Quality Engineer - Plastics

Markent Personnel; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with match

ESPP benefit

Medical coverage

Dental & Vision

Disability & Life insurance

PTO & Holidays

Tuition support

Flexible schedules

Job summary

Markent Personnel is seeking a Quality Engineer or Senior Quality Engineer to join a tenured team in the greater Minneapolis, MN area. The role offers a fast-paced environment with a strong emphasis on data-driven quality improvements and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities include defining quality standards, auditing supplier quality, and leading root-cause problem solving with operations and engineering teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or associate degree in a field related to quality, engineering, business, information systems, or data management.
• Strong math skills and ability to analyze data.
• Lean Six Sigma knowledge is a plus and preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with operations, manufacturing, product engineering, suppliers, and customers to define quality standards, specifications, and metrics.
• Serve as primary liaison for quality issues with customers or suppliers and perform inspection tasks as needed.
• Visit suppliers/customers to resolve quality issues and verify supplier quality systems on the floor.

Skills

Excellent communication

Strong mathematical background

Lean Six Sigma (preferred)

Education

Bachelor's or associate degree in relevant field

Tools

Microsoft 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.