Quality Engineer & Supervisor

Phillips-Medisize, a Molex company, is seeking a Quality Engineer & Supervisor to drive manufacturing excellence through quality leadership, continuous improvement, and compliance with customer and regulatory requirements within our Metal Injection Molding operations in Menomonie, WI. This role combines technical quality expertise with team leadership.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, coach, and develop Quality team members to ensure effective execution of responsibilities, continuous professional growth, and achievement of business objectives.
• Partner with suppliers and cross-functional teams to ensure quality requirements are effectively implemented, monitored, and maintained throughout all phases of product realization.
• Serve as the quality resource for Advanced Quality Planning (AQP) activities, including interpretation of engineering drawings, specifications, and customer requirements; development of risk assessments, PFMEA, control plans, inspection methods, measurement systems, inspection plans, process validation, and First Article Inspection (FAI); and application of precision measurement equipment to ensure product and process quality from product launch through sustaining production.
• Serve as the primary quality contact and escalation point for internal manufacturing quality concerns, facilitating effective communication and issue resolution across functions.
• Serve as the primary quality contact for customer complaints, leading investigations of nonconforming material and other quality issues through effective root cause analysis, corrective actions, and cross-functional problem resolution.
• Manage daily quality operations, including quality notifications, nonconforming material, blocked stock, change control activities, and escalation of significant quality risks.
• Monitor and analyze quality performance metrics, leading initiatives to improve process capability, increase yield, reduce defects, and minimize scrap, rework, and nonconforming material.
• Ensure compliance with quality management system requirements, customer-specific requirements, and applicable industry standards by supporting internal, customer, and registrar audits and driving corrective actions in accordance with ISO 9001 and IATF 16949 requirements.

Requirements

• 1+ years of experience leading projects, teams, or employees in a manufacturing environment.
• 2+ years of working experience in Quality Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Experience applying quality systems and root cause analysis methodologies (e.g., CAPA, 8D, 5 Whys, Fishbone, FMEA) to identify and resolve manufacturing or quality issues.
• Proficient in ERP systems (e.g., SAP).

Qualifications

• Strong leadership and team development skills.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize work and manage projects.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across functions.
• Knowledge of IATF 16949 and AS9100 quality management standards.
• Willingness to travel up to 10% as needed.

This position is not eligible for VISA sponsorship and requires applicants to either provide proof of U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent resident status or be eligible to receive an export authorization under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations and/or the Export Administration Regulations.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts.
• Life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement.
• Paid vacation/time off, educational assistance.
• May include infertility assistance, paid parental leave, and adoption assistance.

Specific eligibility criteria for benefits is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy, or guideline and may vary by geographic region.