Quality Engineer – Manufacturing

About the role

Vertiv is seeking a Quality Engineer to lead prevention‑focused quality assurance at its Burnfoot manufacturing plant. You will ensure that products, processes and controls consistently meet right‑first‑time standards for customers.

Key responsibilities

• Own daily process quality assurance activities, enforcing manufacturing controls, standard work and process discipline.
• Lead root‑cause investigations and corrective actions using 8D, 5 Why, Ishikawa and other structured problem‑solving methods.
• Conduct layered process audits, first‑off/first‑article verification and support deviation control to ensure compliance with approved methods and specifications.
• Analyse quality data and trends to identify risks, drive continuous‑improvement projects and support defect‑prevention initiatives.
• Collaborate with Operations, Engineering and Supplier Quality teams to resolve internal, customer and supplier quality issues.
• Coach teams on quality standards, escalation processes, defect prevention and adherence to standard work.
• Support new product and process introductions by verifying documentation, controls and manufacturing readiness.

Required profile

• A four‑year engineering degree or equivalent experience (minimum four years in quality assurance).
• Proven experience in a manufacturing quality environment.
• Strong problem‑solving abilities and the capacity to influence cross‑functional teams.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001:2015 requirements.

Required skills

• ISO 9001:2015
• 8D problem‑solving methodology
• APQP, PPAP, PFMEA
• Control Plan development
• Statistical Process Control (SPC)
• Root Cause Analysis techniques (5 Why, Ishikawa)
• Layered process audits and first‑off verification