Manufacturing Quality Engineer

Location: Western Kentucky (onsite)

Type: Permanent · Full time

An established automotive parts manufacturer is hiring a Quality Engineer who will own APQP and PPAP for the plant early in their career. You will work face to face with customers at process sign-offs and audits, something most engineers at this stage wait years for. The hiring team is ready to move quickly.

What you'll do

• Run APQP through the manufacturing process and build and submit PPAP packages
• Keep the plant's IATF 16949 certification in good standing and take part in audits
• Lead 8D corrective actions on internal and customer quality issues
• Write and maintain control plans and work instructions
• Program and run the CMM for dimensional layouts
• Serve as the quality contact for suppliers, and stand in for the Quality Manager with customers when needed

What you bring

• Bachelor's in engineering or a related technical field (required)
• 1 to 3 years of quality engineering in automotive or industrial manufacturing
• Hands-on APQP and PPAP work: building packages, getting customer approval, keeping logs
• IATF 16949 or TS 16949 experience, including audits
• 8D and structured problem solving
• SPC and GD&T knowledge, and comfort working directly with customers

Nice to have: CMM operation and programming.

Mural Group is recruiting for this role on behalf of a client. Apply here and a Mural recruiter will be in touch.