Quality Engineer

CompoSecure • Pierce, NE

46d • $84,600 - $135,400

About The Position

The Quality Engineer is responsible for documenting and following through on external, internal, and supplier non-conformities, and creating, documenting, retaining, and distributing product- or customer-specific acceptance criteria. The role coordinates internal quality training, communicates root causes and corrective actions to originating processes, and follows up on correction actions and acceptance criteria. It also assesses process acceptance criteria, modifies or creates criteria when necessary, and trains operators in their use. The Quality Engineer handles quality communications with internal departments, outside vendors, card associations, and customers at Management's direction.

The position supports Quality System development and maintenance, process output quality limits, incoming material and subcontractor controls as needed, calibration programs, specifications, and quality procedures for new product design projects. It may also support office follow-up tasks when other personnel are absent and other assigned duties.

Requirements

• A minimum of 5 to 10 years or more of relevant experience.
• Ability to relate to employees and understand their needs.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to self-check work.
• Excellent time-management skills.
• Task-oriented, with excellent organizational skills and the ability to prioritize workload.
• Enthusiastic, cooperative team player who is adaptable, professional, sensitive to client needs, self-motivated, creative, and innovative.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• High level of computer literacy, including working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, Project, Visio, and Outlook.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs.
• Ability to sustain office work for 8+ hours per day, including sitting, typing, reaching for a telephone, standing at office equipment, and hearing and seeing for phone and computer use.
• Ability to sustain factory work as needed, including standing at machinery, reaching and pulling to operate machinery, seeing for machinery operation, and walking through the shop.
• Availability to work weekends and night hours as required to support problem resolutions.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in an Engineering, Science, or Mathematics discipline.
• ASQ certifications in Quality Management, tools, or related areas.
• Educational focus on statistics.

Responsibilities

• Develop, document, maintain, retain, and distribute product- and customer-specific acceptance criteria.
• Define or understand acceptable output quality limits at each production process and document them in guides operators can readily understand.
• Assess operators' application and effectiveness in maintaining process output quality.
• Record, assign, and follow up on internal, supplier, and external non-conformity reports; log and report non-conformances.
• Develop and maintain the Quality System.
• Provide timely corrective-action responses and resolutions to quality situations.
• Perform incoming control of materials and subcontractor goods as needed.
• Develop, implement, and maintain Quality System procedures, work instructions, and forms as required.
• Establish, document, and maintain calibration programs for test equipment and necessary production equipment.
• Participate in managing material and subcontractor specifications.
• Participate in weekly New Product Design project update meetings concerning quality procedures.
• Coordinate internal quality training and communicate root causes and corrective actions to originating processes, following up on correction actions and acceptance criteria.
• Train operators in the use of process acceptance criteria.
• Handle quality communications with internal departments, outside vendors, card associations, and customers at Management's direction.
• Handle related email correspondence and follow-up items when other office personnel are absent, as needed.
• Perform other miscellaneous duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical and group healthcare coverage
• Prescription coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) options
• Company-paid life and disability insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Paid time off (PTO) and holidays
• Annual bonus opportunities and possible annual or quarterly incentive-plan participation
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Career growth and advancement opportunities

What This Job Offers

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