Quality Engineer

Quality Engineering Specialist

St. George, UT

About the Company

Our client is a leading manufacturer of high-performance composite utility poles used in transmission, distribution, substation, and communication infrastructure. Their products provide a lighter, stronger, and longer-lasting alternative to traditional wood, steel, and concrete poles.

Since 2003, they have supplied more than 500 customers across 30 countries. Headquartered in Canada, the company operates manufacturing facilities in Tilbury, Ontario; St. George, Utah; and Houston, Texas, serving utility customers around the world.

Quality Engineer Position Overview

Our client is seeking a Quality Engineering Specialist (QES) to join their team in St. George, UT. Reporting to the Quality Manager, this individual will play a key role in maintaining and improving manufacturing quality systems, supporting production, and driving continuous improvement initiatives.

This position serves as a technical resource for manufacturing and engineering teams while ensuring products meet customer, regulatory, and ISO 9001 quality standards.

Quality Engineer Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to manufacturing and engineering teams on quality-related issues
• Develop, implement, and improve quality procedures, inspection methods, and manufacturing standards
• Create and execute quality control plans to ensure product conformance and manufacturing consistency
• Investigate quality concerns using root cause analysis and lead corrective and preventive action (CAPA) activities
• Monitor process performance and product variation using statistical methods, including SPC and Minitab
• Analyze quality data and present findings to cross-functional teams and leadership
• Support supplier quality through receiving inspections and supplier development initiatives
• Assist with new product development, testing, and product performance improvements
• Maintain quality documentation, certification records, and document control systems
• Serve as an internal auditor for the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System
• Support Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives focused on quality, safety, and cost reduction
• Mentor production personnel and promote a culture of quality and continuous improvement

Quality Engineer Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Quality Engineering, Engineering, or a related technical field
• 3 years of quality engineering or manufacturing quality experience
• Working knowledge of Quality Assurance, Quality Control, QMS, and ISO 9001 standards
• Experience performing internal quality audits
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Minitab
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
• Ability to interpret quality data and communicate findings to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment

Preferred

• Experience implementing Statistical Process Control (SPC)
• Lean Manufacturing or Continuous Improvement experience
• Experience supporting supplier quality and corrective action processes

Physical Requirements

• Ability to work safely in an industrial manufacturing environment
• Frequent standing, walking, bending, reaching, and lifting up to 50 pounds
• Ability to safely work around manufacturing equipment while wearing required PPE

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Relocation assistance available
• 401(k) with 4% company match
• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance (Cigna)
• Employer-paid Life Insurance
• Employer-paid Short-Term Disability
• Optional Long-Term Disability and supplemental Life Insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)