Quality Engineer I — Manufacturing Quality & Improvement

Cretex Companies, Inc.; Coon Rapids (MN); On-site; USD 68,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k retirement plan

Onsite health clinics

Discretionary holiday bonus

Cretex University

Employee assistance program

Wellness program

Job summary

Cretex Companies, Inc. is seeking a Quality Engineer I to provide quality assurance support for manufacturing, defining and improving quality practices, and offering technical guidance and measurement methodologies.

You will develop inspection requirements, facilitate PFMEAs, analyze data for improvement opportunities, support audits, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance with customer requirements and ISO/medical device standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial, or engineering science.
• Knowledge of quality systems, regulatory requirements, and industry standards.
• Intermediate knowledge of blueprint reading and GD&T.
• Ability to analyze data and ensure data integrity.
• Ability to operate a variety of inspection equipment.
• Ability to consistently achieve short and long-term business results.
• Microsoft Office proficiency (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher).
• Clear and effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Organizational skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment.
• Ability to prioritize and multitask.

Responsibilities

• Quality engineering support for manufacturing and project management.
• Develop inspection requirements; facilitate PFMEAs; resolve discrepant material issues and create and maintain quality document such as control plans and inspection plans.
• Analyze data and identify improvement opportunities.
• Act as the quality interface for a production team in responding to customer complaints using failure analysis, development of corrective and preventative actions and trend analysis.
• Support internal and external audit activity.
• Lead and participate in company projects providing quality recommendations.
• Support validation activity of processes, equipment, and metrology.
• Create protocols and analyze data.
• Support the Quality Inspectors to ensure that inspection plans comply with the relevant requirements of customer’s product requirements.
• Support and comply with the company Quality System, ISO, and medical device requirements.
• Read, understand, and follow work instructions and standard work.
• Partner with other business segments: sales/marketing, customer service, engineering, quality, and finance.
• Understand customer needs and the core business markets we serve.
• Ensure business systems are implemented, maintained, and functioning properly.
• Participate in required company meetings.
• Maintain an organized work area (5S).
• Participate in the Operational Excellence Program.
• Complete all other work duties as assigned.
• Ability to work in a manufacturing environment.

Skills

Quality systems

Regulatory requirements

Blueprint reading

GD&T

Data analysis

Inspection equipment

Communication skills

Excel

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering

Job description

Cretex Companies, Inc. is seeking a Quality Engineer I to provide quality assurance support for manufacturing, defining and improving quality practices, and offering technical guidance and measurement methodologies.

You will develop inspection requirements, facilitate PFMEAs, analyze data for improvement opportunities, support audits, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance with customer requirements and ISO/medical device standards.