Quality Engineer

Overview

Come be an Employee-Owner of one of the nation's largest producers of metal roofing and siding! We sell, manufacture, build, and distribute metal building components and packages. Since 1988 we've grown to over 13 locations nationwide. We make raving fans of our customers with our "right, on time, every time" commitment.

People who "Own It" – Commitment to the customer, the company, and each other : you are customer-focused with an eye for detail and reliable.

People who "Can Do" – Our Attitude : you are an innovative thinker pursuing continuous improvement, you embrace teamwork, and you want to positively make an impact and are open to change.

People who "Act in Love" – Treats others with humility, respect, kindness, honesty, patience, and self-control. You enjoy giving back to your community. Each year you can take paid time off to support a cause close to your heart.

Summary

The Quality Engineer is responsible for ensuring that products and processes meet internal and external quality standards. This role supports continuous improvement initiatives, challenges critical thinking, drives root cause analysis, and implements corrective actions across all manufacturing operations. The Quality Engineer will collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance product reliability, reduce waste, and maintain compliance with industry standards such as UL, IAS, FM, ICC-ES.

Core Functions

• Develop, implement, and maintain quality control systems and inspection procedures.
• Conduct audits of manufacturing processes, materials, and finished goods to ensure compliance.
• Analyze quality data and trends to identify areas for improvement.
• Lead structured root cause analysis and corrective action processes for quality issues.
• Able to challenge critical thinking and develop problem solving capabilities across all levels of the organization.
• Support the development and execution of quality plans for new products and process changes.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Procurement, and Operations to resolve quality concerns.
• Maintain quality documentation systems, including inspection records, test results, and audit findings.
• Train production staff on quality standards, procedures, and tools.
• Participate in supplier quality assessments and improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and customer-specific requirements.

Performs other duties and activities related to the department as necessary to support overall operations and responsibilities, even if not specifically listed above.

Key Measures of Success

Own It – Commitment to customer, company, and each other.

Education & Experience

Required

Preferred

Physical Demands & Work Environment

Work is performed in an office environment. This role will routinely utilize standard office equipment to perform the core functions listed in this job description. This position requires the ability to occasionally lift office products and supplies as well as communicate verbally and electronically. The work is primarily sedentary and requires extensive reading to perform the core functions listed in this job. The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud and in a non-temperature-controlled environment. While performing the core function of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, stand, and required to lift to 35 lbs. This position is primarily working around machinery with moving parts, working around moving objects or vehicles. The employee is frequently required to walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel, reach / pull / push / grab with hands and arms, kneel, and crouch, twist and bend. The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb or crawl. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform core functions.

Travel

This position requires up to 50% of traveling in a year.

Benefits Offered

At Central States, we are an ESOP. That means each one of our employees is an owner of the company and receives an allocation of stock every year. This allows all our employees to share in the wealth and success of the company. We also offer :

Central States Manufacturing, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

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