Quality Engineer

Job Description

The Quality Engineer plays a key role in supporting manufacturing operations and quality systems while ensuring products meet customer specifications and technical standards. This position sits within the Technical Services group and works closely with customers, operations, quality control, and quality assurance teams to drive data-based decisions, improve processes, and maintain compliance. The role offers significant long-term growth opportunities, including paths into metallurgy, quality leadership, operations support, and specialized technical services, making it ideal for someone who wants to develop into a future leader or technical expert.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with manufacturing operations, quality control, and quality assurance teams to ensure products meet customer specifications and internal quality standards.
• Engage directly with customers and internal stakeholders to understand technical requirements and translate them into practical, actionable instructions for production and quality teams.
• Work within established quality systems to monitor performance, identify issues, and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Use data-driven decision-making to analyze quality performance, identify trends, and recommend corrective and preventive actions.
• Lead or participate in problem-solving activities and root cause analysis to resolve quality issues and prevent recurrence.
• Interpret and apply customer specifications, technical standards, and material requirements to manufacturing processes and quality controls.
• Support compliance with relevant quality requirements, including documentation, audits, and adherence to technical standards.
• Assist in optimizing processes to improve product quality, consistency, and manufacturability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in Technical Services, operations, and quality functions to support key business initiatives and product improvement projects.
• Contribute to supplier quality activities by helping evaluate material performance and addressing supplier-related quality concerns when needed.
• Develop growing expertise in materials engineering, metallurgy, and quality engineering practices to support long-term technical and leadership development.
• Act as a proactive, self-directed contributor who learns the business and manufacturing processes to provide informed, practical quality guidance.

Essential Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Materials Science or Metallurgical Engineering strongly preferred.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate technical requirements and specifications into clear, practical instructions.
• Ability to read, interpret, and work with customer specifications and technical standards.
• Demonstrated problem-solving capability, including structured root cause analysis.
• Self-starter mentality with a strong willingness to learn the business, products, and manufacturing processes.
• Foundational knowledge of materials engineering, metallurgy, or materials science.
• Experience or training in quality engineering or quality assurance concepts.
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams including operations, quality control, and quality assurance.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Steel manufacturing experience is a plus but not required.
• Metallurgy background or practical exposure to metallurgical processes.
• Supplier quality experience, including working with external material or component suppliers.
• Exposure to manufacturing environments where technical specifications drive production processes.
• Experience with audits or participation in quality system assessments.
• Familiarity with data-driven decision-making and use of quality data to support improvements.
• background as a Material Science Engineer, Metallurgical Engineer, or Quality Engineer within steel manufacturing is highly relevant.
• Candidates with supplier quality backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
• Strong mechanical engineers with exceptional technical problem-solving aptitude may be considered if they demonstrate the ability to learn materials and quality disciplines.
• Interest in long-term growth into roles such as Technical Services leadership, Metallurgist, Quality Management, Operations or Manufacturing leadership, or customer-facing technical expert positions.

Work Environment

The role is based in a heavy manufacturing environment located at the port in Panama City Beach, Florida. The setting involves working in and around industrial production operations, where technical specifications and customer requirements strongly influence how products are manufactured and controlled. The Quality Engineer works on-site within the Technical Services group and regularly interfaces with operations, quality control, and quality assurance teams, as well as customer-facing functions. The environment is fast-paced and highly technical, with a strong emphasis on safety, process discipline, and adherence to standards. Candidates should be comfortable working in a heavy industrial facility and engaging directly with production processes and equipment.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Panama City, FL.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $80000.00 - $85000.00/yr.

HEALTH - BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ALABAMA Option 1 - BlueCross BlueShield Managed Choice (PPO) In-Network Deductible $1,500 Individual / $3,000 Family, Medical & Pharmacy Copays Non-Tobacco User $58.10 Individual / $292.42 Family (Monthly) Tobacco User $134.36 Individual / $490.46 Family (Monthly) Option 2 - BlueCross BlueShield Managed Choice (High Deductible Health Plan) In-Network Deductible $2,000 Individual / $4,000 Family, No Medical Copays, Rx Copays after Deductible Non-Tobacco User No Cost to Employee Tobacco User $66.47 Individual/ $160.03 Family (Monthly) Health Savings Account (if enrolled in High Deductible Plan) - All contributions are yours to keep Employer CONTRIBUTION to account $104.16 Individual / $208.33 Family (Monthly) Doctor on Demand - 24/7/365 access to board certified doctors for a copay Rightway Healthcare - Helps employees navigate the health care system and maximize health care benefits. DENTAL - LINCOLN FINANCIAL GROUP $2,500 Annual Max, Deductible $25 Ind./$50 Family No Cost to Employee VISION - HUMANA Copays: $10 Exam, $15 Lenses, $150 Frame allowance $2.41 Individual / $6.92 Family (Monthly) FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNT (maximum annual employee contribution to account) - WEXHEALTH Health Care FSA $3,300 Limited Purpose FSA $3,300 Dependent Care FSA $2,500 Individual / $5,000 Joint Filing SHORT TERM DISABILITY - LINCOLN FINANCIAL GROUP Pays 70% of base pay up to $3,500 per week No Cost to Employee LONG TERM DISABILITY - LINCOLN FINANCIAL GROUP Pays 70% of pre-disability pay up to $15,000 per month No Cost to Employee BASIC LIFE INSURANCE & AD&D - LINCOLN FINANCIAL GROUP 1X Salary for Employee / $1,000 each dependent No Cost to Employee SUPPLEMENTAL LIFE INSURANCE - LINCOLN FINANCIAL GROUP Up to $200,000 Including AD&D for Employee Cost Varies Up to $200,000 on spouse Cost Varies $10,000 on every child $2.00 Monthly 401(K) DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN - EMPOWER RETIREMENT Auto enrolled at a 3% contribution rate Company matches 100% of your pretax contributions up to 5% PET INSURANCE - NATIONWIDE 50% and 70% Reimbursement Cost Varies IDENTITY PROTECTION - ALLSTATE Identity Monitoring & Protection $9.95 Individual / $17.95 Family (Monthly) VOLUNTARY BENEFITS - TRUSTMARK Trustmark Critical Illness Cost Varies Trustmark Accident Cost Varies Trustmark Hospital Pay Cost Varies PAID LEAVE FIRST CALENDAR YEAR OF SERVICE (Eligible after 90 days) Hired Between Vacation Leave Sick Leave Jan 1 - Mar 31 7 days (56 hours) 5 days (40 hours) Apr 1 - Jun 30 5 days (40 hours) 4 days (32 hours) Jul 1 - Sep 30 3 days (24 hours) 3 days (24 hours) Oct 1 - Dec 31 0 0 SUBSEQUENT YEARS OF CONTINUOUS SERVICE Vacation Leave Annually Sick Leave Annually After Year 1 3 Weeks (120 hours) 10 days (80 hours) After 10 Years 4 Weeks (160 hours) After 20 Years 5 Weeks (200 hours) HOLIDAYS Eleven (11) Paid Holidays Per Year ADDITIONAL BENEFITS/VARIABLE COMPENSATION Annual Performance Bonus - Eligibility based on job grade and performance measured through the assessment of individual goals and accomplishments annually with maximum bonus potential starting at 20%. Profit Share - Paid per quarter and based on the company's annual profit. Tuition Reimbursement - Enables employees to complete an approved higher education program through reimbursements for tuition and books. Provides up to 100% reimbursement. Career Development - Ability to earn and maintain industry certifications. Wellness Program - Program to help employees find ways to improve their overall health, get answers to health care questions and score discounts, earn reimbursements for gym memberships and gift cards.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Panama City,FL.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jul 29, 2026.

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