Senior Manufacturing Quality Engineer - QMS/PPAP

Job Description

Job Description

Are you ready to be the quality engine behind zero-defect manufacturing?

What if your PFMEA prevented a field failure before it ever reached a customer? What if your CAPA closed the loop so effectively that the issue never returned? If these challenges excite you, you’ll thrive as our Senior Manufacturing Quality Engineer – QMS/PPAP.

On-site requirement : Work full-time on site at our Piqua, OH corporate office—embedded with the teams you’ll influence most: Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, and key suppliers.

Your impact

• Own and continually elevate the Quality Management System to meet regulatory, customer, and audit expectations.
• Stand up and sustain quality core tools: Process Flows, PFMEA, Control Plans, Work Instructions, and MSA.
• Lead end-to-end CAPA—from containment to verification of effectiveness—on schedule.
• Coordinate ISO efforts: certification planning, audit execution, findings resolution, and compliance maintenance.
• Oversee PPAP submissions and FAI to validate parts and processes.
• Develop robust inspection and test methods with clear acceptance criteria.
• Run disciplined root cause investigations; lock in corrective actions that last.
• Advance supplier quality performance through data, feedback, and partnership.
• Turn metrics into action—analyze trends and target high-impact improvements.
• Team with Engineering and Operations to lift capability and reduce variation.
• Visit customers and suppliers as business needs dictate.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives across the operation.

How we’ll measure success

• QMS that’s compliant, effective, and continuously improving.
• Faster, more reliable closure of quality issues using structured problem-solving.
• Defects, rework, and variation trending down across key processes.
• Audit performance that meets certifications and customer expectations.
• Quality metrics that improve throughput and reliability.
• Stronger collaboration with manufacturing, engineering, and supplier partners.

Qualifications that set you up to winRequired

• Bachelor’s in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, or related field.
• 2–3+ years in a manufacturing or quality role.
• Proven root cause and problem-solving capability.
• Fluency in drawings/specifications and GD&T.
• Evidence of data-driven improvement.
• Strong communication—written and verbal.
• Microsoft Office proficiency.

Preferred

• Experience in machining, assembly, or industrial manufacturing.
• ISO 9001 and/or IATF 16949 familiarity.
• Hands-on with PPAP, FAI, CAPA, PFMEA, Control Plans, and MSA.
• Lean/Continuous Improvement experience.
• Supplier Quality background.
• Power BI, Minitab, or similar analytics/reporting tools.

Benefits & development

• Competitive compensation + annual incentive opportunity
• Medical, dental, vision
• 401(k) with company match
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid vacation, personal days, and company holidays
• Career growth and learning & development programs

Who we are

Crane Pumps & Systems creates innovative wastewater pumping solutions that move what matters—safely and efficiently. We’re driven by engineering excellence, customer obsession, and continuous improvement across manufacturing, sales, distribution, and service.

Compliance

Work Authorization: Crane Pumps & Systems will only employ individuals who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This position is not eligible for sponsorship now or in the future.

Equal Employment Opportunity: Crane Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, military or veteran status, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Core proficiencies

• GD&T
• Continuous Improvement
• Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA)
• First Article Inspection (FAI)
• PPAP Process Experience
• Root Cause Analysis
• CAPA
• IATF 16949

Tech you’ll use

• Quality Control Software