Quality Engineer

About Reviva

For over 80 years, Reviva (https://www.reviva.com/our-company) has set the standard for high-quality remanufactured diesel and gas engines. As the largest independently owned and operated engine remanufacturer in North America, our family-owned company is driven by a passion for excellence and a commitment to getting our customers back on the road quickly. We are looking for a talented, driven individual to join our 1st shift team in Fridley, MN, where we focus on precision, efficiency, and superior customer satisfaction.

Summary:
We are seeking a data-driven and proactive Quality Engineer to oversee and elevate our manufacturing quality standards. In this role, you will champion process integrity, lead rigorous root-cause investigations, and drive continuous improvement initiatives on the shop floor. You will collaborate closely with operations, support audit readiness, and eventually own the reduction of customer warranty claims through physical teardown analysis. This position is ideal for a hands-on problem solver who thrives on coaching frontline teams and embedding sustainable, defect-free practices across production.

Job Requirements

Process & Operations Quality

• Process Auditing: Perform regular process audits across production departments to verify adherence to the traveler, standard work, and quality standards.
• Operator Coaching: Observe and evaluate operator technique, identifying deviations from standard work and coaching frontline employees to correct methods in real time.
• Data Analysis: Monitor and analyze in-process and final inspection data to detect trends, emerging non-conformances, and opportunities for defect prevention.
• Documentation: Maintain and update 8D reports and related quality documentation to reflect the current process state.

Corrective Action & Problem Solving

• Root Cause Investigation: Lead root cause analysis (RCA) investigations for internal quality escapes, customer warranty returns, and field failures.
• CAPA Implementation: Develop, implement, and verify corrective and preventive actions, tracking effectiveness through defined metrics and follow-up audits.
• Material Containment: Coordinate with the Supplier Quality Engineer, production supervisors, and team leads to ensure timely containment of non-conforming products discovered within the remanufacturing process.

Continuous Improvement

• Standardization: Support the development and revision of standardized work instructions and visual aids to reduce variation and operator error.
• KPI Reporting: Track and report key quality KPIs and present findings and improvement progress to management.

Warranty Support

• Warranty Reduction: Own and drive the reduction of external customer warranty numbers by analyzing warranty trends, identifying systemic process or workmanship root causes, and implementing sustainable corrective actions.
• Teardown Analysis: Conducting warranty engine teardown analysis, and documenting findings to drive root cause investigations.

Qualifications:

• Problem Solving: Experience in structured root cause analysis tools including 8D, 5-Why, and Ishikawa (fishbone) diagrams.
• Technical Skills: Proficient in interpreting engineering drawings, standard work instructions, and analyzing statistical quality KPIs.
• Communication: Strong interpersonal skills with a demonstrated ability to coach frontline operators and present data to management.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality Management, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience).

Work Environment:

Fast-paced, hands-on manufacturing setting. The environment on the shop floor is usually loud, hot and humid in the summer months and involves standing on cement floors with exposure to chemicals and metal particles. PPE is always required on manufacturing floor.

Benefits:

Reviva offers a comprehensive benefits package to all full-time employees including health, vision and dental insurance. A completely FREE telehealth service, 401k options plus a company paid match, PTO/vacation options, Holiday pay, short term disability, life insurance, and employee assistance programs. Please contact HR to learn more.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We use E-Verify to check employment eligibility.
We are a return-to-work employer.
Only open to local applicants.

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