Quality Engineer

Job Responsibilities

• Execute qualification and validation plans for new products and changes to existing products and processes, following established procedures and standards.
• Support cross-functional teams in identifying potential quality risks and investigating quality issues in development and production environments.
• Participate in corrective and preventive action (CAPA) activities, including data collection, root cause analysis, and implementation of corrective actions.
• Apply Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) tools such as Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Control Plans, PPAP, and MSA.
• Analyze quality data and summarize findings and recommendations for review by senior quality staff or management.
• Support customer and consumer complaint investigations by gathering data, participating in root cause analysis, and implementing assigned corrective actions.
• Ensure assigned work complies with applicable quality, safety, and regulatory requirements, escalating risks or concerns as appropriate.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Science, or related technical discipline.
• 2-5 years of quality engineering or related experience.
• Working knowledge of quality methods and systems, including statistics, sampling, auditing, and structured problem-solving methodologies (e.g., 8D, 5-Why, PDCA).
• Familiarity with APQP/PPAP/FMEA/Control Plan tools.
• Experienced background in various types of manufacturing. Working knowledge in the plastics, glass, metals, and/or electric commodities is preferred.
• Project management skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications such as Excel & PowerPoint.
• Exposure and experience in six-sigma, lean, FMEA and team-based project management is highly desirable.
• Must understand how to determine risk associated with level of testing and inspection performed to make good decisions based upon the analysis of those tests and inspections.