Full-Time

Supplier Quality Engineer

Posted on 9/4/2026

Strategic HR

Strategic HR

11-50 employees

Outsourced HR services: recruitment, compliance

No salary listed

Cincinnati, OH, USA

Remote

Frequent domestic and international travel is required, up to two weeks per month at supplier sites.

Bachelor's

Category
Manufacturing Quality & Test (1)
Required Skills
Welding
Six Sigma
ISO 9001

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Requirements
  • At least 5 years of supplier quality experience in manufacturing or industrial environments.
  • Strong background in machining, metal fabrication, structural frames, and welding.
  • Proficiency with Production Part Approval Process, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, Statistical Process Control, Plan-Do-Check-Act, Advanced Product Quality Planning, First Article Inspection, and CQC.
  • Experience with World Class Manufacturing, Lean Six Sigma, and capacity audits.
  • Ability to lead audits independently and drive improvement initiatives.
  • Strong communication and analytical skills.
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, quality, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
  • Willingness to travel frequently domestically and internationally.
Responsibilities
  • Conduct supplier visits and perform quality and capacity audits using Overall Equipment Effectiveness, saturation, lead time, and on-time delivery.
  • Support supplier qualification and assess technical capabilities and readiness.
  • Manage non-conformities and lead corrective and preventive action processes.
  • Drive continuous improvement through root-cause analysis, 8D, 5 Why, Ishikawa, and other methodologies.
  • Ensure compliance with Advanced Product Quality Planning, First Article Inspection, CQC, and customer and regulatory requirements.
  • Monitor supplier performance metrics and develop improvement plans.
  • Conduct audits aligned with ISO 9001, IATF 16949, and AS9100.
  • Maintain accurate documentation and report performance updates.

Clark Schaefer Strategic HR provides outsourced HR services for businesses across industries, offering recruitment, compliance, training, and development. They work by assessing client HR needs, handling end-to-end recruitment and job placement, ensuring labor-law compliance, designing and delivering training programs, and supporting leadership development. Billing can be hourly, project-based, or retainer, and they offer SHRM-recognized professional development credits to help clients maintain HR certifications. What sets them apart is a relationship-focused, tailored approach that combines recruitment with compliance and development services, serving a broad range of clients—from small businesses to national corporations—from their Cincinnati base. The company's goal is to improve the lives of its clients, employees, and communities by delivering high-quality HR services.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

M&A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Cincinnati, Ohio

Founded

1995

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What believers are saying

  • Website updates on July 31, 2026 show active publishing and client engagement.
  • The February 2023 rebrand doubled staff, expanding delivery capacity and continuity.
  • August 18, 2026 CFO Leadership Council exposure connects Strategic HR to buying executives.

What critics are saying

  • PitchBook listed 48 employees in 2025; that scale limits enterprise penetration.
  • HR software, PEOs, and AI copilots compress outsourced advisory pricing by 2027.
  • If Clark Schaefer Hackett reprioritizes, Strategic HR becomes a noncore service line.

What makes Strategic HR unique

  • Since 1995, Cincinnati-based Strategic HR has delivered outsourced recruiting, compliance, training.
  • Clark Schaefer Hackett acquired Strategic HR on May 1, 2021, broadening advisory reach.
  • July 28, 2026 AI-policy content and SHRM PDC programs show deep HR specialization.

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Benefits

Flexible Work Hours

Paid Holidays

Paid Vacation

Health Insurance

401(k) Company Match

Company News

The Business Journals
May 3rd, 2021
Clark Schaefer Co acquires Strategic Human Resources Inc

Downtown-based Clark Schaefer Hackett acquired Strategic HR Inc., a Sycamore Township-based o utsourced human resources management firm that also has offices in Dayton, Northern Kentucky and Louisville.