Quality Engineer

Henkel; Brandon (SD); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401k matching

Employee stock plan

Annual performance bonus

Parental leave

Job summary

Henkel is seeking a Quality Specialist in the Adhesive Technologies unit to own documentation, investigate customer complaints, and collaborate with Engineering, Production, and Supply Chain to enhance product quality and manufacturing performance.

The role emphasizes data-driven decisions, process improvement, and adherence to SHEQ requirements, with benefits and competitive compensation in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Chemical Engineering preferred) or related technical discipline.
• Experience with document control, quality records management, and ERP/SAP or quality management systems.
• Ability to analyze quality data, identify trends and drive data-based decisions.
• Knowledge of Quality Core Tools, incident investigations, RCA, corrective actions, and customer complaint resolution.
• Experience with Six Sigma, DMAIC, Lean Manufacturing or similar methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain quality documentation, procedures, specifications, and records to ensure compliance, traceability, and data integrity within quality management systems.
• Lead customer complaint investigations and internal quality issues by partnering with Engineering and Production teams to perform root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
• Partner with Engineering, Production, Supply Chain, and technical teams to resolve quality concerns, improve manufacturing performance, and support operational excellence.
• Analyze quality and process data to identify trends, monitor key performance metrics, and drive data-based decisions that improve product quality and consistency.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives through process optimization, regulatory compliance activities, and special projects while ensuring adherence to SHEQ requirements.

Skills

Collaboration & communication

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Chemical Engineering preferred)

Tools

SAP

ERP systems

Quality management systems

Job description

About this Position

At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like "Persil®", ‘all®, "Loctite®", "Snuggle®", and "Schwarzkopf®" and our cutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow.

This position is with our Adhesive Technologies business unit – where we empower our people to transform industries and provide our customers with a competitive advantage through adhesives, sealants and functional coatings.

Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel.

What you´ll do

• Own and maintain quality documentation, procedures, specifications, and records to ensure compliance, traceability, and data integrity within quality management systems.
• Lead customer complaint investigations and internal quality issues by partnering with Engineering and Production teams to perform root cause analysis and implement corrective actions
• Partner with Engineering, Production, Supply Chain, and technical teams to resolve quality concerns, improve manufacturing performance, and support operational excellence.
• Analyze quality and process data to identify trends, monitor key performance metrics, and drive data-based decisions that improve product quality and consistency.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives through process optimization, regulatory compliance activities, and special projects while ensuring adherence to SHEQ requirements.

What makes you a good fit

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Chemical Engineering preferred), or a related technical discipline.
• Strong experience with document control, quality records management, and maintaining accurate data within ERP, SAP, or quality management systems.
• Proven ability to analyze quality data, identify trends, maintain data integrity, and use data to drive sound business and quality decisions.
• Working knowledge of Quality Core Tools, incident investigation, root cause analysis (RCA), corrective actions, and customer complaint resolution.
• Experience with continuous improvement methodologies such as Six Sigma, DMAIC, Lean Manufacturing, or similar problem-solving frameworks.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally with Engineering, Production, and Quality teams to resolve issues and improve processes.

Some benefits of joining Henkel

• Health Insurance: affordableplans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day one.
• Work-Life Balance: Paid time offincluding sick, vacation, holiday and volunteer time, and vacation buy / sell program
• Financial: 401k matching,employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares,annual performance bonus, service awards and student loan reimbursement
• Family Support: 12-week genderneutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth), fertilitysupport, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, discounted child and elderlycare, and scholarships
• Career Growth: diverse nationaland international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skillsdevelopment courses, and tuition reimbursement

The salary rangefor this role is $70,000.00 and $95,000.00. This range represents the good‑faith minimumand maximum wages the Company reasonably expects to offer for this role at thetime of posting.In addition to base salary, this position may be eligiblefor incentive pay or other forms of compensation, as applicable. TheCompany also offers a comprehensive benefits package as described above. Actualcompensation will be based on factors such as the candidate’s skills,experience, education, training, and work location. This posting is intended tocomply with all applicable state and local pay transparency laws.

Henkel does notaccept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies.Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Henkel property and therefore,Henkel will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of anunsolicited referral.

At Henkel, wecome from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. Webelieve the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Henkel is anequal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard torace, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status,genetic information, and other legally protected categories.