Quality Engineer

Ammeraal Beltech; Reading (Berks County); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Ammeraal Beltech seeks a quality professional to lead certification maintenance to ISO 9001/14001/45001 and drive audits and CAPAs. You will develop quality procedures, support EH&S initiatives, and coordinate Lean Six Sigma improvements to reduce waste and variation.

Responsibilities include leading PFMEA/Control Plans, analyzing FPY trends, and supporting engineering changes and new process validation. Strong cross-functional collaboration and detail orientation are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field required; advanced degree preferred.
• 3+ years administering and maintaining ISO certification systems (ISO 9001/14001/45001).
• 5+ years in manufacturing quality, manufacturing engineering, or equivalent.
• Experience with Lean Six Sigma, 8D, DMAIC, 5 Whys, and Kaizen methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and support certification to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001.
• Lead internal audits and drive corrective actions to sustain compliance.
• Develop and enforce quality procedures, work instructions, and acceptance criteria.
• Support EH&S initiatives and compliance requirements.
• Lead improvement via PFMEA, Control Plans, Process Flow, and Capabilities.
• Perform data analysis to improve process controls and FPY trends.
• Support engineering changes, new processes, and product transfers.

Skills

Independent work

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Prioritization

Attention to detail

Statistical analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Calipers

Micrometers

Tape measures

PFMEA

Job description

Maintain and support certification to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 standards.

• Lead and complete internal audits, compliance audits, and leadership quality audits; ensure corrective actions are implemented and sustained.
• Develop, maintain, and enforce quality procedures, work instructions, and acceptance criteria.
• Support environmental, health, and safety initiatives and compliance requirements.

Continuous Improvement & Problem Solving

• Lead internal and external customer issue resolution using 8D, DMAIC, 5 Whys, Ishikawa, Kaizen, and Six Sigma tools.
• Drive root cause identification, corrective and preventive actions (CAPA), and verify effectiveness.
• Implement Lean principles consistent with the Ammega Production System to reduce waste and variation.
• Promote and sustain 5S and visual management practices.

Manufacturing & Process Quality

• Lead development and implementation of PFMEAs, Control Plans, Process Flow Diagrams, VSM and poka-yoke solutions.
• Analyze process nonconformances, manufacturing scrap, and First Pass Yield (FPY) trends to identify root causes and improvement opportunities.
• Improve process controls and capability through data analysis and statistical methods.
• Support manufacturing with engineering changes, new process implementation, product transfers, and process validation activities.

Core Competencies

• Works independently with minimal supervision
• Demonstrated leadership and ethical conduct
• Team oriented with strong cross functional collaboration skills
• Ability to prioritize work, manage interruptions, and adapt to changing priorities
• Maintains composure under pressure
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Working knowledge of inspection tools such as calipers, micrometers, tape measures, etc.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field required; advanced degree preferred.
• 3+ year of experience with administering and maintaining ISO Certification Systems (Working knowledge of ISO9001, ISO14000, and ISO 45000 standards).
• 5+ years experience within manufacturing Quality, Manufacturing Engineering, or equivalent.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing and 6 Sigma tools, 8D problem solving methodology, tool utilization (i.e., 5 Whys, Fishbone (cause & effect) DMAIC, PFMEA, Control Plans, Process Flow, Process Auditing, Process Capability analysis, ISO, and Poka Yoke design.
• Internal Auditor experience is a plus.

Physical Demands

• The described here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the job. Reasonable accommodations maybe made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Frequently required to sit, stand, walk, talk and hear; uses hands to finger, handle or touch objects or controls. Duties include data entry 80% of the time.
• Employee may lift, push or pull up maximum according to local law
• Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 lbs.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distance, color, peripheral, depth vision and ability to adjust focus.