Quality Engineer - Plastics

Accounting Search; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Bonus Potential

401K match

ESPP 15%

Medical Insurance

Disability & Life Insurance

PTO & Holidays

Tuition Support

ERGs

Job summary

Accounting Search is seeking a Quality Engineer or Senior Quality Engineer to join a tenured team within commuting distance of the greater Minneapolis, MN area. The role collaborates with operations, manufacturing, and product engineering to set quality standards and metrics that are economically maintainable for product acceptance.

The successful candidate will act as the primary liaison on quality issues with customers and suppliers, conduct supplier visits, and develop supplier quality audits

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or associate degree in a relevant field (quality, engineering, business, information systems).
• 5 years of experience in a quality role within a manufacturing environment or equivalent.
• Strong mathematical background to compile statistical data.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Lean Six Sigma knowledge is preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office is essential.

Responsibilities

• Develop quality standards, specs, and metrics with operations, manufacturing, product engineering, suppliers, and customers.
• Serve as primary liaison with customers or suppliers on quality issues and perform inspection tasks.
• Visit suppliers and customers to resolve quality issues on a routine or emergency basis.
• Develop and maintain supplier quality audits and metrics; verify supplier quality systems on the production floor.
• Ensure accuracy of quality documentation including hold tags, inspection reports, data collection, and test reports.
• Lead cross-functional problem-solving sessions to identify root causes and implement corrective actions for internal and supplier quality issues.

Skills

Quality management

Statistics

Verbal & written comms

Lean Six Sigma

MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s or Associate in quality/engineering/business

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Quality Engineer or Sr. Quality Engineer based on experience to join a tenured team located commuting distance of the greater Minneapolis, MN area.

What is Offered to You!

• Competitive Salary
• Bonus Potential
• 401K with 5% company match, yours to keep after 2 years
• 15% immediate return if you participate in the company’s ESPP
• Medical, Dental & Vision Plans
• Employer paid disability plans and life insurance
• Paid Time Off & Holidays
• Various Work Schedules
• Tuition support for degree and continuous education
• Employee Resource Groups focused on employee empowerment

What’s attractive about the Quality Engineer role?

• Fast-paced environment
• Variation of job tasks
• The company LIVES its values

What Success Looks Like:

• Works with operations, manufacturing, and product engineering, suppliers, and customers to develop quality standards, specifications, and quality metrics that can be economically maintained to ensure product acceptability
• Act as the primary liaison between customers or suppliers on quality-related issues and perform inspection tasks in emergency, temporary absences, or other appropriate circumstances
• Visit suppliers and customers on a routine or emergency basis to resolve quality issues
• Develop and maintain supplier quality audit materials and supplier quality metrics, verify supplier quality systems on the production floor, and conduct supplier quality audits
• Assure accuracy of quality documentation, including hold tags, inspection reports, data collection, supplier inspection reports, and test reports
• Compiles and prepares technical documentation in a presentable manner appropriate for the target audience, and monitors conformance to standards
• Lead cross-functional teams in problem-solving sessions to establish definitive root cause and effective corrective actions for both internal and supplier quality issues

Your Credentials:

• Bachelor’s degree or associate degree in a relevant field (e.g., quality, engineering, business, information systems, data management)
• 5 years of experience in a Quality position within a manufacturing environment and/or the equivalent combination of education and experience
• A strong mathematical background is required to compile statistical data
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated knowledge of Lean Six Sigma is preferred
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office essential

About the company, A Part of Something Bigger

Global, publicly traded manufacturing company primarily serving OEMs in fenestration, cabinetry, solar, refrigeration and outdoor products markets. We are A Part of Something Bigger by improving the performance and aesthetics of end products through continuous innovation, helping customers achieve greater production efficiency, dedication to giving back to communities where we operate, producing shareholder value and helping our employees learn, grow, and thrive.