Quality Engineer

Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead and support projects to deliver significant operational performance improvements, process control, and cost reduction.
• Provide day-to-day problem-solving support to operations and engineering.
• Collaborate and motivate others to establish a sense of urgency for continuous improvement principles to drive results.
• Assist the organization to identify cost critical processes, determine customer requirements, measure and assess their performance, and enable them to be improved via CI tools.
• Work with leadership to identify, prioritize, resource, and manage opportunities for improvements.
• Interface with operators, team leaders, process engineers and peers to identify and implement improvements to our Quality Management System.
• Lead efforts to streamline process audits while maintaining achieved certifications from standards bodies.
• Perform multiple execution activities to accomplish project objectives while balancing the project’s competing demands, scope, time and cost.
• Build/update communication plans that build understanding and buy‑in for the case for action to integrate CI, i.e., value stream, budgeting, CI planning.
• Supplement process improvements with Lean or Six Sigma tools where appropriate.
• Lead and support process validation activities as needed.
• Lead by example; demonstrate lean leadership in day‑to‑day processes such as decision‑making, personal behaviors, and effective use of meetings.
• Drive sustainable culture change while embedding lean as the standard way of working across the operation.
• Lead, support, coach, and develop a pipeline of continuous improvement leaders.
• Understand internal and external customer’s stated and implied needs as well as insuring their expectations are met every time by monitoring, maintaining, supporting and continuously improving plant quality systems.
• Track and report on critical quality metrics. Alert appropriate levels to trends and critical quality issues.
• Interface with various levels of plant and division management regarding quality and quality‑related actions (Product Line Management, Engineering, Sales, Customer Service, Scheduling, Production, Inter‑Plant, Inter‑Division).

• Six Sigma Green Belt certified.
• Experience in areas of Six Sigma, Lean or other Problem‑Solving methodologies.
• Applied knowledge of statistical analysis including histogram, Pareto, correlation, hypothesis tests, Statistical Process Control (SPC), Capability analysis and Measurement System Analysis (MSA).
• Applied knowledge in Lean concepts such as value chain, flow, pull and tools commonly used to eliminate waste, including kaizen, 5S, error‑proofing, value‑stream mapping, etc.
• Applied knowledge of quality engineering principles such as Voice of Customer (VOC), Voice of Process (VOP), risk analysis, control plans, sampling plans, financial proforma (verification of cost impact) and good documentation practices.

• Six Sigma Black Belt certified.
• Demonstrated project management excellence with a strong track record of results.
• Excellent team facilitation/leadership skills and teamwork/collaborative style.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, presentation skills.
• Ability to deliver under tight deadlines and handle multiple/detail‑oriented tasks.
• Proficiency with key PC software (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access, etc.).
• Strong interpersonal skills including facilitation, consulting, coaching and influencing.
• Ability to work effectively with all levels of the organization.
• Ability and passion to create vision and drive change.
• Working knowledge of Performance Excellence, DMAIC, DESGN.

• BS degree in Engineering; 3+ years of experience working in manufacturing.

This position does not support immigration sponsorship.

The range for this position is $80,011.00-$ assuming full time status. Starting pay for the successful applicant is dependent on a variety of job‑related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education.

• Company‑wide bonuses and long‑term incentives align with key business results and ensure you are rewarded when the company performs well.
• As part…