We’re hiring a Quality Engineer to lead and improve quality systems supporting industrial component deconstruction, refurbishment, remanufacturing, and re-assembly.
This is a hands-on quality engineering role combining Quality Management System (QMS) ownership, internal and customer audits, corrective actions, risk management, documentation, and continuous improvement. You’ll work across Manufacturing, Engineering, Procurement, Supply Chain, and Sales to resolve quality issues, strengthen processes, and ensure products and operations consistently meet internal, customer, and industry requirements.
Why Join Us
Own the quality system: Take a leading role in maintaining and continuously improving the site QMS.
Drive meaningful improvements: Lead corrective actions, audits, PFMEA, and quality projects that directly impact manufacturing performance.
Work across the business: Partner with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, suppliers, and customers to solve complex quality problems.
Compensation
Salary: $85k - $95k
Requirements
Responsibilities
Quality Management System: Maintain and continuously improve the site QMS to meet internal, customer, and applicable quality standard requirements.
Audit Leadership: Plan and lead internal, customer, supplier, and third-party audits, including preparation, documentation of findings, corrective actions, and closure.
Corrective Actions: Own CAR/PAR and product action processes, including containment, root cause investigation, corrective action implementation, and effectiveness verification.
Risk Management: Lead PFMEA and other risk management activities to identify, prioritize, mitigate, and monitor manufacturing and product quality risks.
Quality Systems: Lead TQMS programs and modules including Layered Process Audits (LPA), Outgoing Quality Audits (OQA), and Error Proofing Verification (EPV).
Documentation & Traceability: Maintain controlled documents, work instructions, quality records, Certificates of Conformance (COCs), training records, and audit traceability.
Process & Packaging Quality: Develop and validate packaging specifications and process controls, investigate failures, and implement improvements.
Quality Metrics: Collect, analyze, and report quality data to identify trends, prioritize problems, and drive measurable improvements.
Cross-Functional Problem Solving: Partner with Manufacturing, Engineering, Procurement, Supply Chain, Sales, suppliers, and customers to resolve quality issues.
Training & Projects: Develop quality training, assess effectiveness, and manage quality improvement projects from planning through implementation.
Qualifications
Required
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, or related technical field
1–2+ years of quality engineering or quality systems experience
Experience supporting or maintaining a Quality Management System (QMS)
Experience with audits, corrective actions, and root cause problem solving
Working knowledge of PFMEA and manufacturing risk management
Strong Excel and quality data analysis skills
Strong project management, organization, and documentation skills
Ability to communicate effectively across all levels of a manufacturing organization
Preferred
Quality engineering experience in a manufacturing environment
Internal, customer, supplier, or third-party audit experience
CAR/PAR or CAPA process ownership experience
Layered Process Audit (LPA) experience
Experience with OQA, EPV, or similar manufacturing quality systems
Document control and employee training program experience
Packaging or manufacturing process validation experience
Experience working directly with customers and suppliers on quality issues
Numbers & Facts
Location
Knoxville, TN
Salary
$85,000–$95,000 Per Year
Skills
Analysis Skillsunmatched
Auditingunmatched
Communication Skillsunmatched
Continuous Improvementunmatched
Corrective Actionunmatched
Corrective and Preventative Action (CAPA) Systemsunmatched
Cross-Functionalunmatched
Data Analysisunmatched
Document Controlunmatched
Document Managementunmatched
Documentationunmatched
Engineeringunmatched
Establish Prioritiesunmatched
Internal Auditunmatched
Leadershipunmatched
Manufacturingunmatched
Manufacturing Managementunmatched
Manufacturing Systemsunmatched
Manufacturing/Industrial Processesunmatched
Microsoft Excelunmatched
Organizational Skillsunmatched
Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
Process Control Engineeringunmatched
Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA)unmatched
Process Improvementunmatched
Process Validationunmatched
Product Packagingunmatched
Project Planningunmatched
Project/Program Managementunmatched
Proofreadingunmatched
Purchasing/Procurementunmatched
Quality Engineeringunmatched
Quality Managementunmatched
Quality Metricsunmatched
Resolve Customer Issuesunmatched
Risk Managementunmatched
Root Cause Analysisunmatched
Salesunmatched
Staff Trainingunmatched
Supply Chainunmatched
Systems Administration/Managementunmatched
Technical Recruitingunmatched
Traceabilityunmatched
Training Programunmatched
Trend Analysisunmatched
Vendor/Supplier Evaluationunmatched
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