QA Engineer TC

Alpla Inc. Salt Lake City, UT; Georgia; On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness Care Program

401K Retirement Plan with Matching

Education assistance program

Job summary

Alpla Inc. in Salt Lake City, UT seeks a Quality Engineer to support product development through statistical analysis and CMM programming. Ideal candidates will have 5-8 years of experience in the quality field, a Bachelor's degree, and good teamwork and organizational skills. The company offers benefits including healthcare, 401K, and education assistance. Join Alpla for a supportive work environment focused on employee growth and sustainability.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of experience in quality field required.
• Ability to understand EBM/ISBM technologies.
• Experience with ISO and FSSC 22000 Regulatory Compliance.

Responsibilities

• Provides Quality Engineering support for product development.
• Performs statistical analysis for quality attributes.
• Writes CMM programs and conducts audits.

Skills

Teamwork skills

Lab testing equipment experience

Organization skills

Statistical knowledge

Education

Minimum 4-year Degree in related field

Tools

Minitab

Excel

Job description

ALPLA McDonough SVC/TC 289 Highway 155 S South Access McDonough, GA 30253, USA

Description

ALPLA is a global family-owned, privately held company that makes innovative, customized, recycled packaging for top companies such as P&G, Unilever, L'Oréal, Pepsi, and more. ALPLA values their employees, work-life balance, personal growth, compensation and sustainability.

What Can You Expect From ALPLA

• Health and Wellness Care Program- Benefits
• Child Care Benefits
• Dependent Care Cost Savings Program
• Recognition programs; Promotional opportunities
• 401K Retirement Plan and excellent Matching Plan
• Education assistance program/tuition reimbursement
• Short term, long term and life insurance paid by ALPLA
• Paid vacation; paid holidays

What You Will Enjoy Doing

Main Responsibilities:

• Provides Quality Engineering support for product development in Technical Center
• Provides fresh sample testing data in a timely and accurate manner
• Performs statistical analysis and reports for dimensional, functional and visual attributes using Quality tools and programs such as Minitab to deliver to project teams
• Writes CMM programs and trains QA techs on writing, debugging, troubleshooting CMM programs and measurement systems
• Responsible for reviewing all data measured by QA Techs for accuracy; determines root cause of abnormalities & out of specification results, conduct FMEA using quality engineering methods
• Works with Packaging Management and Process Technician Teams on QA related qualification procedures for new product implementation in the TC internal as well as external ALPLA production sites
• Understands EBM/ISBM technologies along with DFM (Design of Manufacture & Design of Experimentation)
• Understands tolerance stack analysis and applies Quality engineering principles and provides feedback to Design, PDM and Process teams
• Performs quality related tasks of a product qualification procedure at ALPLA production sites
• Performs color analysis using color analysis software
• Supports advanced troubleshooting for testing equipment and related programming issues at production sites
• Writes/verifies testing procedures for new methods to be used at the TC (internal) and at production sites (external)
• Performs Department and Process Audits (Experience with ISO and FSSC 22000 Regulatory Compliance or Equivalent)
• Assist with Managing and Monitoring QATC KPIs and SPC Systems
• Manage & Support CAPA and RCA Process
• ISO9001 & ISO 22000 Implementation and Support with Audit Program
• DOE (Design of Experimentation) development for New Samplings, New Test Methods (Internally and Externally requested), and CAPAs (Corrective and Preventative Actions)

What Makes You Great

Education:

• Minimum 4-year Degree (Bachelors) in related field or equivalent, required

Experience:

• 5–8 years of experience in quality field, required

Skills:

• Ability to work well in team environment
• Experience with physical lab testing equipment, including calipers, scales, digital height gauge and compression force testing equipment
• Able to handle multi-task environment with good organization skills
• May be required to work overtime
• Computer and math skills
• Statistical knowledge

Certifications/Licenses:

• Internal or External ISO Auditing Certification/Certificate, ASQ QE Certificate or Equivalent

Other Requirements:

• Understanding of Minitab or Equivalent Data Analytics Software (Intermediate to Advance Level of Excel (Pivot tables, VBA, Macros, Formulas) experience acceptable), understanding of SPC Software
• Travel up to 10%

Physical Demands:

• The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms and very occasionally to climb or balance.
• The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear.
• The employee is regularly required to sit.
• The employee must regularly lift and/ or move up to 10 lbs, frequently lift and/or move up to 30 lbs and occasionally lift and/or move more than 50 lbs.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

It is required to act in a safe and environmentally responsible manner at all times by adhering to all ALPLA policies and procedures and Safety Standards (OSHA).

ALPLA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: ALPLA is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at ALPLA are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. ALPLA will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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