Quality Engineer

Silgan Plastics • Wilson, NC

34d • Onsite

About The Position

This role involves leading quality initiatives for manufacturing, resolving supplier quality issues, developing and implementing quality systems, leading continuous improvement projects, and coordinating verification and validation plans. The Quality Engineer will also lead cross-functional teams for root cause analysis, participate in product development and audits, maintain quality documentation, and provide technical support to various stakeholders. The position requires adherence to system procedures, company policies, safety, environmental, and quality standards, while contributing to team goals and maintaining a safe work environment. This job description outlines essential functions but may be subject to modification.

Requirements

• Ability to lead quality APQP/PPAP initiatives.
• Ability to resolve quality issues with suppliers.
• Ability to identify, develop, and implement systems and processes for product conformance.
• Ability to lead continuous improvement project teams.
• Ability to coordinate the development of verification and system validation plans.
• Ability to evaluate analytical and experimental test results.
• Ability to produce recommendations with technical documentation.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams for root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Ability to participate in product specification, implementation, testing, and release.
• Ability to participate in internal and external quality systems audits.
• Ability to participate in SQF and ISO certifications on-site audits.
• Ability to maintain all quality files and documents.
• Ability to provide technical support to manufacturing, suppliers, and customers.
• Ability to support and adhere to system procedures and company policies/procedures.
• Ability to maintain production requirements safely and efficiently.
• Ability to contribute effectively toward team goals.
• Ability to maintain a safe and clean work environment.
• Ability to report all accidents or near misses.
• Ability to adhere to all environmental and quality standards.
• Ability to perform other tasks as necessary to meet production schedules safely and efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality APQP/PPAP initiatives with new or changed products for manufacturing quality
• Resolve quality issues with suppliers, determining nonconformance, identifying responsibility, and negotiating product returns or rework while preserving relationships.
• Identify, develop, and implement systems and processes to assure product conformance to specifications, including developing product specifications, procedures, and test methods.
• Lead continuous improvement project teams and execute changes and improvements to the quality management system.
• Coordinate the development of verification and system validation plans from a variety of inputs to identify failure modes while managing risk and relative priority.
• Evaluate analytical and experimental test results following engineering principles to verify products meet internal technical requirements and validate that solutions meet customer needs.
• Produce recommendations with technical documentation to support product decisions.
• Lead cross-functional teams to determine root cause and corrective actions for quality defects.
• Involvement in specification, implementation, testing, and/or release of product.
• Participate in internal and external quality systems audits as needed.
• Participate in SQF and ISO certifications on-site audits.
• Maintain all quality files and documents.
• Provide technical support to manufacturing, suppliers, and customers.
• Support and adhere to all system procedures and company policies/procedures.
• Maintain production requirements safely and efficiently.
• Contribute effectively toward team goals, exhibit influence within a work group, and continue to develop proficiency in competency areas critical to success in the role.
• Maintain a safe and clean work environment.
• Report all accidents or near misses.
• Adhere to all environmental and quality standards.
• Perform any other tasks that may be necessary to meet the production schedule in a safe and efficient manner.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed