Quality Engineer - Plastics | Fast-Paced Manufacturing Impact

Horan Hiring Solutions, LLC; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Bonus Potential

401K with 5% company match

ESPP 15% immediate return

Medical, Dental & Vision Plans

Employer paid disability plans andlife

Paid Time Off & Holidays

Tuition support for degree and ongoing

Employee Resource Groups

Job summary

Horan Hiring Solutions, LLC is seeking a Quality Engineer or Sr. 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 develop quality standards, specifications, and metrics, conducts supplier quality audits, and leads cross-functional problem-solving to establish root causes and corrective actions.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Works with operations, manufacturing, and product engineering to develop quality standards, specifications, and quality metrics that can be economically maintained to ensure product acceptability.
• Acts as the primary liaison between customers or suppliers on quality-related issues and performs inspection tasks in emergency, temporary absences, or other appropriate circumstances.
• Visits suppliers and customers on a routine or emergency basis to resolve quality issues.
• Develops and maintains supplier quality audit materials and supplier quality metrics, verifies supplier quality systems on the production floor, and conducts supplier quality audits.
• Ensures 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.
• Leads cross-functional teams in problem-solving sessions to establish definitive root cause and effective corrective actions for both internal and supplier quality issues.

Skills

Mathematical proficiency

Verbal and written communication

Lean Six Sigma knowledge (preferred)

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s or Associate degree in a relevant field

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Horan Hiring Solutions, LLC is seeking a Quality Engineer or Sr. 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 develop quality standards, specifications, and metrics, conducts supplier quality audits, and leads cross-functional problem-solving to establish root causes and corrective actions.