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Quality Engineer - Steel Manufacturer | St Louis

St. Louis, Missouri Permanent USD70,000 - USD100,000 per year View Job Description
The Quality Assurance Engineer supports large-scale manufacturing by partnering with operations to ensure product quality, improve processes, and meet quality standards. The role focuses on metallurgical expertise, data analysis, and hands-on involvement in audits, continuous improvement, and daily production quality activities.
  • World class 401K match (6%) and a minimum of 4.5% retirement contribution.
  • Amazing vacation and opportunity to buy more vacation (3/4 weeks)

About Our Client

Our client is a leading, long-established steel and heavy industrial manufacturer serving key sectors like automotive, construction, and packaging. They are investing heavily in a major facility, expanding operations, adding new capabilities, and growing their quality and engineering teams. This role will be based out of their facility just outside St Louis, across the border in Illinois.

Job Description

  • Review and interpret customer specifications to ensure product compliance
  • Provide technical and metallurgical support to manufacturing operations
  • Analyze production data to identify quality issues and drive process improvements
  • Conduct internal audits and support maintenance of the quality management system
  • Investigate product nonconformance and lead root cause and corrective action efforts
  • Partner with operations to ensure adherence to quality standards and procedures
  • Maintain quality documentation including FMEA, Control Plans, and related systems
  • Respond to customer complaints and support resolution of quality issues
  • Lead and participate in continuous improvement initiatives and trials
  • Generate quality reports, lead meetings, and perform daily floor audits



MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.

The Successful Applicant

  • A Bachelor's or technical degree (flexible based on experience)
  • 1+ years of quality engineering experience within a manufacturing environment
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with a continuous improvement mindset
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, particularly operations
  • Experience working with quality systems such as ISO 9001 (preferred)
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • High attention to detail with the ability to work in a fast-paced, production environment
  • Exposure to metals, steel, or heavy industrial manufacturing (preferred)

What's on Offer

  • Salary likely in the $70K-$90K range (or up to $100K for experienced candidates)
  • Full benefits (health, dental, vision)
  • 401k with ~6% match
  • PTO structure (2 weeks → 3 weeks after first year).
Contact
Ben Aldrich
Quote job ref
JN-062026-7033900

Job summary

Sector
Engineering & Manufacturing
Sub Sector
Quality, Technical
Industry
Industrial / Manufacturing
Location
St. Louis
Contract Type
Permanent
Consultant name
Ben Aldrich
Job Reference
JN-062026-7033900