Newark - Quality Engineer

About the role

Location: Newark, Ohio. Department: Quality. Reports to: Quality Manager. Shift: 1st Shift. Anomatic is seeking a driven and results-oriented Quality Engineer to support our commitment to manufacturing excellence, customer satisfaction, and continuous improvement. The Quality Engineer will work closely with Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, Supply Chain, and customers to ensure products meet internal specifications, customer requirements, and regulatory standards. This role is responsible for leading root cause investigations, driving corrective and preventive actions (CAPA), supporting audits, monitoring process performance, reducing quality costs, and improving manufacturing processes through Lean, Six Sigma, and quality engineering methodologies. This position serves as a key liaison between Quality and Operations, supporting Anomatic's strategic objectives related to operational excellence, customer satisfaction, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement. This individual will provide direct quality engineering support to the Anodizing Department, driving process improvements, defect reduction, root cause investigations, and overall product quality performance.

Responsibilities

• Support and maintain compliance with ISO 9001, GMP, customer-specific requirements, and internal quality management system standards.
• Lead investigations related to nonconforming product, customer complaints, supplier issues, and internal quality concerns.
• Facilitate CAPA activities and ensure timely implementation and effectiveness verification.
• Assist with document control, SOP development, work instructions, control plans, and process standards.
• Participate in internal audits, supplier audits, customer audits, and third-party certification audits.
• Partner with Production and Engineering teams to improve process capability and reduce variation.
• Analyze production data and identify opportunities to improve yield, scrap, efficiency, and product quality.
• Develop and maintain inspection plans, quality checks, and process monitoring requirements.
• Support first piece inspections, process validations, and qualification activities.
• Review and analyze quality trends, defects, and recurring issues to drive sustainable solutions.
• Utilize Lean, Six Sigma, 5 Whys, Fishbone Diagrams, and other problem-solving tools to eliminate waste and improve performance.
• Lead cross-functional improvement projects focused on quality, cost reduction, productivity, and risk mitigation.
• Support PFMEA, DFMEA, Control Plans, Risk Assessments, and Process Mapping activities.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement throughout the organization.
• Support customer complaint investigations and communicate findings effectively.
• Prepare and submit corrective action responses to customers and suppliers.
• Monitor supplier quality performance and participate in supplier development initiatives.
• Assist with PPAP submissions, qualification activities, and customer-specific quality requirements.
• Develop and present quality metrics including: PPM, Customer complaints, RMA trends, Cost of Poor Quality, Scrap and rework, Internal audit results, CAPA effectiveness, Supplier performance.
• Prepare reports and presentations for leadership or customer review meetings.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Industrial Technology, or related field.
• Equivalent manufacturing quality experience may be considered in lieu of education.