Quality Engineer

SIG Group; Northlake (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare & Life Insurance

401K Matching

Vacation & PSL

Paid Holidays

Performance Bonus

And much more!

Job summary

SIG is seeking a Quality Engineer in Northlake, Illinois to support the development, implementation, and maintenance of quality assurance systems and processes to ensure product compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

You will lead root cause analyses, manage SPC/SQC, PFMEA and QPCP control plans, and partner with operations to reduce defects, improve yield, and embed quality into manufacturing.

Qualifications

• University degree in Engineering (Chemical, Food Production, Mechanical) or 3–5 years of vocational training.
• Six Sigma Black Belt preferred.
• Fluent in English (written and verbal).
• MS Office (Intermediate).
• Basic knowledge of quality and problem-solving tools.
• Familiarity with ISO 9001 and food safety standards (BRC, SQF, FDA) desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support leadership in the implementation and maintenance of SES Quality Pillar requirements.
• Identify trends in quality data with operations to improve processes, reduce waste, and increase yield.
• Lead root cause analysis of internal and external non-quality occurrences, guiding quality tool usage for analysis and problem solving.
• Spend time on the manufacturing floor to observe processes, collect data, and perform RCA to eliminate quality issues.
• Study manufacturing processes and product specs to propose and implement quality-improvement ideas.
• Develop and maintain Control Plans and PFMEA per SES guidance.
• Manage changes to global manufacturing and process specs with traceable reviews of QC plans, SOCs, CQPCs and CQPPs.
• Support qualification of new products, equipment, and raw materials regarding validation of quality systems.
• Ensure local changes are managed effectively and efficiently.
• Collaborate with operations to define and document SOC/ process parameters tied to products/equipment.
• Develop, implement, and manage SPC and SQC in daily production management.
• Define and drive improvement projects to tackle defects by quality-related loss deployments.
• Develop, implement, and manage Measurement System Analysis (MSA).
• Build partnerships and work collaboratively to meet shared objectives.

Skills

Six Sigma Black Belt

Fluent English

Quality tools knowledge

Problem solving

ISO 9001 familiarity

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent vocational training

Tools

MS Office

Job description

You may be our new

Quality Engineer

Summary Of Role

COMPENSATION: $90k-$100k

LOCATION: Northlake, Illinois

The Quality Engineer supports the development, implementation, and maintenance of quality assurance systems and processes to ensure product compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements. This role plays a vital part in minimizing defects, improving manufacturing efficiency, and ensuring customer satisfaction by embedding quality into every stage of the packaging production process.

Key Responsibilities

• Support leadership in the implementation and maintenance of the SES Quality Pillar requirements.
• Identify trends in quality data and collaborate with operations to improve processes, reduce waste, and increase yield.
• Support the execution of root cause analysis of complex and systematic internal and external non-quality occurrences, acting as a focal point in the guidance and use of quality tools for analysis and problem solving.
• Spend time on the manufacturing floor to observe manufacturing processes, collect data, and perform Root Cause Analysis to eliminate both internal and external quality issues.
• Observe, investigate and study our manufacturing processes and product specification to be able to suggest and implement new ideas to improve quality and reduce manufacturing scraps.
• Assist the development and maintenance of Control Plans and PFMEA, following SES Quality Pillar guidance.
• Manage changes of global valid manufacturing and Process specifications including a traceable review/update of the Quality Product control plans (QPCP), Standard Operating Conditions (SOC), Critical Quality Product Characteristic (CQPC) as well as Critical Quality Process Parameters (CQPP).
• Support the qualification process of new products, equipment and raw materials regarding validation of quality systems (specifications, product/process controls).
• Ensure that local changes (e.g., process changes, countermeasures/ learnings from improvement activities or teams) are managed in an effective and efficient way.
• Works closely with the operations team to ensure that the required Standard Operating Conditions (SOC) / process parameters linked to the product/equipment are defined and documented.
• Develop, implement and manage Statistical Process Control (SPC) and Statistical Quality Control (SQC), ensuring the effective usage of these tools in the daily management of the production.
• Define and implement improvement teams/ improvement projects to attack defects based on quality related loss deploymemts
• Develop, implement and manage the Measurement System Analysis (MSA).
• Build partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.

You Bring These Skills, Experience & Education

• University degree in Engineering ( Chemical, Food Production, Mechanical) or 3 -5 years of vocational training
• Six Sigma - Black Belt preferred
• Fluent in English (written and verbal)
• MS Office (Intermediate)
• Basic knowledge of quality and problem-solving tools
• Familiarity with ISO 9001 and food safety standards (BRC, SQF, FDA) desirable

WE OFFER

• Generous Day 1 eligibility healthcare & life insurance for you and qualified dependents
• 401K Retirement matching reimbursement
• Vacation & PSL
• Paid Holidays
• Performance Bonus
• And much more!

Compensation: Actual compensation will be determined based on a combination of factors, including relevant leadership experience, qualifications, education, skills, internal equity, and overall business considerations.

SIG COMPENTENCIES

We are looking for people who are willing to consistently achieve results, even under tough circumstances, employees who create a climate where everyone is motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives. If you actively seek new ways to grow and be challenged, if you develop people to meet both their career goals and the organization’s goals, SIG is the place for you. To deliver better for our customers, our future colleagues build strong customer relationships and deliver customer‑centric solutions. Finally, we are looking for colleagues who build partnerships and work collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives. Are you someone who applies knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization’s goals? Are you someone who can create new and better ways for the organization to be successful? If the answer is ‘yes’, come and join us.

OUR PROMISE

SIG is the place for you to build something incredible. We offer competitive compensation and an opportunity to partially work from home. If you join us, you will be part of a globally successful international company, which is leading its industry in sustainability, technology, and more. We think of ourselves as the career launchpad - a place to develop yourself fast with real work, real experience, real opportunities to build skills. You will be part of a highly motivated and dynamic team, you will have personal development opportunities, trainings and coaching opportunities from senior team members. If you show skill and willingness to learn, we'll back you all the way.

About Sig

SIG is a leading provider of packaging systems and solutions for better. We work in partnership with our customers to bring food products to consumers around the world in a safe, sustainable, and affordable way. We are the only packaging system supplier covering carton, pouch, and bag-in-box. Our versatile technology and product innovation capacity enable us to deliver better for customers, for consumers, and for the world. Sustainability guides us, technology empowers us, but it’s the passion and drive of our people that truly enable us to deliver better.

Founded in 1853, SIG is headquartered in Neuhausen, Switzerland, and listed at the SIX Swiss Exchange.