Operations Quality Engineer

Operations Quality Engineer

Industry: Manufacturing & Production
Function: Operations / Quality Engineering
Location: Lancaster, PA (on-site manufacturing environment)
Employment Type: Full-Time
Compensation: $70,000 – $90,000 base + bonus + full benefits
Travel: Occasional
Relocation: Possible for ideal candidate

About the Role:

We are seeking an Operations Quality Engineer to support production quality within a high-volume manufacturing environment. This is a hands-on, floor-based role focused on process quality, problem-solving, and continuous improvement—not a desk-based or documentation-only QA position.

The successful candidate will work closely with operations, engineering, and quality teams to ensure products are produced safely, consistently, and in alignment with plant and corporate quality standards. This role plays a key part in driving corrective and preventive actions, improving process capability, and supporting operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support safe production of high-quality products in accordance with plant quality and safety standards

• Maintain an active presence on the production floor to coach operators and support quality systems

• Monitor, analyze, and report key quality metrics and trends

• Lead and support corrective and preventive actions related to internal defects and customer claims

• Deploy and audit process management standards across critical production processes

• Develop and maintain inspection practices and criteria for outgoing product quality

• Support incoming quality requirements and supplier quality expectations

• Participate in and support quality system audits

• Analyze process data to identify opportunities for waste reduction and process improvement

• Ensure quality considerations are addressed during process changes and risk assessments

• Provide quality-related training to operators and production teams

• Collaborate with operations leadership to align quality objectives with production goals

What We're Looking For:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related technical discipline

• 1+ year of experience in a manufacturing or production environment

• 1+ year of experience with product or process failure analysis

• Ability to work directly on the production floor and engage with operations teams

• Strong mechanical and process aptitude

• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills

• Effective verbal and written communication skills

• Authorization to work in the United States (visa sponsorship not available)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in metals, materials, chemical processing, or high-volume manufacturing

• Knowledge of aluminum alloys, properties, or product applications

• Familiarity with casting, rolling, or finishing processes

• Experience with ISO 9001 and/or IATF quality systems

• Working knowledge of statistical and quality tools (e.g., Minitab)

• Experience with ERP or manufacturing systems (e.g., AS400 or similar)

What This Role Is (and Is Not)

This role is:

• Embedded in operations

• Process-focused and improvement-driven

• Hands-on and floor-based

• Collaborative with production and engineering

This role is not:

• Traditional inspection-only QA

• Primarily documentation or audit-focused

• A remote or office-only position

Why This Opportunity:

• Join a stable, long-standing manufacturing organization with a strong safety and quality culture

• Work directly with production teams to drive measurable improvements

• Gain exposure to complex manufacturing processes and quality systems

• Build a strong foundation in operations-focused quality engineering

• Opportunity for growth within a performance-driven manufacturing environment

If you are a process-oriented engineer who enjoys solving real production problems, working closely with operators, and improving quality at the source, we encourage you to apply.

Equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other protected characteristics.