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Senior Quality Engineer | Injection Molding

Michael Page · Akron, OH · 1 mo ago
Manufacturing$110k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. The posting includes description of role (lead quality engineering activities...). That's responsibilities. Also "Profile" includes education and experience: that's qualifications/requirements. Also "Job Offer" includes salary up to $110k, health/dental/vision insurance, paid time off, and more. So we have Pay (salary), Benefits (insurance, PTO). No schedule info. So we should include sections: About the role (maybe a brief summary), Responsibilities, Requirements/Qualifications (maybe combine?), Skills, Benefits, Pay. The instruction: Use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). We can choose which to include. We must not repeat job title as heading. Also we must not put Job ID etc. We need to preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include the details from description as list items under Responsibilities. For Requirements/Qualifications/Skills we need to separate maybe: Requirements (education, experience), Qualifications (certifications), Skills (technical). But we can also combine if content thin. However we need to avoid thin sections with filler. Let's see content: Profile: - Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline. - 6+ years of progressive Quality Engineering experience within a manufacturing environment, preferably supporting injection molding operations. - Proven success leading complex quality initiatives, corrective actions, root cause investigations, and cross-functional process improvement projects. - Strong working knowledge of quality management systems and methodologies, including ISO 9001, SPC, TQM, DOE, APQP, PFMEA, Control Plans, Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA), and Continuous Improvement practices. - Experience analyzing process capability, driving quality improvements, and utilizing statistical methods to support data-driven decision-making. - Ability to interpret engineering drawings and GD&T specifications. - Hands-on experience with CMMs, precision measurement equipment, metrology systems, and quality inspection processes. - Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint). - Experience with quality and statistical software, including Minitab, PC-DMIS, PolyWorks, CAD, or similar tools, preferred. - Lean Manufacturing and/or Six Sigma certification preferred. - ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) certification desired. Thus we can split: Requirements (education, years experience). Qualifications (certifications preferred/desired). Skills (technical proficiencies). But we need to ensure not to create sections with filler. All have content. Responsibilities: list from "Lead quality engineering activities..." through "Perform additional projects...". We'll extract each sentence as list item. Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision Insurance, Paid Time Off, And more! (the "And more!" is vague but we can keep as is? It's not specific but it's part of posting. Might be considered filler? It's vague but it's still a benefit mention. Could include as list item "And more!" but that's not substantive. Better to list the specific ones: Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Paid Time Off. The "And more!" we could omit as it's not specific. The instruction: preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. "And more!" is not substantive detail; it's vague. Might be okay to include but it's not specific. Safer to omit. Pay: Salary roughly up to $110k depending on experience. Schedule: none, so omit. About the role: we have a paragraph at start: "This Senior Quality Engineer role is a strategic quality leadership position focused on ensuring products, processes, and suppliers consistently meet customer, regulatory, and company quality standards within an injection molding manufacturing environment. The position serves as a key technical resource across the organization, leading quality initiatives, process improvements, problem resolution, supplier quality management, and compliance efforts to drive operational excellence and customer satisfaction." plus client details paragraph. That could be About the role. We'll include that as prose

. We must not repeat job title as heading. So we will not include "Senior Quality Engineer" as heading. We need to output only HTML fragment, no /. Use

for each section heading, then content: either

for prose or

  • for lists. We'll structure:

    About the role

    ... (combined two paragraphs)

    Responsibilities

    • Lead quality engineering activities for new product launches, engineering changes, and existing production programs, ensuring effective quality planning, validation, and manufacturing readiness.
    • Develop, maintain, and enhance quality system documentation, including inspection plans, control plans, work instructions, process flows, procedures, and testing requirements.
    • Drive complex corrective and preventive action initiatives through structured root cause analysis and data-driven problem-solving methodologies.
    • Monitor and improve process performance by analyzing capability, variation, and defect trends using statistical tools and quality metrics.
    • Facilitate risk assessments, PFMEA activities, process reviews, and error-proofing initiatives to strengthen process controls and reduce quality risks.
    • Plan and execute product, process, and equipment qualification activities to ensure compliance with customer and operational requirements.
    • Lead investigations into customer complaints, internal quality issues, and nonconformances, coordinating containment actions and long-term corrective measures.
    • Provide technical guidance on material dispositions, deviations, rework, and scrap decisions while ensuring compliance with quality standards and documentation requirements.
    • Manage supplier quality performance through audits, scorecards, performance reviews, and collaborative improvement initiatives.
    • Champion continuous improvement efforts utilizing Lean, Six Sigma, and other quality methodologies to reduce defects, improve efficiency, and lower the cost of poor quality.
    • Oversee calibration and validation programs for CMMs, metrology equipment, and precision measurement systems to ensure measurement accuracy and reliability.
    • Develop and present quality performance reports, audit findings, trend analyses, and improvement recommendations to leadership and cross-functional teams.
    • Build strong working relationships with customers and serve as a key point of contact for quality-related matters.
    • Support compliance with quality management systems and applicable industry standards through internal audits, external audits, corrective actions, and continuous system improvements.
    • Mentor and develop quality engineers, inspectors, and operations personnel by providing coaching, technical guidance, and quality-focused training.
    • Partner with engineering, operations, maintenance, and supply chain teams to resolve quality issues and optimize manufacturing processes.
    • Communicate effectively with customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders while maintaining confidentiality and professionalism.
    • Perform additional projects and responsibilities as needed to support quality, operational, and business objectives.

    Requirements

    • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
    • 6+ years of progressive Quality Engineering experience within a manufacturing environment, preferably supporting injection molding operations.

    Qualifications

    • Lean Manufacturing and/or Six Sigma certification preferred.
    • ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) certification desired.

    Skills

    • Strong working knowledge of quality management systems and methodologies, including ISO 9001, SPC, TQM, DOE, APQP, PFMEA, Control Plans, Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA), and Continuous Improvement practices.
    • Experience analyzing process capability, driving quality improvements, and utilizing statistical methods to support data-driven decision-making.
    • Ability to interpret engineering drawings and GD&T specifications.
    • Hands-on experience with CMMs, precision measurement equipment, metrology systems, and quality inspection processes.
    • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint).
    • Experience with quality and statistical software, including Minitab, PC-DMIS, PolyWorks, CAD, or similar tools, preferred.

    Benefits

    • Health Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Paid Time Off

    Pay

    Salary roughly up to $110k depending on experience

    We should not include Schedule. Check for any duplicated lines: we have not repeated. Check for boilerplate: we removed EEO etc. Check for any content we missed: The client details paragraph about the company: we included in About the role? We included only first two sentences. Should we include client details as part of About the role? The instruction: preserve ALL substantive information. The client details are substantive: "Our client is a privately held U.S.-based manufacturer specializes in custom injection molding and full-service contract manufacturing for OEM customers across a wide range of industries, including medical devices, industrial equipment, automotive components, electronics, and automation systems. The company is known for its engineering expertise, ISO 9001-certified quality standards, comprehensive production capabilities-from design and tooling through molding, assembly, finishing, and testing-and its commitment to delivering complex manufacturing solutions that improve customer efficiency, quality, and speed to market." We should include that in About the role section. So we need to incorporate that into the

    maybe as a second paragraph. Thus About the role will have two paragraphs: first about role, second about client details. We'll output:

    About the role

    This Senior Quality Engineer role is a strategic quality leadership position focused on ensuring products, processes, and suppliers consistently meet customer, regulatory, and company quality standards within an injection molding manufacturing environment. The position serves as a key technical resource across the organization, leading quality initiatives, process improvements, problem resolution, supplier quality management, and compliance efforts to drive operational excellence and customer satisfaction.

    Our client is a privately held U.S.-based manufacturer specializes in custom injection molding and full-service contract manufacturing for OEM customers across a wide range of industries, including medical devices, industrial equipment, automotive components, electronics, and automation systems. The company is known for its engineering expertise, ISO 9001-certified quality standards, comprehensive production capabilities-from design and tooling through molding, assembly, finishing, and testing-and its commitment to delivering complex manufacturing solutions that improve customer efficiency, quality, and speed to market.

    Now check if any other content: The "Job Offer" also had "And more!" we omitted. That's okay. Now ensure we didn't miss any responsibilities: we captured all sentences from description. Let's verify each sentence: Original description sentences: 1. Lead quality engineering activities for new product launches, engineering changes, and existing production programs, ensuring effective quality planning, validation, and manufacturing readiness. 2. Develop, maintain, and enhance quality system documentation, including inspection plans, control plans, work instructions, process flows, procedures, and testing requirements. 3. Drive complex corrective and preventive action initiatives through structured root cause analysis and data-driven problem-solving methodologies. 4. Monitor and improve process performance by analyzing capability, variation, and defect trends using statistical tools and quality metrics. 5. Facilitate risk assessments, PFMEA activities, process reviews, and error-proofing initiatives to strengthen process controls and reduce quality risks. 6. Plan and execute product, process, and equipment qualification activities to ensure compliance with customer and operational requirements. 7. Lead investigations into customer complaints, internal quality issues, and nonconformances, coordinating containment actions and long-term corrective measures. 8. Provide technical guidance on material dispositions, deviations, rework, and scrap decisions while ensuring compliance with quality standards and documentation requirements. 9. Manage supplier quality performance through audits, scorecards, performance reviews, and collaborative improvement initiatives. 10. Champion continuous improvement efforts utilizing Lean, Six Sigma, and other quality methodologies to reduce defects, improve efficiency,

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