Quality Engineer

First Quality • Lewistown, PA

11h • Onsite

About The Position

First Quality is a family-owned company with over 35 years of history, growing into a group of companies employing over 5,000 team members. With corporate offices in New York and Pennsylvania and 8 manufacturing campuses across the U.S. and Canada, the companies within the First Quality group produce high-quality personal care and household products. The company leverages advanced technology and innovation, guided by values of humility, unity, and integrity. First Quality offers a collaborative environment focused on continuous learning and professional development. This specific role is for a Quality Engineer at the First Quality Retail Services facility in Lewistown, PA. The position is responsible for quality-assurance support on assigned programs to ensure products meet customer and industry quality requirements. It also involves leadership for new systems development, implementation, procedures, and related quality activities.

Requirements

• ASQ Certification or equivalent training (CQA or CQT required; CQE preferred).
• Familiarity with formal Quality System (ISO 13485, 21 CFR Part 820, ISO 9001, GMP/QSR, etc.)
• Strong communication skills.
• Demonstrated team leadership ability.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering discipline and two or more years in quality or manufacturing engineering, OR Bachelor’s degree in a scientific/technical field with five or more years of experience in quality or manufacturing engineering disciplines.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in statistics, procedure implementation, and quality auditing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supervises the activities, performance review and disciplinary actions of assigned staff.
• Understands and performs quality testing according to approved procedures.
• Regularly reviews quality data to identify opportunity for corrective & preventive action.
• Ensures that statistical methods are applied to testing, validation, sampling and inspection activities and quality investigations.
• Participates in and leads teams in quality system improvement, new product development, cost savings, and other quality initiatives.
• Coordinates the resolution of customer complaints/non-conformance issues.
• Acts as primary QA contact in supplier assessment and raw material qualification activities.
• Leads/Participates in internal and customer audits of the quality system.
• Oversees proper use and control of QA Department quality records.
• Devises or revises procedures related to the Quality Management System.
• Reports significant issues or developments identified during quality activities and provides recommended process improvements to management.
• Prepares and presents quality system information to team members.
• Performs laboratory tours and provides Quality System explanations to visitors.
• Observes all safety rules and uses the proper safety equipment at all times.
• Follows necessary GMP, and regulatory requirements.
• Performs other duties as necessary when directed to do so.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary and bonus opportunities
• Paid time off (three-week minimum)
• Medical, dental and vision starting day one
• 401(k) with employer match
• Paid parental leave
• Child and family care assistance (dependent care FSA with employer match up to $2500)
• Bundle of joy benefit (year's worth of free diapers to all team members with a new baby)
• Tuition assistance
• Wellness program with savings of up to $4,000 per year on insurance premiums

What This Job Offers

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