About Us:
Polar Racking Inc. is a trusted leader in the design, engineering, and manufacturing of innovative solar mounting solutions, proudly serving customers across North America. At Polar Racking, we are committed to delivering high-performance, site-specific solar mounting systems that empower our clients to harness clean energy with confidence. Our collaborative approach combines cutting-edge technology, expert engineering, and a customer-first mindset to provide tailored racking products that meet the unique demands of each project. With a passion for sustainability and excellence, we work hand-in-hand with construction and engineering professionals to bring solar visions to life. Learn more at www.polarracking.com (http://www.polarracking.com).

We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Senior Quality Control Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring the quality and reliability of our suppliers’ products and processes, playing a key role in vendor evaluation, quality control, and continuous improvement initiatives. This individual will collaborate closely with suppliers, cross-functional teams, and customers to drive excellence in product quality and overall supply chain performance.

Responsibilities:

• Report directly to Supply Quality Manager
• Prepare and maintain thorough quality control plan for all production stages of active product categories
• Receiving inspection
• Gauging and inspection methods
• First article inspection
• In production inspection
• Part finish inspection
• Packaging inspection
• Loading & cargo securement inspection
• Create material testing plans and review and approve test reports
• Prepare form, fit, function tests of finished products and submit reports
• Ensure all required documentation supplied by vendors is reviewed and stored accordingly
• Report all vendor quality concerns and prepare deviation requests when applicable
• Provide support for corrective actions and problem-solving resolutions
• Ensure implementation of all preventative actions to eliminate defective products
• Evaluate and qualify all potential future vendors
• Responsible for creating quality control processes with all new vendors
• Act as primary contact on all Vendor and Customer quality and technical concerns; ensuring all issues are communicated accordingly
• Participate in customer’s APQP / PPAP meeting
• Ensure that conflict and productivity issues are managed directly, constructively, and professionally in all circumstances
• Utilize appropriate TQM tools and quality problem solving techniques to maintain the product quality
• Track, calculate sigma level, and maintain statistical report of company’s quality performance

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or significant related experience.
• Minimum of five (5+) years of varied supply chain and quality assurance experience in the manufacturing and automotive sector
• Self motivated team player with demonstrated problem solving skills and mechanical aptitude.
• Familiarity with volume production processes including forming, welding, stamping, machining, casting
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills and the ability to articulate ideas clearly both with the written and spoken word.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Tools, especially Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Project.
• Ability to work under time constraints and handle multiple tasks with little or no supervision to produce a quality product in a timely fashion.
• Experience working in a multi-cultural, multi-national environment, working through issues and achieving resolution to challenging problems with little or no supervision.
• Demonstrated attention to detail and problem-solving ability.
• Demonstrated ability to be productive, positive and pro-active in a stressful work environment, by prioritizing work and adapting to changing work demands.
• English language fluency - verbal and written required.