Quality Engineer

About the role

Quanex is looking for a Quality Engineer to join our team located onsite in St. Cloud, Minnesota or Mounds View, Minnesota. As a Quality Engineer, you'll play a critical role in ensuring our products consistently meet the highest standards while helping drive innovation across our manufacturing operations. You'll lead quality initiatives, support and enhance our quality management system, conduct root cause analyses, document controls, and partner with cross-functional teams to solve complex challenges. You'll also build strong relationships with customers and suppliers, serving as the trusted quality expert who helps improve processes, strengthen product reliability, and deliver exceptional results.

What success looks like

• Partners with operations, manufacturing and product engineering, suppliers, and customers to develop quality standards and specifications.
• Assure accuracy of quality documentation including hold tags, inspection reports, data collection, supplier inspection reports and test reports.
• Develop and maintain supplier quality audit materials and supplier quality metrics.
• Lead Cross-Functional Teams in problem solving sessions to establish definitive root cause and effective corrective actions for both internal and supplier quality issues.
• Teach and train quality expectations and programs for new hires and host on-going quality trainings.
• Lead document control program.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Engineering or Quality
• 5-7 years’ experience in lieu of education
• 5+ years of Quality experience
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Demonstrate knowledge of ISO 9001 and Lean Six Sigma

Benefits

• Medical, dental & vision start the 1st of the month after hire
• Medical coverage featuring wellness incentives that may significantly reduce employee premiums
• PTO, ESST, paid holidays & paid training — starts right away
• 401(k) with company match & vesting
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Life insurance provided
• Tuition assistance
• Wellness resources & onsite physical therapist
• Safety-toe shoes at no cost
• Free fountain drinks and coffee during shifts

Pay

$65,000-$80,000 annually, with bonus potential. Starting salary varies based on your experience.

Schedule

Monday – Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm, hours may vary depending on business needs.

About Quanex

Quanex (NYSE: NX) is a global, publicly traded manufacturing company primarily serving OEMs in the fenestration, cabinetry, solar, refrigeration and outdoor products markets. We improve the performance and aesthetics of end products through continuous innovation, help customers achieve greater production efficiencies, give back to communities where we operate, produce shareholder value, and help our employees learn, grow, and thrive.