Quality Engineer

Plastic Ingenuity is committed to providing innovative, high-quality packaging for the food, healthcare, and consumer goods industries. Our five core values—friendly and genuine, resourcefulness, collaboration, total customer focus, and dependability—have driven our success since 1972.

About the role

A Quality Engineer ensures the overall quality of manufactured thermoplastics parts by testing processes, monitoring quality standards, creating documentation, and devising quality tests. They define criteria for test results, collaborate across departments to meet customer expectations, and optimize the manufacturing process. The role involves creating quality practices, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and relevant documentation, as well as investigating and resolving quality issues.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with Sales, Engineering, Production, and Customers to establish mutually acceptable specifications.
• Use, troubleshoot, and create analysis programs for advanced measuring equipment and software, including CMMs and Vision Systems.
• Develop quality plans and process control plans for customers.
• Perform qualifications on new or existing parts, including PPAP and IQ/OQ/PQ, where applicable.
• Apply Six Sigma methodologies (PCDA, SPC, DOE) to improve processes and solve problems at the interface between parts and customer processes.
• Facilitate teams in resolving complex projects.
• Follow good manufacturing practices to ensure product safety.
• Train other team members.
• Perform other duties as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, or Technology (practical experience can be substituted).
• 3+ years of experience in a Quality-related role.
• Models high ethical standards and professional behavior.
• Exhibits candor, courage, and accountability; engages in constructive debate and holds others accountable.

Qualifications

• Extensive familiarity with quality assurance processes and procedures, with the ability to devise and enforce quality standards.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Effective problem-solving skills to assess quality issues and develop functional solutions.
• Ability to identify opportunities to improve departmental processes and procedures for increased efficiency and effectiveness.

Pay

$72,000 – $90,000 per year.

On-site, full-time role based in Cross Plains, WI.