Quality Engineer

Job Juncture; Michigan City (IN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Monday–Friday schedule

Job summary

Job Juncture is seeking a hands-on Quality Engineer to own quality initiatives within a growing polymer/plastics manufacturing operation in Indiana. You will lead ISO9001 internal audits and drive quality-system improvements on the plant floor, working closely with production, engineering, and quality leadership.

You will move beyond inspection, owning CAPA, root-cause analysis, and plant-wide quality initiatives, while supporting customer quality programs and continuous improvement efforts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical discipline preferred.
• Experience leading or participating in ISO9001 internal audits.
• Strong root cause analysis and CAPA skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support ISO9001 internal audits and quality system initiatives.
• Support and maintain the plant’s Quality Management System (QMS).
• Conduct root cause analysis and drive corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
• Investigate customer complaints and lead problem-solving activities for returned products.
• Perform product and process audits throughout manufacturing operations.
• Partner with manufacturing and engineering teams to improve process capability and product quality.
• Support pilot runs and process validation activities for manufacturing operations.
• Track and address recurring quality issues and manufacturing trends.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives focused on manufacturing performance and product quality.
• Assist with ISO surveillance and recertification audits.
• Support quality training initiatives across manufacturing operations.

Skills

Quality engineering

ISO9001 audits

Root cause analysis

CAPA

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

QualityEngineer–ManufacturingQualitySystems/ISO9001QualityEngineer

GreaterMichiganCity,INArea|Full-Time|On-Site

LeadQualityImprovementandISOComplianceWithinaGrowingManufacturingOperation

Thisisnotaqualitytechnicianrole.Thisisanopportunitytotakeownershipofqualityengineeringinitiatives,leadISO9001internalaudits,andhelpelevatequalitysystemsandmanufacturingperformancewithinagrowingproductionenvironment.

Areyouahands-onQualityEngineerwhoenjoyssolvingmanufacturingproblems,leadingcorrectiveactions,anddrivingcontinuousimprovementwithinafast-pacedmanufacturingoperation?

Myclient,agrowingglobalmanufacturingorganizationwithinthepolymersandplasticsindustry,isseekingaQualityEngineertosupportmanufacturingqualitysystems,customerqualityinitiatives,andplant-levelcontinuousimprovementeffortswithintheirLaPorte,Indianaoperation.Thisisahighlyvisiblerolesupportingproduction,quality,andengineeringteamswhilehelpingmaintainandimprovethecompany’sISO9001qualitysystem.

Thisopportunityisidealforamanufacturingqualityprofessionalwhowantstomovebeyondbasicinspectionresponsibilitiesandtakeownershipofaudits,rootcauseanalysis,correctiveactions,andplant-widequalityinitiatives.

WhyYouShouldApply

• $82,500-$93,500ontargetannualearnings
• Competitivebasesalary:$75,000–$85,000dependingonexperience
• 10%targetannualbonusopportunity
• Relocationassistanceprovided
• Comprehensivemedical,dental,andvisioncoverage
• 401(k)retirementplanwithcompanymatch
• MondaythroughFridayschedulesupportingastablemanufacturingoperation
• Opportunitytoserveastheplant’sprimaryQualityEngineersupportingISO9001initiativesandmanufacturingqualityimprovement
• Highvisibilityroleworkingdirectlywithproduction,engineering,qualityleadership,andcustomers
• Opportunitytohelpdrivethenextphaseofqualitysystemandprocessimprovementinitiativeswithinthefacility
• Workwithinaglobalmanufacturingorganizationsupportinglong-termgrowthandoperationalinvestment
• MustbeabletoworkintheU.S.noworinthefuturewithoutsponsorship.

PositionSummary

TheQualityEngineerwillsupportandimprovetheplant’sQualityManagementSystem(QMS)whilehelpingensurecompliancewithISO9001standards,customerqualityrequirements,andinternalmanufacturingprocedures.Thisrolewillworkcloselywithmanufacturing,production,andengineeringteamstoimproveproductquality,reducerecurringissues,anddrivecontinuousimprovementinitiativesthroughouttheoperation.

Thispositionplaysakeyroleinleadinginternalaudits,supportingcustomerqualityinitiatives,conductingrootcauseanalysis,andimplementingcorrectiveandpreventiveactionswithinamanufacturingenvironmentproducingengineeredpolymerandplasticsproducts.

WhatYou’llDo

• LeadandsupportISO9001internalauditsandqualitysysteminitiatives
• Supportandmaintaintheplant’sQualityManagementSystem(QMS)
• Conductrootcauseanalysisanddrivecorrectiveandpreventiveactions(CAPA)
• Investigatecustomercomplaintsandleadproblem-solvingactivitiesrelatedtoreturnedproducts
• Performproductandprocessauditsthroughoutmanufacturingoperations
• Supportqualityinspections,testingprocedures,andmanufacturingdocumentationaccuracy
• Partnerwithmanufacturingandengineeringteamstoimproveprocesscapabilityandproductquality
• Supportpilotrunsandprocessvalidationactivitiesformanufacturingoperations
• Trackandaddressrecurringqualityissuesandmanufacturingtrends
• Participateincontinuousimprovementinitiativesfocusedonmanufacturingperformanceandproductquality
• AssistwithISOsurveillanceandrecertificationaudits
• Supportqualitytraininginitiativesacrossmanufacturingoperations

WhatYou’llBring

• 3–5yearsofqualityengineeringormanufacturingqualityexperiencewithinamanufacturingenvironment
• ExperienceleadingorparticipatinginISO9001internalaudits
• InternalAuditorcertificationstronglypreferred
• Experienceworkingwithinmanufacturingqualitysystemsandqualitydocumentationprocesses
• Strongunderstandingofrootcauseanalysis,correctiveaction,andcontinuousimprovementmethodologies
• Experiencesupportingproductionandmanufacturingoperationsinahands-onenvironment
• Automotive,plastics,polymers,orrelatedmanufacturingindustryexperiencepreferred
• Strongcommunicationandorganizationalskillswiththeabilitytoinfluencecross-functionalteams
• Abilitytoleadprojectsanddriveaccountabilitywithoutdirectauthority
• Bachelor’sdegreeinEngineering,Chemistry,orrelatedtechnicaldisciplinepreferred
• Strongproblem-solvingskillsandtheabilitytoworkeffectivelywithinaproductionenvironment

Full-time,on-siterolesupportingamanufacturingoperationproducingengineeredpolymerandplasticsproductswithinacollaborativeplantenvironment.

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