, and lead corrective and preventive action initiatives.
• Verify the effectiveness of corrective actions through data analysis, process monitoring, and follow-up activities.
• Partner with production, engineering, and inspection teams to resolve quality concerns and improve manufacturing performance.
• Serve as a primary customer-facing quality contact for issue resolution, quality improvement initiatives, and ongoing support.
• Utilize statistical analysis and quality tools to identify trends, reduce defects, and improve process stability.
• Conduct root cause investigations using methodologies such as 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone Analysis, Pareto Analysis, and Design of Experiments (DOE).
• Support process improvement projects by analyzing production data and implementing quality-focused solutions.
• Coordinate customer submissions and approvals related to process improvements, engineering changes, and manufacturing modifications.
• Monitor production processes to ensure quality requirements are achieved and maintained.
• Evaluate inspection methods, quality standards, and control plans to ensure effectiveness and compliance.
• Collaborate with new product launch and pre-production teams to gain product knowledge and support successful production transitions.
• Assist in developing and delivering quality-related training for production and inspection personnel.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives that enhance customer satisfaction, product performance, and manufacturing efficiency.
• Maintain compliance with quality management system requirements and customer-specific standards.

Basic Hiring Criteria:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Industrial Technology, Manufacturing, or a related technical field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience in a manufacturing quality, quality engineering, or process improvement role.
• Strong understanding of quality management systems and manufacturing quality processes.
• Experience conducting root cause analysis and implementing corrective and preventive actions.
• Knowledge of statistical analysis, process control, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Ability to analyze complex problems, collect and interpret data, identify trends, and develop effective solutions.
• Experience working directly with customers to resolve quality concerns and support quality improvement initiatives.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills with the ability to work effectively across multiple departments.
• Ability to read and interpret technical documents, engineering specifications, diagrams, and process documentation.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and decision-making skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Desired Qualifications:

• Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) certification or willingness to pursue certification.
• Experience in high-volume manufacturing environments.
• Knowledge of Core Quality Tools, including:
• APQP
• PPAP
• FMEA
• SPC
• MSA
• Control Plans
• Experience applying Design of Experiments (DOE) and statistical process control techniques.
• Experience supporting customer audits and quality system compliance activities.
• Familiarity with IATF 16949, ISO 9001, or similar quality management systems.

Military connected talent encouraged to apply.

VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled

To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please visit http://www.tadpgs.com/candidate-privacy/ or https://pdsdefense.com/candidate-privacy/

The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Military connected talent encouraged to apply.

VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled

To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please visit http://www.tadpgs.com/candidate-privacy/ or https://pdsdefense.com/candidate-privacy/

The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance