Quality Engineer

Plastipak•Plant City, FL

About The Position

The Quality Engineer ensures customer satisfaction by establishing procedures, monitoring process input and output capabilities, and leading continuous improvement activities. The role verifies that preform, bottle, and label requirements are met safely, accurately, and on time, reducing defective production and ensuring defect-free shipments. The Quality Engineer directs and coordinates activities related to customer complaints, statistical process control (SPC), and continuous improvement.

Requirements

Associate or bachelor’s degree in a related field.
Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
Understanding of basic manufacturing principles, such as GMP, Lean, 5S, and Six Sigma.
Strong understanding of basic SPC analysis.
Ability to interpret SPC charts, including histograms, Pareto charts, X-MR charts, and X-Bar/R charts.
Ability to multitask and handle multiple problems without routine management supervision.
Ability to lead cross-functional teams in root-cause investigations and continuous improvement activities.
Willingness to travel on short notice when customer quality problems arise.
Self-motivated.
Regularly use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
Frequently stand, walk, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
Occasionally sit and climb or balance.
Regularly lift and/or move up to 15 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Vision abilities required include close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

1–3 years of experience working in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

Analyze and interpret SPC data to assess process input and output variation and capability, and initiate action when processes are out of control or out of specification.
Conduct studies using statistical and analytical tools, including design of experiments (DOEs) and Gauge R&Rs, to verify measurement accuracy and process and machine capability.
Devise sampling procedures to document Critical To Function (CTF) requirements, verify specifications, and sustain process control.
Lead the site Continuous Improvement Team.
Manage the Global Change Control Team to ensure process, machine, and material changes are documented, verified, and validated throughout the conversion process.
Use problem-solving tools, such as fishbone diagrams and 5-Why analysis, to identify and correct root causes.
Manage site qualifications and specified projects, and communicate results throughout the organization.
Maintain customer relationships by visiting customer plants for new-material qualifications, quality concerns, and periodic meetings.
Initiate corrective actions according to company requirements and work with operations teams to validate that effective measures prevent recurrence.
Develop work instructions for job tasks related to products, processes, and testing requirements.
Compile and write training materials and conduct training sessions on quality control activities.
Report food safety issues to personnel with authority to initiate action.