Quality Engineer – Advanced Chemical Manufacturing Site

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Quality Engineer Position Overview

A global industrial materials manufacturer is seeking a hands-on Quality Engineer to support quality operations at its Memphis production site. This facility manufactures specialty liquid chemical products serving high-growth industries including energy storage, battery materials, and automotive-related applications.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working directly on the plant floor, solving production quality issues, supporting customer requirements, and helping stabilize operations during a major facility transition and expansion phase. Experience in chemical manufacturing, automotive quality systems, or regulated industrial environments is highly valued.

Key responsibilities include supporting quality systems, customer quality activities, audits, inspections, investigations, and continuous improvement initiatives across the manufacturing operation.


Quality Engineer Responsibilities

Production & Process Quality

  • Monitor daily production quality performance and investigate deviations
  • Review batch records and manufacturing documentation
  • Support root cause investigations and corrective actions (8D, A3, CAPA)
  • Ensure material traceability and compliance with internal standards
  • Work closely with production and laboratory teams to resolve quality issues

Customer & Supplier Quality Support

  • Respond to customer quality inquiries and complaints
  • Support customer audits and qualification activities
  • Coordinate corrective action plans and follow-up activities
  • Maintain communication with customer quality teams when required
  • Support customers in industries such as battery manufacturing, automotive, and energy storage

Quality Systems & Compliance

  • Support and maintain quality systems including:
    • ISO 9001
    • IATF 16949 (preferred)
    • Internal QA procedures and document control systems
  • Assist with change management and continuous improvement initiatives
  • Participate in internal, customer, and supplier audits

Inspection & Laboratory Coordination

Coordinate and support:

  • Incoming material inspections
  • In-process quality checkpoints
  • Final product inspections
  • Review of laboratory testing results

Typical product quality parameters may include:

  • Moisture content
  • Impurity levels
  • Conductivity
  • Composition accuracy

Plant Transition & Growth Support

  • Assist with quality integration activities following site acquisition
  • Support implementation of global quality standards
  • Help stabilize plant quality workflows during operational ramp-up
  • Collaborate with cross-functional and international teams

Quality Engineer Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in:
    • Chemistry
    • Chemical Engineering
    • Materials Science
    • Industrial Engineering
    • or related technical discipline
  • 3–7 years of quality engineering experience in a manufacturing environment
  • Experience with structured quality systems such as ISO 9001, IATF 16949, or similar
  • Experience with root cause analysis methodologies (8D, A3, CAPA, etc.)
  • Strong problem-solving and hands-on manufacturing support mindset

Preferred Background

Strong preference for candidates with experience in:

  • Chemical manufacturing
  • Liquid chemical products
  • Automotive suppliers or battery-related industries
  • Lithium-ion battery materials or electrolyte products
  • Audit participation and quality documentation

Additional pluses:

  • SAP QM experience
  • SPC / statistical quality tools
  • Experience supporting fast-growing or transitioning manufacturing sites

Key Competencies

  • Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
  • Ability to work effectively in a plant-floor environment
  • Organized documentation and reporting capability
  • Cross-functional communication skills
  • Adaptability in a fast-changing operational environment
  • Ability to collaborate with global teams

Work Environment

  • Regular presence on the manufacturing floor
  • Interaction with production, operations, and laboratory teams
  • Occasional customer-facing quality support
  • Flexible and proactive mindset during facility transition and growth phase


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