Quality Engineer - Elevate Product Quality & Compliance

SWM International; Windsor (CT); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Mativ Holdings, Inc. in Windsor, CT is seeking a Quality Engineer to support the Quality Management System and guide design transfers to manufacturing.

You will apply quality engineering principles to address product and process issues, and help ensure successful new or changed products from design to production. You will work with R&D, manufacturing, suppliers, and audits (ISO 13485, ISO 9001, AS9100) to drive corrective actions, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement, using tools like

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, or Natural Sciences.
• 5-10 years quality experience in a manufacturing environment with ISO 9001, ISO 13485, or AS9100.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret common scientific and technical information.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to solve problems using tools such as fishbone, pareto charts, C&E matrix, DOE, control charts, sampling methods, and process capability.
• Ability to comprehend and apply principles of statistics with demonstrated application of statistical theory and sampling plans (e.g. SPC, Cpk/Ppk, PPAP, AQL, OC curves, etc.).
• Use of Minitab for statistical analysis.
• Strong attention to detail in document/report technical writing.
• Ability to articulate with senior staff, customers, and suppliers.
• Ability to train staff to new/revised instructions or test methods.
• Practical experience of successfully managing multiple projects simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates the investigation of complex quality investigations, including application of statistical methods and analysis to include trending of complaints as a tool for ensuring effectiveness of corrective actions.
• Effectively resolves manufacturing issues and/or field complaints in cross-functional team environment.
• Determines and manages disposition of non-conforming product.
• Ensures with R&D and Manufacturing Teams that manufacturing and design documentation is accurate, complete, and fully conforms to specification/procedures, including approval of verification and validation deliverables per design and development policies.
• Utilizes risk mitigation tools such as PPAP, PFMEA, MSA, pFMEAs, and Control Plans.
• Develops inspection techniques and procedures to ensure product integrity to design specifications. Responsible for the writing, approval, and implementation of inspection procedures.
• Provides support in the evaluation and management of internal and external supplier quality.
• Provides quality engineering support for cross-functional product/process continuous improvement initiatives, including Lean Six Sigma projects.
• Proactively reviews past product performance to determine improvement opportunities
• Assists in compiling regulatory documentation as required by customers and design control procedures.
• Supports internal/external audits (ISO 13485, ISO 9001, AS9100, Customers).

Skills

Statistical analysis

Quality engineering

Documentation writing

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, or Natural Sciences

Tools

Minitab

Job description

Mativ Holdings, Inc. in Windsor, CT is seeking a Quality Engineer to support the Quality Management System and guide design transfers to manufacturing.

You will apply quality engineering principles to address product and process issues, and help ensure successful new or changed products from design to production. You will work with R&D, manufacturing, suppliers, and audits (ISO 13485, ISO 9001, AS9100) to drive corrective actions, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement, using tools like