Quality Engineer
Location: Sumter, SC
Salary Range: $ 75,000.00 to $ 85,000.00
About SKF:
SKF, reducing friction since 1907, re-imagining rotation for a better tomorrow!
SKF is an industry-leading manufacturer that has been a cornerstone in industrial life. Wherever there are machines or products in motion, SKF bearings are there to reduce friction. SKF drives the industries that support our way of life, powers the machines that put food on the table, and even helps explore the cosmos.
Sustainability is at the heart of everything we do. SKF is on pace to decarbonize all its production facilities by 2030.
We’re guided by our SKF values. Collaboration is critical to the success of our colleagues, partners, and customers. Curiosity and Courage provide a foundation for innovation and advancement. And we do this work out of Care for our people, customers, communities, and the planet.
We’re a company committed to a culture of belonging, where all our people are encouraged to be themselves and grow their careers in an equitable environment.
Learn about SKF at www.skf.com.
Position Summary
This position is responsible for providing leadership and support on assigned programs and projects
ensuring that the Company’s products are manufactured in accordance with customer specifications and Company quality requirements. Serves as a liaison between customers, vendors, and the factory on quality related issues, in support of company goal and objectives.
The Quality Engineer will play a critical role in strengthening SKF’s commitment to world class product performance, customer satisfaction, and operational excellence. This position provides comprehensive quality engineering support across our full portfolio of bearings and complementary product lines, ensuring robust manufacturing processes, effective problem resolution, and continuous improvement throughout the value chain.
This role is essential in enabling SKF to maintain its leadership in reliability and innovation by delivering deep technical expertise, driving cross-functional collaboration, and ensuring seamless quality alignment between customers and internal stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage performance and conformance related customer complaints in alignment with established quality procedures, applying strong analytical and problem solving methodologies to drive corrective actions and resolution.
- Own and monitor Complaint Management KPIs for respective responsibility area, ensuring visibility, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Lead complaint reduction initiatives across responsibility area, utilizing data driven insights to identify systemic issues and implement preventive actions.
- Oversee product and process containment activities, ensuring timely execution of corrective and improvement action plans.
- Lead, coach, and support Cost of Non-Quality (CoNQ) projects with the factory to achieve defined targets and reduce waste.
- Drive effective Quality Management System (QMS) governance across regional factories to maintain compliance, audit readiness, and operational discipline.
- Facilitate training programs for factory teams to strengthen quality competencies and reinforce key quality initiatives.
- Develop, maintain, and enhance digital dashboards to support real time monitoring of quality initiatives across the responsibility area
- Coordinate effectively with dotted line quality resources across factories and operations team to ensure alignment, collaboration, and consistent execution of regional quality strategies.
Customer / Stakeholder Engagement
This role is essential in enabling SKF to maintain its leadership in reliability and innovation by delivering deep technical expertise, driving cross-functional collaboration, and ensuring seamless quality alignment between customers and internal stakeholders.
Qualifications
- Minimum bachelor’s degree or higher equivalent, quality or engineering degree.
- 3-10 years of experience in an industrial environment working with OEM and Tier 1 customers.
- Proven track record of proactive and continuous improvements within area of responsibility.
- Customer focused, self-reliant, structured and analytical problem solver with strong personal drive and commitment.
- Previous experience with bearings would be appreciated.
What You’ll Love About SKF:
Rest and Relaxation. Enjoy a generous PTO policy and 13 paid holidays.
Work/Life Integration. SKF supports work/life integration, home, family, community, personal well-being and health. Flexible work options available, depending on role.
Diversity in the Workplace. At SKF, we strive to embed Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in everything we do. By developing a culture of belonging, our people can flourish; leading to an inclusive, equitable environment that promotes leadership, engagement and innovation.
Best in Class Benefits. SKF cares about the wellbeing of our employees. Comprehensive healthcare options to fit your needs and opt out payment. Added benefits include company paid life insurance, STD, LTD. Supplemental benefits include critical illness coverage, tuition reimbursement, employee discount programs, and much more!
Bonus. SKF offers STVS (Short Term Variable Salary) or Sales Incentive based on company performance and at the discretion of management.
Invest in your Future. Participate in our 401K program that boasts a 10% employer contribution: 100% match up to 5% of your elected contribution (100% Vested) plus an additional 5% company contribution.
