Quality Engineer: Compliance, CAPA & CI Leader

Essity; Manchester (CT); On-site; USD 67,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Wellness program

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

401(k) with employer match

Life and disability insurance

PTO and holidays

Scholarship program

Job summary

Essity, a global leader in health and hygiene, seeks a Quality Engineer for its Manchester, CT facility. You will drive quality systems, audits, and continuous improvement, ensuring regulatory compliance and strong supplier qualification. Collaboration with process engineers and operations is essential.

Join a team focused on safe, healthy, and sustainable operations with opportunities to influence quality standards and data-driven decision making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in quality management, business, engineering, or related field.
• 3+ years of relevant experience (Manufacturing/Assembly Engineering, Ops, Engr, Quality).
• Manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
• Experience performing internal and external audits, including supplier and vendor audits.
• Experience working in a regulated industry such as ISO 9001, AS9100, ISO 13485 preferred.
• Experience in document control and corrective/preventive actions (CAPA).
• Demonstrated ability to analyze quality data, identify trends, and implement corrective actions.
• Experience in root cause analysis for recurring quality issues.
• Certified Quality Manager (CQM), Six Sigma Black Belt, or ASQ certifications a plus.
• Proficiency in statistics, data analytics, DOE, and multivariate statistics.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to listen, articulate and advocate.
• Travel requirement: 10%

Responsibilities

• Uncompromised commitment to our I Care journey ensuring a safe, healthy, and sustainable work environment.
• Role Model for Safety and supports the safety improvements
• Ensures legal compliance in quality matters.
• Develops standards for Quality measurements in Laboratory and on the Lines.
• Keeps the specifications for material and product / article specifications updated.
• Develops the capabilities tools to assure the right follow up of processes and products and trains RST, quality department and operation crews regarding quality subjects e.g. product specification, quality checks, SPC, validation routines etc.
• Supports continuous improvement following Daily Direction Setting (DDS) zero loss flowchart or/and SGA/FI in line with Business Needs.
• Reports consumer complaints and Quality KPI’s to Site, Unit and more specific to Production Lines.
• Perform supplier qualification and monitoring activities and maintenance of the Approved Supplier List (ASL).
• Supports the Process Engineers and Technical Team in the impact on improvements in Quality issues.
• Ensures effective communication and participates in Daily & Weekly Operational Meetings (DOMs & WOMs).
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Skills

Quality data analysis

Root cause analysis

Audits (internal/external)

CAPA handling

Statistical methods (DOE, multivariate

Regulatory compliance (ISO 9001/AS9100

Continuous improvement

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in quality management, business, or engineering

Job description

Essity, a global leader in health and hygiene, seeks a Quality Engineer for its Manchester, CT facility. You will drive quality systems, audits, and continuous improvement, ensuring regulatory compliance and strong supplier qualification. Collaboration with process engineers and operations is essential.

Join a team focused on safe, healthy, and sustainable operations with opportunities to influence quality standards and data-driven decision making.