Plant Quality Engineer

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Laboratory and Quality Control Full Time 1 Altavista, VA, US

3 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $60,000.00 To $65,000.00 Annually

At BGF Industries, we don't just manufacture advanced materials, we help power industries that shape the world. From aerospace and defense to transportation, industrial, and technical textile applications, BGF has built a legacy of innovation, quality, and people-first leadership for over 80 years.

We are seeking a detail-oriented and quality-focused individual to join our team as a Plant Quality Engineer. This position is responsible for ensuring products comply with customer and BGF Requirements. Monitoring and communicating quality performance to prevent recurrence of non-conforming product and supporting the continuous improvement process.

The ideal candidate has a strong attention to detail, takes pride in producing quality work, and is comfortable working in a manufacturing environment.

• Bachelors of Science Degree Strong

• BS in Engineering or Scientific Discipline
• ISO 9001:2015 Auditor2 to 3 years experience in manufacturing

• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods on concrete flooring.
• Frequent reaching, bending, lifting, and moving throughout the department.
• Corrected vision of at least 20/40 and the ability to distinguish fabric defects and variations.
• Manufacturing environment with exposure to moving equipment, fabric materials, noise, and production machinery.
• Required use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) including safety glasses, hearing protection, and safety footwear.
• Must be able to work safely around production equipment and material handling devices.

• Meet with Altavista Quality Manager as needed, to communicate on a variety but specifically Quality, Production and Scheduling. Provide regular status updates on open quality concerns, customer issues, non-conforming material, trials, corrective actions, and priorities requiring coordination with Production, Inspection, Lab, or other support functions.
• Perform duties of the lab clerk during their absence at the site. Including material releases and other required duties. When providing coverage, verify required test and inspection information is complete, maintain appropriate material status, and coordinate material holds/releases in accordance with applicable specifications and procedures.
• Maintain Customer Specification Database Ensure current customer requirements, specification revisions, test methods, acceptance criteria, and related quality information are accurately maintained and communicated to affected departments.
• Manage Customer Corrective Action Requests (CAR) process. Coordinate containment, investigation, root-cause analysis, corrective action, response preparation, effectiveness verification, and closure of customer corrective actions within required due dates.
• Work with Manufacturing and Inspection areas to improve defects and non-conforming material. Review defect and non-conformance trends, support containment and material disposition, identify potential process or material causes, and coordinate actions intended to prevent recurrence.
• Gather data to analyze trends and quality issues. Including but not limited too SPC related to material testing Develop and maintain trend reports and SPC tools for key material and product characteristics; identify shifts, unusual variation, or out-of-control conditions and communicate findings to responsible areas for action.
• Work with plant manufacturing to reduce seconds and customer returns..…