Job description
Description: POSITION SUMMARY
Under the direction of the Quality Director, the Quality Engineer supervises a team of Quality Assurance Leads and Technicians and serves as a liaison between customers, Operations and Engineering. The role leads improvements in statistical methods, quality cost analysis, specifications, procedures, compliance, and facility-wide quality performance.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Quality Leadership and Customer Support
Supervise, coach, and support the Quality Assurance team of technicians.
Serve as the liaison among Operations, Engineering, and customers regarding specifications, quality requirements, and customer concerns.
Ensure manufacturing operations comply with customer and internal specifications
Participate in customer audits and coordinate follow-up actions.
Train employees on quality compliance, inspection methods, procedures, Quality Management System requirements, customer expectations, and regulatory issues.
Quality Systems and Documentation
Research, write, and recommend changes to procedures, work instructions, forms, specifications, and related quality documentation.
Develop and maintain electronic quality reports and presentations.
Participate as an internal quality auditor and support audit readiness.
Manage product holds and releases
Perform other duties as assigned.
Analysis and Continuous Improvement
Improve statistical methods used to monitor and control product and process quality.
Develop quality metrics and analyses covering cost, defects, and causes for senior leadership.
Serve as a subject matter expert in root cause analysis and corrective action activities.
Coordinate process improvements throughout the facility and verify that improvements are sustained.
Actively support continuous-improvement activities and team meetings while maintaining accountability for results.
Collaborate with Production, Engineering, Food Safety, and customers to resolve compliance issues.
Support customer, internal, and regulatory audit activities and completion of follow-up actions.
Requirements: REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's degree in engineering or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Two or more years of manufacturing experience, machining, and/or quality.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Food manufacturing experience.
PCQI certification.
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Worksite address
Versailles, KY, 40383, US
Who can apply
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