Senior Quality Engineer

What Timken makes possible begins with you.
Those who came before us helped land a man on the moon, create the world's infrastructure, and introduce renewable energy alternatives. Now you can join the Timken team to write your own unique story and help drive what's next.

A career at Timken means you can have an immediate impact doing Work That Matters to the world— improving the efficiency of today's industrial equipment and preparing for the future of motion on our planet and beyond. New employees can start contributing right away, and there are many opportunities to advance your career at your own pace. Join our global team of 19,000 people in 45 countries, and start helping our customers push the limits of what's possible in their world of motion.

Job Title: Senior Quality Engineer

Your Career Begins at Timken 
If you're ready for a challenging career that provides you with the ability to advance personally and professionally, look to Timken. Our team members make the world more productive by improving the efficiency and reliability of the machinery that keeps industry in motion.

Location: Timken, Tyger River Plant - Union, South Carolina.

Job Type: Full-time.

Shift: Day Shift.

Schedule: Monday to Friday, 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM.

What We Offer:

• Competitive Pay.
• Climate controlled work environment.
• Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental & vision coverage.
• Benefits start on first day of employment.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with generous company match.
• 10 paid holidays per year plus paid vacation.
• Paid parental leave at 1 year of service.
• Employee discounts on products and services.
• Education expense reimbursement at 1 year of service.
• Opportunities for professional development and career growth.

Position Summary:

This position will maximize and continuously improve customer satisfaction as it relates to the organization and maintenance of the quality management system. And will identify projects to prevent defects while ensuring compliance to the ISO standard, corporate standards, customer standards, and resolution of customer, internal and supplier quality issues. And provide support to Operations regarding product metrology, process quality, and advanced product quality planning (APQP).

Essential Responsibilities:

• Metrology - technical understanding of measurement inspection gauging.
• Auditing - participate in customer, internal and third-party audits.
• Work Instructions - create, development and conduct training of quality system work instructions.
• Quality Management System - maintain compliance of the Timken Quality Management System (TQMS), Timken Manufacturing Operational System (TMOS), and corporate standards.
• ISO 9001 - maintain a thorough understanding of the ISO quality system standard.
• Problem-Solving - provide data analysis and problem-solving for corrective and preventive actions.
• Customer Complaints - lead investigations, problem-solving, and responses to quality issues.  

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree – Engineering, Materials Science or related technical field, or Business Administration.
• 4 or more years of experience in a quality engineering role.
• 4 or more years of experience with quality system auditing.
• 4 or more years of experience problem-solving in a manufacturing environment.
• Excellent computer skills with the ability to analyze data.

Preferred Qualifications and Skills:

• American Society for Quality certification: Quality Engineer, Quality Auditor or Quality Manager.
• Certified ISO 9001:2015 Lead Auditor.
• 4 or more years of experience in project management.
• 4 or more years of experience in supplier quality.
• 4 or more years of experience using electronic and manual inspection gauging.
• 2 or more years of experience in metal working - machining, heat treating, grinding, and/or assembly. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

All qualified applicants shall be treated equally according to their individual qualifications, abilities, experiences and other employment standards. There will be no discrimination due to gender or gender identity, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran/military status or any other basis protected by applicable law.