Material Quality Engineer - Process & Supplier Quality Lead

Duraco Inc.; Forest Park (IL); On-site; USD 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Employer paid life and disability

Paid time off and paid holidays

401k with employer match

Career development

Competitive pay

Job summary

Duraco Specialty Tapes and Liners in Forest Park, IL is seeking a Material Quality Engineer to strengthen and advance our material quality program. You’ll work with Engineering, Production, Quality, suppliers, and cross-functional partners to ensure materials meet our quality standards and support ISO 9001 practices.

Responsibilities include leading containment and root-cause investigations, developing material specifications, and coordinating testing and supplier qualification to prevent

Qualifications

• Minimum 3-5 years of quality experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with customer qualifications, and validation testing.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma methodologies.
• Experience monitoring quality metrics, KPIs and reporting.
• Strong experience in change management.

Responsibilities

• Inbound material inspection process development and owner. Coordinate weekly testing schedules with lab, including required pre-shipment and/or as-received acceptance lab testing.
• Develop corrective actions and material specifications in partnership with suppliers for new and problematic materials.
• Material Quality Assurance Program Build-out and site ISO9001 facilitator.
• Support production as primary touch point for in-process quality issues tied to material issues.
• Lead root cause investigation with multifunctional teams relevant to internal quality issues, utilizing tools such as DOE, Pareto, and 8D. Determine, document, communicate and validate effectiveness of corrective actions.
• Develop qualification plans and work with production to complete necessary trials for material changes.
• Coordinate testing requests with lab technicians, develop test plans and establish priorities.
• Participate in cross-functional teams to work on issues or continuous improvement opportunities.
• Provide input on CAPEX improvements, equipment modifications and improvements relative to production quality checks.
• Develop operator training materials and support quality training initiatives.
• Coordinate and execute customer qualifications, PPAPs, and validation testing.
• Maintain calibration of in-process Production measurement tools (tape measures, calipers) annually.
• Support internal and external audits and assist with implementation of audit findings. Ability to travel 5% of the time.
• Coordinate returns to vendors and ensure corrective actions are in place to prevent future defects.
• Perform product and process inspections throughout the development and production process to ensure consistent quality.
• Support New Product Development and processes.
• And other responsibilities assigned

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Team collaboration

Project management

Change management

Tools

PPAPs

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma

ISO 9001

Job description

Duraco Specialty Tapes and Liners in Forest Park, IL is seeking a Material Quality Engineer to strengthen and advance our material quality program. You’ll work with Engineering, Production, Quality, suppliers, and cross-functional partners to ensure materials meet our quality standards and support ISO 9001 practices.

Responsibilities include leading containment and root-cause investigations, developing material specifications, and coordinating testing and supplier qualification to prevent