Company Summary:

At Plastic Ingenuity, our mission is to deliver quality products and services to our customers that will exceed their expectations and anticipate their needs. The products and insights provided by Plastic Ingenuity create meaningful impact in industries such as medical devices, food safety, and tamper evident packaging. We work as a team to maintain a strong engineering and technological focus, with an emphasis on continuous improvement. We pride ourselves on a solutions-oriented culture based on the fundamental principles of teamwork, integrity, and respect. We focus on the use of green technologies and environmentally conscious support systems to minimize our carbon footprint. As part of the team, each contribution is integral to the overall success of the company.

Role Summary:

A quality engineer works to ensure the overall quality of manufactured parts. They test processes, monitor quality standards, create documentation, devise quality tests, and define the criteria a test result should meet. They work closely with team members across multiple departments to ensure the final products meet customer expectations while keeping the manufacturing process as effective as possible. They are often tasked with the creation of quality practices, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and the relevant documentation for a given product. When problems are encountered, it is the responsibility of the quality engineer to investigate and come up with a solution.

Personality and Interest Profile:

You may enjoy this role if you:

• Appreciate complex challenges
• Desire to be part of a team in a truly collaborative atmosphere, while simultaneously owning the success of a significant piece of the puzzle.

Accountable for:

• Works closely with Sales, Engineering, Production, and Customers to arrive at mutually acceptable specifications.
• Uses, troubleshoots, and creates analysis programs for advanced measuring equipment and software, including but not limited to CMMs and Vision Systems
• Develops quality plans and process control plans for customers
• Performs necessary qualifications on new or existing parts, including PPAP and IQ/OQ/PQ, where applicable
• Uses Six Sigma, including PDCA, SPC, and DOE to improve our processes and to solve problems encountered where our parts interface with customer's processes
• Facilitates teams in solving more complicated projects
• Follows good manufacturing practices to ensure product safety
• Trains other team members
• Performs other duties as required

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, or Technology (practical experience can be substituted)
• 3 years of related experience in a Quality related role
• Model the highest degree of moral and ethical behavior
• Keeps commitments; exhibits candor and courage - is not afraid to establish a visible presence and point of view, to engage in spirited and constructive debate, to hold others accountable.

Desired Qualifications:

• Extensive familiarity with quality assurance processes and procedures, and should be able to devise methods to enforce quality standards
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Effective problem-solving is essential and individual should be able to assess quality issues and develop functional solutions
• Ability to identify opportunities to improve departmental processes and procedures to increase efficiency and effectiveness

"Plastic Ingenuity is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, as we know that each of our employees helps to make us better. We strongly encourage applicants from all backgrounds and walks of life. Come join us."