Quality Engineer
Underground Administration
Northampton, massachusetts
Job Details
Full-time
Full Job Description
Quality Engineer (Thermoplastic Polyurethane & Polycarbonate)
110k
Whately, MA
You will support manufacturing processes and develop/maintain Quality systems used for the production of Thermoplastic Polyurethane and Polycarbonate films and sheets.
Benefits:
- 23 days up-front PTO, stock purchasing program
- 5% 401k match, medical, dental, vision, tuition reimbursement
- Part of Forbes’ “World’s Best Employers" list & “World’s Top Companies for Women”
Responsibilities:
Safety:
- Understands and demonstrates the site's incident workplace culture.
- Routinely mitigates safety related issues and actively participates on site safety teams.
- Capable of Management of Change activities for standard process and project activities.
Quality Management System:
- Supports SDF Quality Management System for ISO 9001:2015 certification and alignment with Global IMS.
- Leads /serves on Self-Assessment team to meet annual Compliance requirements.
- Maintains / updates existing Quality documentation and develops new, as needed.
- Supports / leads QMS processes (Calibration, DCR, NCMR, MRB, Supplier Management (raw materials), etc.) and suggests improvements.
- Supports requests for Customer specifications, PPAP, Quality Survey and other Customer documentation.
Technical Support:
- Provides day to day support to the Internal Customer (Production, Engineering, GQM, GTPM, CO/OM, MM, Innovation) to ensure Quality outcomes at site.
- Evaluates Quality outcomes on standard issues and suggests improvements.
- May provide work direction to Quality Technicians, Production employees or Process Technicians in making quality related decisions.
- Maintains and updates Quality documentation (raw material specifications, Production Record Reports, Quality SOP/Work Instructions, etc.) and materials for Quality training activities.
- Supports Quality training and process and product development trials.
- Provides engineering support to complex projects across product lines.
- May participate in global communities and projects.
Continuous Improvement:
- Possesses a continuous improvement mindset.
- Leads smaller continuous improvement teams / efforts at the site.
- Utilize CI tools in both project and daily work to meet customer expectations.
- Generates Quality KPI data as assigned, performs data analysis and suggests actions to improve Quality outcomes.
- Applies statistical analysis to determine process and product capability.
Business Support:
- Understand the business and economic drivers for the site.
- Develops in role as the Voice of the External Customer / Voice of Business, as needed.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (preferred ChemE, Polymer, Materials)
- 2+ years, in a manufacturing or engineering role.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Thermoplastic film extrusion and web handling, ISO 9001, Quality and 5S tools, Continuous Improvement, Microsoft Office products.
- Advanced degree, ASQ certification - LSS Green/Black Belt, Quality Engineer, Quality Auditor, Minitab, SAP.
Must Have:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering
- 2+ years experience in manufacturing or engineering role