Manufacturing Quality Engineer II - Lennox International

Lennox (NYSE: LII) is an industry leader in energy-efficient climate-control solutions founded over a century ago on the principles of integrity and innovation. Dedicated to sustainability and creating comfortable, healthier environments for our residential and commercial customers while reducing their carbon footprint, we lead the field in innovation with our cooling, heating, indoor air quality, and refrigeration systems.

Heatcraft  is a long-standing leader in the world of commercial refrigeration, providing climate-control solutions to customers in more than 70 countries. Their state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in the cities of Stone Mountain and Tifton, Georgia, produce evaporators, condensers, compressor racks, and other top-quality refrigeration products for their five market-leading brands: Bohn, Larkin, Climate Control, Chandler, and InterLink. Heatcraft products are primarily used to preserve food and other perishables in supermarkets, convenience stores, restaurants, warehouses and distribution centers, in addition to other applications such as data centers, pharmaceutical and industrial process cooling.

Location: Tifton, GA-100% Onsite

As a Quality Engineer II, you will play a vital role in the development, implementation, and maintenance of our Quality Management System, focusing on our Tifton facility. Your efforts will be instrumental in ensuring our quality strategies align with our strategic goals, and our suppliers maintain the highest level of quality for our products.

Why You Should Join Us:

• Impactful Role: You will be at the forefront of our quality initiatives, working closely with the Site Quality Manager and the leadership team of all business units, Operations, and Engineering.
• Continuous Improvement: Drive and contribute to continuous improvement activities, implementing projects such as statistical process control deployment and quality process control systems.
• Culture of Quality: Be part of a passionate team that promotes and evangelizes Heatcraft’s culture of quality to customers, prospects, and industry contacts.
• Professional Growth: Take advantage of our training opportunities and industry certifications to enhance your expertise and advance your career.

Responsibilities:

• Utilize your expertise in Quality Science methods, Quality systems, and planning tools to ensure the highest standards of quality across our products and processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to generate, review, and implement policies, procedures, work instructions, and test procedures.
• Demonstrate your analytical skills in root cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions to address quality issues effectively.
• Stay up-to-date with industry technical standards, regulations, and news to proactively address quality challenges.
• Work closely with Supply Chain to identify and mitigate key supplier failure trends, maintaining the highest level of quality from our suppliers.
• Monitor quality metrics and develop strategies for measurement and accountability of internal and external suppliers and product components.
• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert and Point of Contact for internal and external customers on key quality issues.
• Conduct senior-level strategic customer out-briefs when required.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

In order to be successful in this role, you will need to have the following:

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree is preferred in engineering, business, quality management, or related field from an accredited institution.
• Advanced understanding of statistical process controls and its implementation across different product lines.
• 3 years of quality and/or manufacturing engineering experience in a global technology business environment.
• Strong analytical skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, including Business Intelligence tools such as PowerBI and/or Qlik.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a demonstrated global responsibility.
• Minimal travel is expected (5-10%)

Preferred Requirements:

• ASQ or Industry Certifications (e.g., CQE, CQA, CQIA, Greenbelt, Blackbelt).
• Experience with Advanced Product Quality Planning.
• Quality Management System implementation experience.
• Experience in external customer and end-user communications.

The Compensation range for this position is approximately $69,000 - $93,000 and will be based on the candidate’s qualification, experience, and education. 

WHAT WE OFFER

At Heatcraft, we realize that our greatest assets are our employees. That’s why we are committed to providing limitless opportunities for growth and development of all our employees, largely promoting from within the organization. This position is 100% onsite.  

• Competitive base salary
• Excellent medical plans designed to support healthy lifestyles
• Mental and financial health programs
• Outstanding 401K with company matching and 1-year bonus
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Community involvement opportunities
• Robust Employee Assistance Program
• And much, much more!

WE VALUE DIVERSITY

Here at Heatcraft, we believe that diversity and inclusion is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. Our goal is to build workplaces that reflect the communities where we live and work, support the growth and development of each team member as they strive to reach their full potential, and empower them to be their authentic selves. Lennox/Heatcraft is an equal opportunity employer.

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