Manufacturing Quality Engineer

Kelly Science, Engineering, Technology & Telecom; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 48,216 - 61,992; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Paid holidays

Year-end bonus program

Recognition and incentive programs

Access to continuing education via Kelly Learning Center

Job summary

A leading staffing firm in Redmond is seeking a Manufacturing Quality Engineer to ensure product quality and process improvements. In this role, you will manage non-conformance issues and collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive urgent resolutions. You will assess processes, maintain KPIs, and support supplier certification tasks. Qualified candidates must have existing US employment authorization and relevant experience in quality engineering. The position offers competitive pay and benefits including paid holidays and year-end bonuses.

Qualifications

• Must have current US employment authorization without sponsorship.
• Experience in Quality Engineering and managing non-conformances.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and collaborate with various teams.

Responsibilities

• Own NCs and collaborate with teams to resolve quality issues.
• Ensure quality performance of products and processes.
• Perform critical assessments and track KPIs related to product quality.

Skills

Quality Engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

Process improvements

Non-conformance investigation

Tools

Trackwise

Job description

Manufacturing Quality Engineer (NO C2C OR THIRD PARTY)

Location: Redmond, Washington (98052)

Pay: Negotiable depending on direct-related experience up to $35 - $45 an hour

Work Authorization: Must be physically located in United States and have CURRENT United States employment authorization documents WITHOUT current sponsorship transfer requirements.

This is an individual contributor role.

Job Summary

This role would be a universal player conducting Quality Engineering based work to include:

• Own NCs and potentially CAPAs, needing to bring in cross functional teams, driving with urgency to resolve the issue.
• Contain nonconforming product and work with the Operations team when a line down situation occurs, which is a fast-paced environment.
• Work with Operations to ensure quality performances of products and processes.
• Own PPAPs, for supplier changes, which can be an urgent change or ones that are less urgent.
• Collaboration into process improvements/validation reviews for internal efforts.

Key Areas of Responsibility

Work closely with Operations and the business functions to ensure quality performance of product and processes.

Non-Conformances

• Collaborate with Internal cross-functional and Supplier teams to address top quality issues.
• Own identified internal and supplier-driven Non-Conformances (NC) and Corrective Action Preventative Action records (CAPA), managing the timely processing and closure of NC and CAPA records within the electronic management system, Trackwise.
• Support execution and analysis of manufacturing related complaint investigations and product field actions.
• Investigate and disposition internal non-conforming product within MRB, issuing NCs as appropriate.
• Communicate & collaborate with suppliers regarding non-conformances, escalating Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCAR) as required.
• Execute and manage Supplier Initiated Change Requests (SICRs) received from suppliers, engaging with cross-function teams for assessment and approval
• Support manufacturing transfers to/from other plants/facilities, executing appropriate quality activities.
• Collaborate with appropriate stakeholders to identify and execute opportunities for supplier part certification.

Process Improvements/Validation

• Engage in the development and improvement of the internal manufacturing and distribution processes for existing products.
• Perform critical assessments and qualifications of internal and supplier-proposed change management activities, including Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) activities for supplier changes.
• Participate in and potentially lead the creation and/or review of new or modified procedures.
• Support the development and review of process and equipment validation/qualification and MSA of internal processes.
• Maintain KPIs for monitoring of process and/or product quality, perform analysis, and interpret trends, identifying and activating on appropriate actions as necessary.

Perform other related duties as assigned.

Important information

To be immediately considered, please send an updated version of your resume to [e-mail].

*** (Kelly does not expense relocation/interview costs) **

In addition to working with the world’s most recognized and trusted name in staffing, Kelly employees can expect:

• Competitive pay
• Paid holidays
• Year-end bonus program
• Recognition and incentive programs
• Access to continuing education via the Kelly Learning Center