Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer

Position: Full-Time | Salaried, Exempt Department: Engineering Reports to: Quality Manager

Location: Garfield Heights, Ohio Base Salary: $85,000

Position Overview

Cleveland Controls is a growing U.S. manufacturer investing in automation, increased production capacity, and a new state-of-the-art facility. We are seeking a hands-on Quality Engineer to strengthen product quality, improve manufacturing processes, and support continued growth. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with production, engineering, and suppliers while playing a key role in enhancing quality systems, resolving manufacturing challenges, and driving continuous improvement initiatives.

The Quality Engineer is responsible for developing, evaluating, and improving quality systems, manufacturing processes, and inspection methods to ensure products consistently meet company standards and customer requirements. Equally important, this individual will investigate quality concerns, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective and preventive actions to reduce defects, improve product reliability, and strengthen overall manufacturing performance.

Responsibilities

Process Quality & Manufacturing Support

• Monitor and improve manufacturing processes to ensure consistent product quality.
• Develop process control plans, inspection procedures, and analyze capability using statistical methods.
• Support new product introductions, process validations, and collaborate with production, engineering, supply chain, and quality teams.
• Maintain regular presence on the production floor.

Root Cause Analysis & Corrective Actions

• Lead structured problem-solving using tools such as 8D, 5 Whys, Fishbone, and Pareto analysis.
• Implement and verify corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) and track quality issue resolution.

Quality Systems

• Support the Quality Management System (QMS) in compliance with ISO 9001 or applicable standards.
• Maintain quality documentation and participate in internal and external audits.

Supplier Quality

• Work with suppliers and purchasing to resolve quality issues, issue SCARs, and monitor supplier performance.

Product Inspection & Testing

• Develop inspection plans and test methods, review inspection results, and ensure calibration and proper use of measurement equipment.

Continuous Improvement

• Identify opportunities to reduce scrap, defects, and process variation through Lean, Six Sigma, and data analysis.

Customer Quality Support

• Support customer complaints, corrective actions, and participate in audits, PPAPs, FAIs, and quality reviews.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Quality, Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• 3–7 years of experience in a manufacturing quality role.
• Experience with ISO 9001 or similar quality management systems.
• Experience with manufacturing processes such as machining, molding, assembly, or fabrication preferred.
• Statistical Process Control (SPC) and process capability analysis (Cp/Cpk).
• PFMEA, control plans, and root cause analysis techniques, and Quality data analysis.
• Inspection, metrology methods, blueprint reading, and GD&T interpretation.
• Preferred Certifications: ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), Six Sigma Green Belt, ISO 9001 Internal Auditor

Benefits & Opportunity

• Company-paid health insurance, plus available FSA/HSA, EAP, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits. Applicable coverage begins after 90 days of employment.
• Paid holidays, vacation, and PTO. Applicable coverage begins after 90 days of employment.
• Company matching 401(k) retirement plan, available after six months of employment.

Additional Information

This position is performed in both office and manufacturing environments and involves regular hands-on work in production and testing areas. The employee may be exposed to noise, moving equipment, varying temperatures, and other conditions typical of a manufacturing environment. Required safety procedures and personal protective equipment must be followed when applicable.

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. Duties and responsibilities may change based on the needs of the Company.