Senior Quality Engineer

About the role

Join Reynolds Consumer Products…and Drive Your Career across a world of opportunities! We currently have an opportunity for a Senior Quality Engineer at our Manufacturing Facility in Louisville, KY.

Responsibilities

• The Senior Quality Engineer provides advanced quality engineering leadership to ensure manufacturing operations and suppliers consistently deliver products that meet customer, regulatory, and food safety requirements.
• Drives continuous improvement through data analysis, root cause problem solving, and the development of robust quality systems that reduce risk and improve operational performance.
• Partners cross-functionally with manufacturing, suppliers, and quality teams to resolve complex quality issues, strengthen process capability, and support business objectives while exercising significant independence and technical judgment.
• Leads investigations of customer complaints and quality issues using structured root cause analysis to identify sustainable corrective actions.
• Drives continuous improvement initiatives that reduce defects, improve process capability, and enhance customer satisfaction.
• Analyzes quality and process performance data to identify trends, evaluate risks, and recommend data-driven improvements.
• Develops, implements, and maintains quality systems that support consistent product quality and regulatory compliance.
• Partners with manufacturing teams to improve product quality, process performance, and operational effectiveness.
• Supports supplier quality activities including qualification, specification development, performance monitoring, and corrective action implementation.
• Collaborates across multiple manufacturing facilities to standardize quality practices and share best practices.
• Ensures compliance with applicable food safety, quality, and regulatory standards through effective quality system management.
• Conducts internal audits, evaluates system effectiveness, and implements corrective actions that strengthen compliance.
• Escalates potential food safety concerns and supports timely resolution to protect customers and the business.
• Provides technical quality expertise to cross-functional teams and influences decisions that improve product and process performance.
• Communicates quality performance, investigation results, and improvement recommendations to internal stakeholders and customers as appropriate.

Qualifications

Required: Bachelor's degree in Engineering. 4-6 years of progressively responsible experience in quality engineering or a closely related field.

Preferred: Advanced degree in a related technical discipline.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Demonstrated knowledge of quality engineering principles, statistical analysis, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Strong problem-solving and root cause analysis skills.
• Knowledge of food safety and quality management systems.
• Ability to analyze complex data and develop effective corrective actions.
• Strong written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to influence cross-functional teams and build collaborative working relationships.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated attention to detail and sound technical judgment.

Competencies:

• Action Oriented – Takes timely, decisive action to resolve quality issues and drive continuous improvement.
• Decision Quality – Uses data, analysis, and sound judgment to make effective quality and business decisions.
• Collaborates – Builds strong partnerships across functions and facilities to achieve shared quality objectives.
• Drives Results – Delivers measurable improvements in product quality, customer satisfaction, and operational performance.
• Manages Complexity – Effectively evaluates multiple variables and balances competing priorities to solve complex technical problems.
• Optimizes Work Processes – Continuously improves systems and processes to increase quality, efficiency, and compliance.