Quality Engineer II

Cretex • Brooklyn Park, MN

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About The Position

The Quality Engineer II provides quality assurance support for manufacturing and is responsible for defining, implementing, and improving quality-related practices. The role provides technical guidance and support for measurement methodologies and works with manufacturing teams and other business segments to meet customer and company requirements.

The position supports quality engineering and project management, develops inspection requirements and quality documents, facilitates PFMEAs, resolves discrepant material issues, analyzes data, and identifies improvement opportunities. It also serves as a quality interface for production teams responding to customer complaints through failure analysis, corrective and preventive actions, and trend analysis. Additional work includes conducting audits and closing findings, supporting process, equipment, and metrology validation, creating protocols, and analyzing data.

The Quality Engineer II supports Quality Inspectors, the company Quality System, ISO and medical device requirements, business systems, and the Operational Excellence Program. The role requires working in a manufacturing environment, following work instructions and standard work, maintaining an organized work area, participating in company meetings, and collaborating with sales and marketing, customer service, engineering, quality, and finance. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or another Engineering Science.
• Three years of engineering experience in a machining or manufacturing setting.
• Knowledge of quality systems, regulatory requirements, and industry standards.
• Intermediate knowledge of blueprint reading and GD&T.
• Ability to operate a variety of inspection equipment.
• Statistical expertise with DOE and Capability Studies.
• Knowledge of design software, including Minitab.
• Process management capability.
• Ability to consistently achieve short- and long-term business results.
• Experience with ERP and quality systems.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Publisher.
• Clear and effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment.
• Ability to prioritize and multitask.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality engineering support for manufacturing and project management.
• Develop inspection requirements, facilitate PFMEAs, resolve discrepant material issues, and create and maintain quality documents such as control plans and inspection plans.
• Analyze data and identify improvement opportunities.
• Act as the quality interface for a production team responding to customer complaints through failure analysis, corrective and preventive action development, and trend analysis.
• Conduct audits, close out audit findings, create audit finding reports, and determine appropriate corrective and preventive actions.
• Lead and participate in intermediate company projects, providing quality recommendations.
• Support validation activities for processes, equipment, and metrology; create protocols and analyze data.
• Support Quality Inspectors to ensure inspection plans comply with relevant customer product requirements.
• Support and comply with the company Quality System, ISO requirements, and medical device requirements.
• Read, understand, and follow work instructions and standard work.
• Partner with sales and marketing, customer service, engineering, quality, and finance.
• Understand customer needs and the core business markets served.
• Ensure business systems are implemented, maintained, and functioning properly.
• Participate in required company meetings.
• Maintain an organized work area using 5S.
• Participate in the Operational Excellence Program.
• Complete other assigned work duties.
• Work in a manufacturing environment.

Benefits

• 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match contribution.
• Onsite health clinics.
• Discretionary holiday bonus program based on years of service.
• Cretex University.
• 24/7 employee assistance program with access to five confidential visits with a licensed counselor at no cost.
• Wellness program with incentives.
• Employee death benefit.
• Employee sick and safe leave.
• For employees working 20 or more hours per week: medical insurance with access to virtual providers, dental insurance, vision insurance, a pre-tax health savings account, healthcare and dependent care pre-tax reimbursement accounts, paid holidays, paid time off, and discretionary profit sharing.
• For employees working 30 or more hours per week: parental leave, accident and critical illness benefits, optional employee, spouse, and child life insurance, short- and long-term disability, company-provided life insurance, and tuition assistance programs.
• Competitive wages.
• Positive work environment with a focus on continuous improvement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level