Quality Engineer: Manufacturing & Compliance

Essity North America Inc.; Manchester (NH); On-site; USD 67,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision & dental plan

FSA (Healthcare)

401(k) with employer match

Life insurance

Paid time off

Scholarship program

Job summary

Essity North America Inc. is seeking a Quality Engineer for our manufacturing facility in Manchester, CT. This role requires a strong quality background and hands-on experience in audits, CAPA, and regulatory compliance to ensure product quality and process excellence.

You will analyze quality data, lead CAPA activities, and support process improvements alongside engineering and operations teams. Travel up to 10% is required; a bachelor’s degree in a related field and 3+ years of manufacturing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in quality management, business, engineering, or a related field.
• 3+ years of relevant manufacturing/quality experience.
• Audits experience (internal & external) including supplier/vendor audits.
• Regulated industry exposure (ISO 9001, AS9100, ISO 13485) preferred.
• Document control and CAPA experience.
• Strong data analysis with trend identification and corrective actions.
• Root cause analysis for recurring quality issues.
• Certifications a plus (CQM, Six Sigma Black Belt, ASQ).
• Proficiency in statistics and DOE and multivariate statistics.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; 10% travel.

Responsibilities

• Ensure quality standards and documentation are maintained.
• Lead quality initiatives, CAPA, and supplier qualifications.
• Support audits and regulatory compliance.
• Analyze quality data to identify trends and implement corrective actions.
• Collaborate with Process Engineers and Operations to drive quality improvements.
• Communicate effectively in daily/weekly operations meetings.
• Provide training on quality topics to RST, quality, and operations crews.

Skills

Data analytics

DOE

Multivariate statistics

Root cause analysis

CAPA

Audits

Quality management

Communication

Education

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

Job description

Essity North America Inc. is seeking a Quality Engineer for our manufacturing facility in Manchester, CT. This role requires a strong quality background and hands-on experience in audits, CAPA, and regulatory compliance to ensure product quality and process excellence.

You will analyze quality data, lead CAPA activities, and support process improvements alongside engineering and operations teams. Travel up to 10% is required; a bachelor’s degree in a related field and 3+ years of manufacturing