Quality Engineer

Responsibilities

• Follow all manufacturing, laboratory, and environmental safety procedures consistently.
• Promote and support a culture where safety is prioritized in all activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve product quality and operational efficiency.
• Monitor manufacturing processes and product quality performance.
• Analyze quality data and trends to identify improvement opportunities.
• Investigate product defects, process deviations, and customer complaints.
• Support root cause analysis and implementation of corrective actions.
• Participate in process validation, qualification, and product testing activities.
• Support Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Utilize quality tools such as SPC, PFMEA, control plans, 5 Why analysis, and fishbone diagrams.
• Drive process improvement projects on quality, scrap reduction, and operational efficiency.
• Support continuous improvement focused on reducing defects, waste, and process variation.
• Utilize data analysis and problem-solving tools to drive quality improvements.
• Contribute ideas and recommendations that support operational excellence.
• Build working relationships across Quality, Operations, Engineering, R&D, and Production teams.
• Ensure quality inspections, testing, reporting, and documentation are completed on schedule.
• Maintain ownership of assigned projects, investigations, and quality initiatives.
• Demonstrate attention to detail and commitment to product quality and compliance.
• Ensure compliance with specifications, internal quality standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Assist with internal audits, external audits, and customer quality assessments.
• Maintain quality documentation, procedures, work instructions, and records.
• Support corrective and preventive action (CAPA) processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Materials Science, or related field required.
• ASQ certification or equivalent quality certification preferred.
• 35+ years of quality engineering experience in battery manufacturing, coatings, plastics, chemical processing, automotive, or industrial manufacturing preferred.
• Experience with IATF 16949 ISO 9001 and/or ISO 14001 quality systems, root cause analysis, and process improvement methodologies required.
• Strong analytical, technical, and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of quality systems, auditing, and manufacturing quality standards.
• Experience with SPC, PFMEA, control plans, and statistical analysis tools.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and quality reporting systems.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• High attention to detail and commitment to continuous improvement.