Senior Quality Engineer - Injection Molding & Process Improvement

Brightpath Associates LLC; Ohio; On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Brightpath Associates LLC is seeking an experienced Quality Engineer to lead QMS activities in a plastics manufacturing setting. You will develop and maintain control plans, PFMEA, inspection plans, and process documentation to ensure product quality.

Responsibilities include leading root-cause analysis, CAPA, and 8D investigations, applying SPC/MSA, and supporting APQP, First Article, and production readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical field with 6+ years of progressive quality engineering experience.
• Experience in injection molding/plastics manufacturing is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality engineering activities for new, revised, and existing products in a manufacturing environment.
• Develop and maintain Control Plans, PFMEA, inspection plans, process flows, work instructions, and quality documentation.
• Lead root-cause analysis, 8D, CAPA, corrective/preventive actions, and nonconformance investigations.
• Apply SPC, MSA, process capability studies, statistical analysis, and data-driven problem solving to improve quality.
• Support APQP, product/process validation, First Article Inspection, production readiness, and engineering changes.
• Manage customer complaints, containment, corrective actions, and effectiveness verification.
• Support supplier quality, supplier audits, supplier development, PPAP, and recurring supplier quality issues.
• Drive Lean/Six Sigma, continuous improvement, mistake-proofing, and scrap/rework reduction initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with ISO 9000/IATF-style quality systems and support internal, external, and customer audits.

Skills

Quality engineering

Root cause analysis

Statistical analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

PFMEA

Control Plans

MSA

APQP

Job description

Brightpath Associates LLC is seeking an experienced Quality Engineer to lead QMS activities in a plastics manufacturing setting. You will develop and maintain control plans, PFMEA, inspection plans, and process documentation to ensure product quality.

Responsibilities include leading root-cause analysis, CAPA, and 8D investigations, applying SPC/MSA, and supporting APQP, First Article, and production readiness.