Quality Engineer

Foundation Wellness•Wadsworth, OH

38d•Onsite

About The Position

Trusted for over 90 years, Foundation Wellness, a manufacturer of branded and custom-engineered health and wellness products is seeking an experienced and eager Quality Engineer. As a key member of our Quality and Operations team, you will play a vital role in ensuring that our Quality, EHS, and lean systems are effective, allowing us to remain a leading US manufacturer. As part of our hiring process, we ask you to complete the Culture Index Survey. Failure to complete will result in an incomplete application. Click this link (or copy & paste in your browser): https://go.cultureindex.com/p/xWUj63e9vqO3l4T

Requirements

3+ years of experience within quality
Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience
Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and manage multiple priorities simultaneously
ISO knowledge and audit experience
Lean and/or Six Sigma training, certifications, or experience
Willingness to travel as needed for supplier visits/audits, etc. (very infrequently – 2-3 trips per year)

Responsibilities

Act as the lead for all aspects of supplier quality
Work cross-functionally to evaluate the current Supplier base and create supplier scorecards
Manage supplier tier list and inspection processes based on supplier performance
Development of sampling and testing procedures for current and new materials. Creates instructions to standardize the process
Track any Supplier non-conformances and work with the Quality and Purchasing teams to find solutions to these non-conformances
Coordinate corrective actions from vendors when repeat quality issues are discovered
Continuous improvement of incoming inspection process for the receiving team
Establish vendor code of conduct
Assist team in Continuous Improvement efforts by managing center line aspect of our lean systems for all work centers
Develop process improvements for outgoing finished good inspections to work towards a “zero defects” culture
Assist with initiatives to train operators to specific customer requirements and cosmetic expectations to improve “Right First Time” and reduce complaints
Support the efforts in quality and environmental system audits to ensure compliance and standards
Assist in the routine management of quality systems (change requests, document control, process audits)
Support sustainability initiatives internally and with vendors to support our growing EHS commitment (material waste, process efficiencies)
Support recertification audits