Quality Engineer

Essity•Manchester, CT

19d•$66,990 - $95,700•Onsite

About The Position

Essity is recruiting a Quality Engineer for its manufacturing facility in Manchester, Connecticut. The role supports quality and safety in manufacturing, assures legal compliance in quality matters, develops quality measurement standards and tools, maintains product and material specifications and documentation, and trains teams on quality practices. It also contributes to continuous improvement, monitors consumer complaints and quality KPIs, and supports supplier qualification and process improvement.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in quality management, business, engineering, or a related field.
At least 3 years of relevant experience in manufacturing/assembly engineering, operations, engineering, or quality.
Experience performing internal and external audits, including supplier and vendor audits.
Experience with document control and corrective/preventive actions (CAPA).
Ability to analyze quality data, identify trends, and implement corrective actions.
Experience conducting root cause analysis for recurring quality issues.
Proficiency in statistics, data analytics, DOE, and multivariate statistics.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to listen, articulate, and advocate.
Ability to meet a 10% travel requirement.

Nice To Haves

Manufacturing experience is strongly preferred.
Experience in a regulated industry, such as ISO 9001, AS9100, or ISO 13485.
Certified Quality Manager (CQM), Six Sigma Black Belt, or ASQ certifications.

Responsibilities

Demonstrate an uncompromised commitment to the I Care journey and help ensure a safe, healthy, and sustainable work environment.
Model safety and support safety improvements.
Assure legal compliance in quality matters.
Develop standards for quality measurements in the laboratory and on production lines.
Ensure standard documentation is available and implemented correctly.
Keep material and product/article specifications up to date.
Develop capabilities and tools for appropriate process and product follow-up.
Train RST, the quality department, and operations crews on quality topics, including product specifications, quality checks, SPC, and validation routines.
Support continuous improvement using the Daily Direction Setting (DDS) zero-loss flowchart and/or SGA/FI in line with business needs.
Report consumer complaints and quality KPIs to the site, unit, and production lines.
Perform supplier qualification and monitoring activities and maintain the Approved Supplier List (ASL).
Support Process Engineers and the Technical Team in addressing the impact of improvements on quality issues.
Ensure effective communication and participate in Daily and Weekly Operational Meetings (DOMs and WOMs).
Perform other duties as assigned.