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Manufacturing Process Quality Engineer II

Schneider Electric
Columbia, SC Full Time
POSTED ON 8/30/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 9/30/2026
The Engineer II Manufacturing Process Quality is responsible for ensuring quality throughout the manufacturing lifecycle to improve customer satisfaction and operational performance. This role drives a quality-focused culture, strengthens manufacturing processes and product robustness, reduces quality risks, supports supplier quality improvements, and ensures effective quality management during new product introductions and manufacturing changes. The position requires strong technical expertise in manufacturing quality, process control, continuous improvement, and root cause analysis while collaborating cross-functionally to deliver sustainable quality outcomes.

What Will You Do?

  • Promote and support a culture of quality, safety, and continuous improvement across manufacturing operations.
  • Monitor, analyze, and improve manufacturing processes to reduce defects, improve process robustness, and mitigate quality risks.
  • Conduct root cause investigations using structured problem-solving methodologies such as 5 Whys and implement corrective and preventive actions.
  • Support quality aspects of new manufacturing line implementations, product launches, and process changes through effective change management.
  • Perform process audits and ensure compliance with quality standards, regulatory requirements, and internal procedures.
  • Utilize quality management systems (QMS) and process control methodologies to monitor and improve manufacturing performance.
  • Partner with Procurement Quality and suppliers to address quality issues, drive corrective actions, and improve supplier performance.
  • Apply Lean methodologies and continuous improvement techniques to enhance product quality, efficiency, and operational effectiveness.
  • Analyze quality and operational data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
  • Influence and collaborate with cross-functional teams including Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Quality to achieve business objectives.

What Skills and Capabilities Will Make You Successful?

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Quality Engineering, or a related field; equivalent experience considered.
  • Experience in manufacturing quality, process quality, quality assurance, or continuous improvement.
  • Knowledge of QMS, Process Control, Lean Manufacturing, Regulatory Compliance, and Change Management.
  • Experience with Root Cause Analysis, 5 Whys, Process Audits, and CAPA.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a cross-functional manufacturing environment.
  • Strong knowledge of manufacturing quality principles and Quality Management Systems (QMS), with experience in Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Demonstrated ability to perform root cause analysis, problem-solving, and process control while ensuring regulatory compliance and audit readiness.
  • Skilled in change management, analytical thinking, and data-driven decision-making, with the ability to influence stakeholders and collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams to drive quality and operational excellence.

Bring your quality expertise to a team that's committed to excellence — apply today!

At Schneider, we believe that every employee is a talent who deserves equal opportunities. This means you matter. Every individual needs to feel valued, supported, and treated fairly to do their best work.

Our Total Rewards is our way of saying: “We see you. We value you”. It’s more than just pay and benefits- it’s a meaningful investment in you. It is designed for you to perform, grow, feel safe, and elevate your potential to shine as an impact maker.

For this U.S. based position, the expected pay range is USD 86,400 - USD 129,600 per year. This pay range includes base pay and short-term incentives. The compensation range for this full-time position applies to candidates located within the United States. Our pay ranges are determined by reviewing roles of similar responsibility and level. Within the pay range, individual pay is determined by several factors including performance, knowledge, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Schneider Electric is there when it matters most to you

Our Total Rewards package outlines all the benefits and support you’ll enjoy as part of the Schneider Electric team:

Care for Yourself and Your Family. We ensure you feel secure with benefits that help you and your family thrive: medical (with member reward points), dental, vision, and basic life insurance, Benefit Bucks, flexible work arrangements, paid family leaves, well-being programs, 12 holidays per year, and 15 days of paid time off per year.

Invest and Plan Your Future. We help you plan and invest for the future with competitive pay and programs including base salary, incentives, company share ownership, and 401(k) with match.

Grow Your Skills and Career. We support development through performance discussions, global opportunities, the Schneider Career Hub, and learning platforms like Coursera.

Team Up in the Workplace. We encourage collaboration, recognition, sharing your voice, and an inclusive workplace.

Support Your Community. We make a difference through volunteer leave, programs with the Schneider Electric Foundation, youth education initiatives, and military leave benefits.

Looking to make an IMPACT with your career?

When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviors are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our IMPACT values – Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork – starts with us.

IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world.

We are looking for IMPACT Makers; exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one.

Become an IMPACT Maker with Schneider Electric – apply today!

€40 billion global revenue

9% organic growth

150 000 employees in 100 countries

You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.

Schneider Electric aspires to be the most inclusive and caring company in the world, by providing equitable opportunities to everyone, everywhere, and ensuring all employees feel uniquely valued and safe to contribute their best. We mirror the diversity of the communities in which we operate, and ‘inclusion’ is one of our core values. We believe our differences make us stronger as a company and as individuals and we are committed to championing inclusivity in everything we do.

At Schneider Electric, we uphold the highest standards of ethics and compliance, and we believe that trust is a foundational value. Our Trust Charter is our Code of Conduct and demonstrates our commitment to ethics, safety, sustainability, quality and cybersecurity, underpinning every aspect of our business and our willingness to behave and respond respectfully and in good faith to all our stakeholders. You can find out more about our Trust Charter here

Schneider Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities in the areas of recruiting, hiring, training, transferring, and promoting all qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, color, gender, disability, national origin, ancestry, age, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic or conduct.

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