Quality Engineer: Data-Driven QA & Process Improvement

ALPLA Group; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness Care Program

Child Care Benefits

401K Retirement Plan with Matching

Education assistance

Paid vacation & holidays

Job summary

ALPLA is a global, family-owned packaging company seeking a Quality Engineer to drive measurement systems, quality assurance, and continuous improvement at our Kansas City site.

You will lead calibration, mold qualification, and data-driven problem solving with cross-functional teams, ensuring ISO 9001 and customer requirements are met. Strong collaboration and multi-tasking are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or technical field; 1–2 years experience preferred, 5 years may be accepted in lieu of a degree
• Experience in high-volume manufacturing or lab environment preferred
• Some experience in Quality Assurance
• Experience with physical lab testing equipment (calipers, scales, digital height gauge, compression testing)
• Six Sigma Green Belt desirable
• Knowledge of Project Management and leading projects preferred
• Proficient in Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Word; SPC and/or MiniTab
• Ability to collaborate across departments and plants and manage multiple tasks

Responsibilities

• Leads optimization of measurement and test systems to ensure data accuracy and repeatability
• Trains production and quality staff on measurement and test systems
• Maintains calibration status, standards and verification for quality equipment
• Monitors inline and lab testing; reviews SPC and data to ensure data integrity
• Leads mold qualification, verification and approval activities
• Analyzes mold performance data to ensure conformance to requirements
• Leads analysis of internal quality data and customer complaint trends
• Reviews customer scorecards and implements improvement actions with operations
• Maintains compliance with ISO 9001, FSSC 22000 and regulatory requirements
• Supports hazard analysis and risk mitigation (HACCP)
• Prepares inputs and supports internal/external audits
• Leads continuous improvement projects with data-driven problem solving

Skills

Quality Assurance

Six Sigma Green Belt

Project Management

Excel

Data analysis

Laboratory equipment

SPC / MiniTab

Multi-tasking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering

Tools

MiniTab

SPC

MS Office

Job description

ALPLA is a global, family-owned packaging company seeking a Quality Engineer to drive measurement systems, quality assurance, and continuous improvement at our Kansas City site.

You will lead calibration, mold qualification, and data-driven problem solving with cross-functional teams, ensuring ISO 9001 and customer requirements are met. Strong collaboration and multi-tasking are essential.