Quality Engineer

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Quality Systems & Compliance

• Develop, implement, and maintain a plant-wide quality system that meets customer, corporate, and regulatory requirements.
• Support and maintain compliance with ISO and customer‑specific quality standards (e.g., ISO 9001, ISO 13485, IATF, AS9100 as applicable).
• Maintain control of quality documentation, inspection standards, and work instructions.
• Lead and support internal and external quality audits, including customer audits.

Injection Molding Quality Engineering

• Partner with Process Engineering and Production to ensure robust, capable plastic injection molding processes.
• Review and approve control plans, PFMEAs, process flow diagrams, setup sheets, and first article inspections.
• Support mold trials, process qualifications, and validation activities (IQ/OQ/PQ as applicable).
• Monitor statistical process control (SPC) data and process capability (Cp/Cpk) to drive continuous improvement.

Problem Solving & Corrective Action

• Lead root cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions (CAPA) for internal and customer quality issues.
• Analyze scrap, rework, customer complaints, and nonconforming material trends.
• Prepare and respond to customer corrective actions (8D, 5‑Why, Fishbone, etc.).
• Drive sustainable corrective actions and verify effectiveness. 

Customer & Supplier Quality

• Serve as the quality point of contact for customer quality concerns and new product launches.
• Support customer PPAP/FAI submissions and ongoing quality requirements.
• Collaborate with suppliers on quality issues related to raw materials, components, or outsourced processes.

Continuous Improvement & Collaboration

• Champion continuous improvement methodologies across the manufacturing operation.
• Analyze quality performance metrics and support plant quality goals.
• Coach and support production, quality technicians, and inspectors in quality best practices.
• Promote a culture of customer focus and accountability throughout the organization.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, or a related field preferred.
• Minimum 3–5 years of quality engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Plastic Injection Molding experience strongly preferred.

Technical Skills

• Strong knowledge of injection molding processes and defect analysis.
• Experience with SPC, Cp/Cpk, control charts, and measurement systems analysis (MSA).
• Proficiency in root cause analysis and corrective action methodologies.
• Working knowledge of quality standards and audit processes.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and GD&T.

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and organizational skills.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work cross‑functionally in a fast‑paced manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement mindset.

Physical & Work Environment

• Manufacturing plant environment with exposure to noise, moving machinery, and molded plastic materials.
• Ability to work on the production floor and occasionally lift up to 25 lbs.
• PPE required when in production areas.

Perks & Benefits:

• Affordable health, dental, and vision insurance

• Company-paid life, short-term, and long-term disability coverage

• 401(k) with employer match (your future self will thank you!)

• 11 paid holidays + 80 hours of PTO

• Tuition assistance – learn more, earn more

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Generous referral bonuses – bring your friends!

Salary Range: 66K to $97.7K - Depends on Experience