Plant Quality Engineer
ZF · Charleston, SC
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Quality
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 3+ years
- Industry
- Automotive
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level quality role at ZF (automotive) in Charleston, SC.
- They ask for
- 3+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- SPC, FMEA, PPAP, APQP, Control plans, MSA / Gage R&R
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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How this role compares
Against 32 other live quality postings in South Carolina.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (3+ vs 5+)
Typical $90k–$120k, from 15 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Root cause 67%
- ✓ FMEA 48%
- ✓ SPC 42%
- ✓ PPAP 42%
- ✓ APQP 36%
- ✓ New product launch 36%
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Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Which standards drive the work here: ISO 13485, IATF 16949, AS9100?
- How much of the job is customer complaints versus prevention?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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This plant: ZF in Charleston
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Full description from ZFAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
requirements
- ✓Prior experience leading IATF certification process
- ✓Proficiency in quality tools including FMEA, PPAP, APQP, SPC, MSA, and Control Plans
- ✓Ability to work in teams and multi-tasking capabilities
- ✓Ability to drive sense of urgency and influence across the organization
- ✓Certified Internal Auditor or Lead auditor (ISO9001/IATF16949) preferred
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Req ID 90695 | North Charleston, SC, United States ZF CV Systems North America LLC
About the Team
The position will be split between leading Quality Management System (QMS) compliance and Launch Readiness activities. The ideal candidate would have a strong knowledge of quality and project management.
What you can look forward to as Plant Quality Engineer
- •Serve as the Subject Matter Expert for QMS topics, standards, certifications, and customer-specific requirements.
- •Manage QMS compliance, audits, and continuous improvement activities in alignment with ISO 9001 and IATF 16949.
- •Act as lead internal auditor and coordinate internal, external, process, and system audits.
- •Lead cross-functional teams in audit preparation, execution, and corrective action problem solving.
- •Manage document control, calibration support, and quality system orientation training.
- •Manage plant program/project industrialization, engineering changes, and special customer or project builds.
- •Identify, manage, and escalate Operations Launch Management deliverables, checkpoints, APQP gate reviews, and milestones.
- •Lead plant core team coordination to reduce launch delays and ensure timely completion of launch deliverables.
Your profile as Plant Quality Engineer
- •Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Quality Management, Manufacturing or related field
- •3+ years minimum experience in Quality Management Systems within Automotive industry or manufacturing industries
- •Strong Project Management and Launch Readiness Experience
- •Comprehensive understanding of ISO 9001 and IATF 16949
Why you should choose ZF
- •A supportive collaborative team environment
- •Annual Incentive Plan
- •Paid Vacation
- •401k Plan
- •Health Care Benefits
- •Paid Holidays
- •A strong diversity culture
- •Supportive Employee Groups and community outreach activities
Be part of our ZF team as Plant Quality Engineer and apply now!
Contact
Joseph Lynch
Diversity commitment
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are more than just words for us. They are at the core of the ZF Way that propels our team members towards their utmost success. We strive to build and nurture a culture where inclusiveness is a natural reflex. We actively seek ways to remove barriers so that every member of ZF can rise to their full potential. We aim to embed this in our legacy through how we operate and build our products as we shape next generation mobility, safety, sustainability and social justice.
With four generations across 118 nationalities in 41 countries, ZF combines a unique variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and ideas. Together, we solve problems, drive innovation and shape next generation mobility.