Associate Quality Engineer - Arlington Heights

Medline; Arlington Heights (IL); On-site; USD 67,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

Medline Industries, LP in Arlington Heights, IL, is seeking a Quality Assurance professional to provide basic quality support to the division, investigate complaints, and assist with product testing, documentation, and vendor qualification activities.

You will handle investigations, coordinate corrective actions, build device master records, and help implement inspection procedures, with up to 10% travel to branches and factories.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, Math or related technical field is required.
• Experience processing details, prioritizing importance, and drawing clear conclusions.
• Strong time management to meet deadlines of multiple projects.
• Problem solving and implementing corrective actions.
• Proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Up to 10% travel may be required.

Responsibilities

• Investigate customer/sales force complaints and ensure investigations are accurate and timely.
• Issue replacements, credits, or RGA’s and notify sales reps/customers of results.
• Run monthly or quarterly complaint trend reports per SOP.
• Coordinate stock checks and rework of product in response to complaints.
• Identify actions to prevent further complaints and initiate CAPA reports and follow up.
• Coordinate or perform inspections of new products or products from new vendors at branches and factories.
• Build Product documentation (e.g., Device Master Records) in compliance with applicable regulations and to support Design Control and Risk Management.
• Create and maintain inspection procedures.

Skills

Time management

Problem solving

Prioritization

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, Math or related technical field

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

Job Summary

Responsible for providing basic quality support to the Division including complaint investigation, resolution, and reporting. Assist with routine product evaluations, set basic quality standards for both in-process and finished product inspections, and support the QA team in product testing, documentation, and vendor qualification activities.

Responsibilities

• Investigate customer/sales force complaints and assure complaints are investigated accurately and closed in a reasonable amount of time.
• Issue replacements, credits, or RGA’s as required for complaint resolution. Notify sales reps/customers regarding the results of the investigation.
• Run monthly or quarterly complaint trend reports per SOP.
• Coordinate stock checks and rework of product as required in response to complaints.
• Identify appropriate actions required to prevent further complaints. Initiate manufacturing and supplier corrective action reports and follow up to ensure corrective actions are implemented.
• Coordinate or perform inspections of new products or products from new vendor at branches and factories.
• Responsible for building appropriate product documentation (e.g. Device Master Records) in compliance with applicable regulations and to support Design Control and Risk Management activities.
• Create and maintain inspection procedures.

Required Experience

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, Math or other related technical field.
• Experience in processing all relevant details, understanding and prioritizing their importance, and drawing clear and concise conclusions.
• Experience using time management skills to prioritize, organize, and track details in order to meet deadlines of multiple projects.
• Experience problem solving, overcoming obstacles, and reaching a positive and successful solution through mathematical or systematic operations.
• Experience using MS Office Suite products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Position may require up to 10% travel.

Medline Industries, LP, and its subsidiaries, offer a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.

The Anticipated Salary Range For This Position

$67,000.00 - $101,000.00 Annual

The actual salary will vary based on applicant’s location, education, experience, skills, and abilities. This role is bonus and/or incentive eligible. Medline will not pay less than the applicable minimum wage or salary threshold.

Our benefit package includes health insurance, life and disability, 401(k) contributions, paid time off, etc., for employees working 30 or more hours per week on average. For roles where employees work less than 30 hours per week, benefits include 401(k) contributions, paid time off, as well as access to the Employee Assistance Program, Employee Resource Groups and the Employee Service Corp. For a more comprehensive list of our benefits please click here.

We’re dedicated to creating a Medline where everyone feels they belong and can grow their career. We strive to do this by seeking diversity in all forms, acting inclusively, and ensuring that people have tools and resources to perform at their best. Explore our Belonging page here.

Medline Industries, LP is an equal opportunity employer. Medline evaluates qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, neurodivergence, protected veteran status, marital or family status, caregiver responsibilities, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.