Quality Engineer - Gpac

Quality Engineer – Join a Dynamic Team!  Relocation to Iowa 

Are you passionate about quality and ready to make a meaningful impact? As a Quality Engineer, you'll play a key role in driving continuous improvement and ensuring excellence across our organization. This role is perfect for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and loves solving problems to enhance product quality and customer satisfaction.

What You'll Do as Quality Engineer:

• Leverage your expertise in quality systems to enhance products and processes, ensuring compliance with customer, internal, and ISO 9001 requirements.
• Collaborate with teams across the organization, including design, process engineering, manufacturing, sales, and purchasing, to resolve quality-related challenges.
• Create and maintain quality control plans incorporating statistical analysis and reporting trends to drive informed decisions.
• Develop and refine quality assurance procedures for new products and existing offerings.
• Oversee and document inspection criteria, pre-production QA protocols, and production startup processes.
• Partner with production supervisors to uphold and communicate quality standards.
• Conduct internal audits, prepare insightful reports, and maintain comprehensive quality records.

What You'll Bring as Quality Engineer:

• A high school diploma, HSED, or GED (required).
• A bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field (required).
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification (strongly preferred).
• At least 10 years of experience in an ISO CNC and precision assembly environment.
• Expertise in root cause analysis, problem-solving, and continuous improvement with a focus on metal materials and CNC machining (7+ years).
• Hands-on experience with internal audits, reporting, and advanced computer applications (Office 365).
• Exceptional communication skills to effectively engage with internal teams, suppliers, and subcontractors.
• Proficiency in advanced mathematics, statistics, and precision measurement tools like CMM, gauges, and calipers.
• Strong knowledge of GD&T, blueprints, schematics, and process improvement techniques like value stream mapping and kaizen events.

Why Join Us as Quality Engineer? This is your chance to be part of a team that values quality and innovation. Your skills and dedication will help us set new standards of excellence, and you’ll have opportunities to grow professionally while contributing to our success.

If you're ready to take the next step in your career, resumes can confidentially be submitted for Quality Engineer to Matt Schmidt at matt.schmidt@gogpac.com 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations.

GPAC (Growing People and Companies) is an award-winning search firm specializing in placing quality professionals within multiple industries across the United States since 1990. We are extremely competitive, client-focused and realize that our value is in our ability to deliver the right solutions at the right time.