Quality Engineer

Putnam Plastics; Dayville (CT); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Putnam Plastics Corporation (PPC) is seeking a Technical Quality Engineer to apply quality and process engineering principles to investigate, analyze, and optimize processes for ongoing product quality and regulatory compliance. You will participate in continuous improvement and support documentation, validation, and CAPA activities.

The role requires hands-on use of metrology equipment, review of CTQs, and collaboration with supply chain, R&D, and operations to reduce variability and drive

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Science, or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum of three years related quality experience in a regulated manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of ISO 9001, ISO 13485 or other regulated manufacturing industries.
• Direct experience with metrology equipment.
• Direct experience authoring and participating in validation activities.
• Familiarity with Minitab or other statistical software.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, SharePoint, Teams).
• Strong analytical, technical and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks with time management.

Responsibilities

• Advocate to ensure processes are compliant and documented.
• Review and evaluate product specifications and CTQ attributes.
• Hands-on with products, inspection and measurement equipment.
• Drive change control processes and activities.
• Participate in CAPA activities as required.
• Initiate CCOs and revise or create documentation for validation activities (Risk Management, MSA, FAI, IQ, OQ, PQ, PPAP, Gage R&R, DOE).
• Collaborate with Supply chain, R&D Engineering, Operations Engineering and Manufacturing to identify variability and implement improvements.
• Evaluate process critical quality parameters and update specifications and protocols.
• Assist in other quality or engineering activities as requested.
• Customer Feedback and Nonconformance Support: Documents and investigates customer feedback and nonconformances; tracks performance metrics; communicates with internal and external customers.

Skills

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Attention to detail

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Science

Tools

Metrology equipment

Minitab or similar statistics software

CEBOS

Green Light Guru

MasterControl

Qualio

Veeva

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Putnam Plastics Corporation (PPC) is the industry leading manufacture of life-saving medical devices components for over 40 years. We are looking for people who want to invest in their future, the future of PPC and our PPC community. Please refer to our website at putnamplastics.com/about/career-opportunities for more information.This is a summary only.We are an EEO employer.

Summary:

The Technical Quality Engineer uses quality and process engineering principles, tools and practices to investigate, analyze, develop and optimize processes for ensuring continued compliance and product quality. The Technical Quality Engineer focuses on technical product or manufacturing process issues and actively participates in continuous improvement initiatives as assigned and offers and supports ideas for improvement.

• Acts as an advocate to ensure processes are compliant and documented.
• Reviews, evaluates product specifications and applies appropriate measurement methods to critical-to-quality (CTQ) attributes.
• Is hands-on with products, inspection and measurement equipment.
• Drive change control processes and activities.
• Participates in CAPA activities as required.
• Initiates CCOs and revises or creates documentation when needed.
• Authors protocols and reports, develops and takes action related to validation activities such as, but not limited to Risk Management, MSA, FAI, IQ, OQ, PQ, PPAP, Gage R&R, Process Capability (statistical process control), DOE, or other studies necessary to initiate or sustain products.
• Participate and collaborate with Supply chain, R&D Engineering, Operations Engineering and Manufacturing to identify potential areas of process variability, address root causes and implement improvements.
• Evaluates process critical quality parameters and updates specifications and protocols.
• Assists in other quality or engineering activities as requested.

Customer Feedback and Nonconformance Support:Required Qualifications:

• Documents and Investigates customer feedback and/or nonconformances.
• Participate and collaborate with Supply chain, R&D Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering to identify potential areas of process variability, address root causes and implement improvements.
• Tracks and reports performance metrics pertaining to Customer Feedback and nonconformances to identify trends.
• Corresponds professionally with internal and external customers regarding potential product issues.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Science, or equivalent work experience.
• A minimum of three (3) years related to quality experience in a regulated manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of ISO 9001, ISO 13485 or other regulated manufacturing industries.
• Direct experience with metrology equipment.
• Direct experience authoring and participating in validation activities.
• Previous familiarity with Minitab or other Statistical Programs.
• Highly proficient in the use of Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point, Project, Visio, SharePoint, Teams, and Adobe Acrobat Pro.
• Excellent analytical, technical and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated meticulous attention to detail and accuracy.
• Experience working both individually and as part of a team to meet both internal and external customer requirements
• Able to perform several tasks concurrently with good time management skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with plastics.
• ASQ CQE/CQA
• Lean Six Sigma (Green Belt or Black Belt)
• Prior experience within electronic Quality Management Systems (eQMS) such as CEBOS, Green Light Guru, Master Control, Qualio, Veeva, or similar applications and systems.

Physical Requirements:

(with or without the aid of mechanical) The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.