Quality Engineer

Why Kendall Howard? We’re a growing manufacturer serving the IT infrastructure field, with a no-nonsense attitude: stay humble, work hard, and take on challenges head-first. Around here, you won’t just “do your job” — you’ll be part of a team that builds, solves, and delivers products we’re proud to put our name on. The benefits and pay are solid, but the real perk is being part of something that matters alongside people who care just as much as you do. Our Benefits We know benefits matter, and we’ve got you covered. Full-time employees enjoy: Medical, Dental & Vision coverage Supplemental insurance options 401(k) with company match Paid Time Off (PTO) Paid holidays Online apparel store Job Summary: The Quality Engineer is accountable for supporting the development, implementation, and improvement of product and process quality controls used in the production of the company's products. This position works cross-functionally with Quality, Engineering, Production, Purchasing, and other departments to ensure that quality standards are understood, measurable, and effectively maintained throughout manufacturing. Essential Functions: 1. Support the development, implementation, and maintenance of quality requirements for manufactured products, including fabricated components, machined parts, press brake/forming operations, welded assemblies, purchased components, and final assemblies. 2. Develop and maintain inspection plans, control plans, check sheets, first article requirements, and quality documentation needed to verify product conformance to drawings, travelers, work orders, and customer requirements. 3. Interpret engineering drawings, specifications, tolerances, and GD&T requirements and translate them into practical inspection and process control methods for production and quality personnel. 4. Lead or support root cause analysis and corrective action activities for internal defects, customer concerns, supplier issues, scrap, rework, and repeat nonconformances. 5. Analyze quality data, inspection results, defect trends, scrap/rework activity, and process performance to identify systemic issues and recommend improvement actions. 6. Support NPI, APQP-style planning, prototype builds, production readiness reviews, and the transition of new or revised products into manufacturing. 7. Work with Engineering, Production, Purchasing, and Quality to resolve drawing, process, manufacturability, inspection, and workmanship concerns. 8. Participate in material review activity and provide technical input for containment, rework, use-as-is, return-to-vendor, scrap, or corrective action recommendations. 9. Support supplier quality activities by documenting supplier nonconformances, communicating technical issues, reviewing responses, and verifying corrective action effectiveness. 10. Develop or improve measurement methods, gaging approaches, inspection fixtures, and data collection practices used to verify product…