Quality Engineer

Tom Trese Networking LLC; Kansas City (MO); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401k with company match

Paid holidays and vacation

Job Promotional Opportunities and much

Job summary

Tom Trese Networking LLC is seeking an experienced Quality Engineer to ensure plastic injection molded components meet customer, internal, and regulatory requirements. The role involves applying automotive quality tools, driving corrective actions, and maintaining IATF 16949 compliance across OEMs and Tier 1 customers.

This position supports production, engineering, and suppliers, with responsibilities spanning audits, PPAP, PFMEA, variable data analysis, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, or related field (or equivalent 5 years of experience).
• Minimum 2-5 years of Quality Engineering experience in automotive manufacturing.
• Strong working knowledge of plastic injection molding processes.
• Experience with SPC, PFMEA, Control Plans, APQP, and PPAP.
• Proficiency with root cause analysis and corrective action methodologies.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and GD&T.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Prefer experience in automotive plastics injection molding environments.
• Customer interface experience with OEMs and/or Tier 1 suppliers.
• Prefer Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) or similar certification.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain quality system for projects assigned.
• Lead and/or participate in implementation and discipline of SPC.
• Maintain and support compliance with IATF 16949, customer-specific requirements, and internal procedures.
• Participate in internal, customer, and third-party audits, support corrective action responses.
• Ensure adherence to Control Plans, PFMEA, and Process Flow Diagrams.
• Support daily manufacturing operations for plastic injection molding processes.
• Analyze nonconforming material and implement containment actions.
• Monitor SPC data and identify trends affecting product quality.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing and Maintenance on process improvements.
• Lead and support APQP activities for new and existing programs.
• Prepare and submit PPAP documentation to customers.
• Ensure dimensional layouts, material certifications, and capability studies meet requirements.
• Lead structured problem solving using 8D, 5-Why, and Fishbone methodologies.
• Drive root cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions.
• Support scrap reduction, defect prevention, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Act as the primary quality contact for customer concerns and quality issues.
• Manage customer complaints, scorecards, and corrective action responses.
• Support supplier quality activities, including supplier corrective actions and audits.
• Develop and maintain quality documentation, work instructions, and inspection standards.
• Track quality KPIs such as PPM, scrap, rework, and customer complaints.
• Prepare reports and presentations for management and customers.
• Statistical support including DOE for product and process.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

SPC

PFMEA

Control Plans

APQP/PPAP

Root cause analysis

GD&T

Communication skills

Automotive plastics

CQE preferred

DOE / QSB / LPAs

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Job description

Our client is seeking an experienced Quality Engineer to ensure that plastic injection molded components meet all customer, internal, and regulatory requirements. This role supports production, engineering, and suppliers by applying automotive quality tools, driving corrective actions, and maintaining compliance with IATF 16949, customer-specific requirements, and internal quality standards. Directly working and communicating with OEMs and Tier 1 customers.

They have been a leading source of plastics manufacturing, supplying the automotive industry for over 40 years. Through highly technical research and development, coupled with a diverse and knowledgeable Management Team and dedicated Associates, they have continued to grow each year. They provide customers with a wide range of full-service support from black box design concepts to highly engineered composites, TPE’s and TPO’s as well as specialized extrusion and compression technologies.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain quality system for projects assigned.
• Lead and/or participate in implementation and discipline of SPC.
• Maintain and support compliance with IATF 16949, customer-specific requirements, and internal procedures.
• Participate in internal, customer, and third-party audits, support corrective action responses.
• Ensure adherence to Control Plans, PFMEA, and Process Flow Diagrams.
• Supporting daily manufacturing operations for plastic injection molding processes.
• Analyze nonconforming material and implement containment actions.
• Monitor SPC data and identify trends affecting product quality.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing and Maintenance on process improvements.
• Lead and support APQP activities for new and existing programs.
• Prepare and submit PPAP documentation to customers.
• Ensure dimensional layouts, material certifications, and capability studies meet requirements.
• Lead structured problem solving using 8D, 5-Why, and Fishbone methodologies.
• Drive root cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions.
• Support scrap reduction, defect prevention, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Act as the primary quality contact for customer concerns and quality issues.
• Manage customer complaints, scorecards, and corrective action responses.
• Support supplier quality activities, including supplier corrective actions and audits.
• Develop and maintain quality documentation, work instructions, and inspection standards.
• Track quality KPIs such as PPM, scrap, rework, and customer complaints.
• Prepare reports and presentations for management and customers.
• Statistical support including DOE for product and process.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, or related field (or equivalent 5 years of experience).
• Minimum 2-5 years of Quality Engineering experience in automotive manufacturing.
• Strong working knowledge of plastic injection molding processes.
• Experience with SPC, PFMEA, Control Plans, APQP, and PPAP.
• Proficiency with root cause analysis and corrective action methodologies.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and GD&T.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Prefer experience in automotive plastics injection molding environments.
• Customer interface experience with OEMs and/or Tier 1 suppliers.
• Prefer Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) or similar certification.
• Must have experience and/or training in Statistical Process Control, QSB and LPAs.
• Language Skills- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Mathematical Skills- Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Reasoning Ability- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk and sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and color vision. This employee will be responsible for part inspection with constant lifting of boxes for inspection and labeling.

Working Conditions

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.While performing the duties of this job, the following is the working conditions:

• Work is performed primarily in an automotive plastic injection molding manufacturing environment with regular time spent on the production floor and in quality labs.
• Exposure with noise, moving machinery, forklifts, temperature variations, plastic resins, and production chemicals typical of injection molding operations.
• Required to wear appropriate PPE such as safety glasses, and reflecting green “quality” vest.
• May be exposed to odors, dust, and fumes associated with molding processes and materials.
• Work schedule is generally day shift, with off shift, weekend, or extended hours required to support production issues, launches, audits or customer concerns.
• Position requires frequent interaction with production personnel, engineering, maintenance, and management on the shop floor.
• Occasional travel to customer or supplier locations may be required for audits, launches, or issue resolution.
• Fast-paced environment with time sensitive decision making to minimize quality risks and production downtime.
• Work involves a combination of standing, walking, sitting, and computer-based tasks.

The specific statements above are not intended to be all-inclusive.

Offers impressive compensation and benefits package including

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401k with company match
• Paid holidays and vacation
• Job Promotional Opportunities and much more!