Senior Quality Specialist

Work Model: Fully onsite role at the designated Regal Rexnord office in Lincoln, Missouri. Reports to the Quality Manager.

About the role

The Industrial Manufacturing Quality Specialist is responsible for supporting and maintaining quality systems that ensure products meet customer, regulatory, and company requirements. This role collaborates with Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, Environmental Health & Safety (EHS), and customers to drive continuous improvement, investigate quality issues, implement corrective actions, and promote a culture of quality throughout the manufacturing facility.

Responsibilities

• Monitor manufacturing processes and product quality to ensure compliance with company standards, customer specifications, and regulatory requirements.
• Conduct inspections, audits, and evaluations of products, materials, processes, and documentation to verify conformance to established quality standards.
• Investigate quality concerns, non-conformances, customer complaints, and process deviations, identifying root causes and implementing corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
• Assist in developing, maintaining, and improving quality management systems, procedures, work instructions, and documentation.
• Analyze quality performance data and key performance indicators (KPIs) to identify trends, opportunities for improvement, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Support internal, customer, and third-party audits and ensure timely closure of audit findings.
• Collaborate with production teams to resolve quality issues and improve process capability, product consistency, and operational efficiency.
• Participate in new product introductions, process changes, and validation activities to ensure quality requirements are met.
• Maintain accurate quality records, inspection reports, corrective action documentation, and regulatory compliance records.
• Assist with supplier quality activities, including supplier evaluations, corrective actions, and incoming material quality concerns.
• Develop and deliver quality-related training to employees to reinforce quality expectations and best practices.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives utilizing Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, 5 Whys, Fishbone Diagrams, and other problem-solving methodologies.
• Prepare and present quality metrics, reports, and recommendations to leadership teams.
• Promote a culture focused on safety, quality, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Quality Management, Engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial Technology, or a related field preferred.
• Minimum of 3 to 5 years of experience in a quality-focused role within a manufacturing or industrial environment.