Quality Engineer

Are you looking for a new exciting career with a growing Company focused on its Employees, and the Environment?  Are you a Quality Engineer looking for a new opportunity?  Seda North America may have an exciting opportunity for you!  

Seda North America, recently certified as a Great Place to Work, is a subsidiary of Seda International Packaging Group, a state of the art, air conditioned, food safety clean facility that designs and produces innovative paper packaging solutions, using paper as an environmentally sound choice in building unique bonds between brands and consumers products which include unique insulated coffee cups and food industry containers. 

The Quality Engineer works with cross functional teams to manage supplier quality issues, raw material specifications, Customer Complaint resolution, compliance initiatives and trending of available process data for identification of improvement opportunities. Main focus of this role is the remediation of customer complaint trends. This role also plays a significant role in champion supplier related quality activities and related issues that create opportunities for improvements throughout the facility.

We encourage you to explore Seda at: https://www.sedagroup.com/

What does Seda Offer?

• Great Place to Work Certified!
• A Strong, Helpful Team Culture!
• On the job training
• Opportunity to grow with a Company that values its employees!
• Exceptionally Clean Environment - Food Safety Compliant
• Climate Controlled - Comfortable work environment
• Competitive wages
• 10 Paid Holidays
• Paid PTO
• Comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision
• Company paid Basic Life and STD/LTD Disability Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending
• 401(K) Retirement Plan with match, upon hire
• Education Assistance
• Community involvement with opportunities to volunteer with the Seda Family!

Specific Duties

• Manage the Internal Quality Assurance activities including directing Quality Inspectors and Quality Hold processing.
• Creates and maintains centralized customer specification system. 
• Implements and maintains centralized quality data collection system. 
• Analytically evaluates machine processes to provide information and direction for quality improvements. These evaluations include designed experiments and process capabilities studies. 
• Create and maintain necessary quality gauging for the floor. 
• Create and implement ‘fit for use’ tests, as needed, for existing and new product lines. 
• To facilitate QPM trouble shooting teams, utilizing analytical analysis. 
• To provide quality leadership and vision 
• Other duties may be assigned.
• Responsible for maintaining high quality standards and supporting the food safety/quality systems. 
• Responsible for compliance to work safety standards
• Serves as backup back up to Quality Director in case of Absence or Vacancy [customer requirement]
• Additional job duties as required

Skill Requirements:

• A Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree or the technical equivalent preferable with a quality, chemistry discipline. A minimum of 3 years’ experience in food processing and/or food packaging manufacturing environment is preferred.
• Must have a systematic and methodical approach to tasks and understand problem solving techniques.
• Experience of quality systems and auditing procedures.
• Ability to lead teams and develop a continuous improvement culture.
• Experience in the preparation and implementation of personal and team development programs.
• The Job will require the person to have, or be capable of acquiring a working knowledge of:
  • ISO 9001 – Ed. 2000
  • TQM (Total Quality Management)
  • TPM – Total Productive Maintenance
  • Electronic data capture
  • H.A.C.C.P (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points)
  • S.P.C., Six Sigma
  • ISO 9001
  • ISO 22000
  • ISO 14000
• Standard computer packages e.g. Excel/Word/Outlook

Seda North America provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Seda North America complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment.