Quality Engineer - Hands-on Process Improvement

Intralox; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Intralox is seeking a hands-on Quality Engineer to drive continuous quality improvement at the Harahan, LA facility. You will respond to production and customer quality issues, manage non-conforming materials, and lead root cause analyses to prevent recurrence.

The role emphasizes developing quality tools (PFMEA, control plans, SPC), data-driven decision making, and collaboration with Operations and Engineering to improve fabrication performance and product quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (Manufacturing, Plastic, Industrial Technology, or equivalent)
• Minimum of 2 years of experience as a Quality or Process Engineer in a high-volume manufacturing environment

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on quality support for plant operations by addressing daily production and customer quality issues and managing non-conforming materials.
• Develop and maintain quality tools, processes, and systems (PFMEA, control plans, SPC) to support fabrication performance and product quality.
• Lead structured problem-solving and root case analysis (8D, 5 Whys, Fishbone) to address customer complaints, audit findings, and internal quality issues.
• Analyze and report quality performance metrics (cost of poor quality, customer complaints, non-conformances, scrap) and drive improvements with data-driven decisions.
• Champion quality improvement projects aligned with organizational goals.
• Create and maintain quality system documentation and workflows for a lean environment.
• Research new quality technologies and assist in adopting them internally.
• Support new product introductions, process changes, and manufacturing readiness activities.

Skills

Hands-on quality

Root cause analysis

Data-driven decisions

Statistical analysis

Problem solving

Quality tools usage

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

MS Office

Power BI

InfinityQS

Minitab

JMP

Job description

Intralox is seeking a hands-on Quality Engineer to drive continuous quality improvement at the Harahan, LA facility. You will respond to production and customer quality issues, manage non-conforming materials, and lead root cause analyses to prevent recurrence.

The role emphasizes developing quality tools (PFMEA, control plans, SPC), data-driven decision making, and collaboration with Operations and Engineering to improve fabrication performance and product quality.