Quality Engineer

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Burton, TX ($70,000.00-$)

The Quality Engineer is responsible for driving product and process quality across manufacturing operations, supplier components, and new product introductions. This role ensures compliance with ISO 9001 standards, leads continuous improvement initiatives, and collaborates cross‑functionally to maintain and enhance quality performance. The QE will report to the Quality Manager and serve as a key advocate for quality excellence throughout the organization.

• Ensure adherence to ISO 9001 and internal quality management systems.
• Develop and maintain control plans, inspection techniques, and evaluation methods to prevent quality issues.
• Investigate and resolve product quality issues using root cause analysis tools (8D, DMAIC, FMEA).
• Lead and close corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs) effectively and on time.
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement using PDCA, Lean, and Six Sigma methodologies.
• Analyze quality data, Salesforce reports/Customer returns, and performance metrics to identify trends and implement improvements.
• Participate in APQP, quality gates, and validation activities for new product introductions.
• Provide timely investigation, response and follow‑up to product quality issues, manufacturing concerns/complaints or requests related to product information, and incoming inspection for outsourced components.
• Publish/Review Quality Alerts for customer, internal and supplier issues.
• Assist with keeping the product hold area current, providing data analysis, root‑cause problem solving for corrective & preventive action, as well as timely/accurate reporting to plant leadership.
• Ensure corrective actions for supplier, internal and customer concerns are effective, documented, implemented and closed in a timely manner.
• Conduct internal, supplier, and process audits; identify improvement opportunities and support corrective actions.
• Communicate promptly regarding nonconforming products and ensure containment actions.
• Update plant‑level work instructions for the quality department.
• Collaborate with procurement, design, and supplier quality teams to ensure compliance and quality standards.
• Has responsibility to ensure customer requirements are determined, understood and consistently met.
• Has the responsibility and authority for controlling quality as delegated by management.
• Has the authority to stop shipment and stop production to correct quality problems.
• Communicates promptly to responsible authorities of products or processes that do not conform to requirements to ensure that nonconforming product is not shipped to the customer and that all potential nonconforming product is identified and contained.
• Manages Document System and helps keep the plant document updated.
• Develop and present monthly quality presentations for manufacturing departments’ managers.
• Continuously bring annual initiatives that support the department goals of improving quality systems, productivity, and processes.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Industrial, or related field).
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a quality engineering role in a manufacturing environment.
• Six Sigma Green Belt or equivalent certification is a plus.
• Strong analytical skills with proficiency in tools such as Minitab, Excel (pivot tables), and FMEA.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills; ability to manage multiple projects with urgency.
• Ability to work independently and carry out assignments to completion within parameters of instructions given, prescribed routines, and standard accepted practices.
• Qualified applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States. Qualified applicants will not require employer‑sponsored work authorization now or in the future for employment in the United States.

• Knowledge of elastomeric materials and semiconductor industry standards.
• Experience with DOE, GR&R studies, and calibration systems.
• Familiarity with quality management systems and advanced problem‑solving techniques.

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