Quality Engineer: Process & Compliance Innovator

NOVELIS; Uhrichsville (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

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Job summary

Novelis Uhrichsville is seeking a Quality Engineer to maintain QA systems, calibrate equipment, and support continuous improvement in the finishing department.

You will lead internal audits, manage documentation (ETQ), and ensure compliance with ISO 9001:2015 and related standards while collaborating with process, operation, maintenance and quality teams to enhance product quality and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering required (Chemical, Mechanical, or Materials Engineering preferred).
• Minimum of three years’ experience in relevant quality management system roles.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to connect across all levels of the organization.
• Strong human relations skills to motivate, train, and develop others to achieve objectives.
• Initiative and desire to build proactive relationships with employees through follow‑up, understanding their needs, and fostering collaboration.
• Strong ability to coordinate and prioritize workload, managing multiple tasks without sacrificing attention to detail.
• Flexibility to operate effectively in a fast‑paced environment.
• Proven computer skills with applicable software.
• Demonstrate high analytical skills to compile and interpret lubricant performance data, viscosity, and additive balance for the cast‑house water, hot and cold mill lubricant conditions.
• Multi‑functional collaboration with process, operation, maintenance, and quality teams to align lubrication strategy with production goals.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, communication skills, and high level of personal initiative.

Responsibilities

• Maintain site business management systems and ensure timely updates.
• Calibrate equipment according to standards to meet customer requirements.
• Order measuring equipment, oils, and chemicals for the finishing department.
• Schedule preventive maintenance, calibrations, and cleaning of lab equipment.
• Coordinate vendor activities and communications.
• Ensure coolant systems are up to standard and make necessary adjustments.
• Assist with decision-making within the QA department.
• Support vendors with purchase orders and address order concerns.
• Oversee regulatory requirements and standards certifications as required by the business unit, ISO 9001-2015, and customer-specific requirements.
• Plan and lead the internal audit function, ensuring the organization’s readiness for annual registrar (SAI), corporate, and customer audits, surveys, and assessments.
• Manage document control and serve as repository key user (ETQ).
• Support the process team on management reviews, major quality initiatives, and process improvements.
• Assess and resolve process deviations that impact quality, utilization, and efficiency.
• Develop process control strategies to ensure long-term product and process capability.
• Develop and implement projects ranging from immediate needs to long-term critical initiatives to optimize the business management system.
• Participate in the development of new products, including process documentation and refinement for end‑use efficiency, manufacturing cost control, and market development.
• Identify and eliminate causes of quality defects, championing problem‑solving methodologies.
• Oversee metallurgist activities and perform microscopic metallography to support defect characterization and maintain the defect library.
• Use world class manufacturing (WCM) methodologies to resolve customer complaints and solve internal quality concerns, often providing technical assistance and advice to the customer.
• Adhere to and support company quality, environmental, health & safety, and certification standards, including ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018, IATF 16949:2016, and ASI Certifications, where applicable.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Project coordination

Interpersonal skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Attention to detail

Computer skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

ETQ

Quality systems experience

Job description

Novelis Uhrichsville is seeking a Quality Engineer to maintain QA systems, calibrate equipment, and support continuous improvement in the finishing department.

You will lead internal audits, manage documentation (ETQ), and ensure compliance with ISO 9001:2015 and related standards while collaborating with process, operation, maintenance and quality teams to enhance product quality and efficiency.