Quality Engineer

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** Quality Engineer
**** Who We Are
** Essity is a global leader in health and hygiene headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, with a North American headquarters located in Philadelphia, PA. We are a multi-billion-dollar company with a purpose to break barriers to well-being for the benefit of consumers, patients, care givers, and customers across the globe. We do this through innovations in our Professional Hygiene, Consumer Goods, and Health & Medical business units that provide hygiene and health solutions to over a billion people every day worldwide.

Working at Essity is more than a career, it is where you will play your part in a better future, to improve well-being for people and have opportunities to drive positive change for society and the environment.  As an employee at Essity, you will belong to a team where you feel valued, are safe, supported to grow and challenged to generate business results in a friendly and open atmosphere.##

** About the Role
** As the Quality Engineer you will support various functions of the Bowling Green manufacturing organization. In your role, you will bring leadership and expertise to identify and drive quality improvements and solve our most challenging quality issues.##
** What You Will Do
*** Subject matter expert, programmer and trainer for Plain Quality
* Leads the development and analysis of quality – specific production data using various statistical analysis processes and tools
* Partners with operations to identify, develop, and execute improvement projects having a direct impact on product quality and performance
* Leads the identification and execution of capital projects specific to the improvement of product quality and performance
* Leads the implementation of various Quality Enabler programs including but not limited to metal detector validations, weight scale validations, raw material scanning, vision system validation, MSA, etc.
* Develops and leads quality-focused training with the intent of increasing team member skills
* Effectively collects, analyzes and reports quality-specific data on a regular basis
* Develops and continuously improves operator-centric quality tools including but not limited to TAMU’s, floor specifications and procedures
* Acts as the site quality liaison with both internal and external customers
* Supports the Quality Leader and Operations with raw material supplier quality issues, 8D’s and supplier performance improvement activities
* Supports validations and trial activities
* Supports and actively participates as a site Quality Auditor in the sites management system
* Work with various departments in a proactive way (operations support, production technicians, support, and distribution technicians) to resolve/modify Quality systems and to ensure a permanent solution to chronic quality concerns
* Identify and resolve on-going Quality complaints and continuously improve the effectiveness of Quality systems and methods
* Provides quality expertise and guidance to operations, helping to establish a long-term vision for the site
* Visible and active presence in production areas
* Manage department budgets and capital project budgets
* Act as system back-up for SAP conversions
* Leads the reject raw material process and follows up on any supplier issues as they arise and updates business units affected
* Support QRESH department during ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 audits and follow up on any audit findings
* Helps lead/support Quality Enablers to implement, monitor, and update as needed
* Support ISO 9001/ISO 14001, CE Mark and ISO 45001, and ISO 13485## ##
** Who You Are
*** Associate or bachelor's degree preferred
* Written/Verbal communication skills
* Proficient computer skills (excel, word, etc.)
* The ability to develop knowledge of the manufactured product
* 5+ years of manufacturing experience preferred
* Ability to train others
* Problem solving skills
* Ability to understand manufacturing processes and systems
* Strong internal and external customer focus
* Organizational skills
* Team Oriented
* Strong knowledge of statistical analysis tools## ##
** What We Can Offer You
** At Essity, we believe every career is as unique as the individual and…