Quality Assurance Engineer

Summary

The Quality Assurance Engineer is responsible for monitoring, analyzing and reporting data regarding conformance to Washington Penn Plastic’s overall quality management system.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Leads and manages the Quality Technicians. Provides guidance and mentoring in order to build and sustain a strong team.

• Interacts with internal and external customers.

Performs Certificate of Analysis review of all incoming raw materials, and finished products

• Performs process audits on areas of the facility.

• Conduct process capability studies for lab equipment and oversee process capability studies for production equipment.

• Oversee trials involving changes in processes, instrumentations, and measurements.

• Assists in product development of the product control plans through pre-trial meetings.

• On a daily basis gathers, interprets, and applies statistical methods to various production/quality related processes. Communicates the results through reports, files, and presentations during the daily OEE meetings.

• Compile and analyze data consisting of; product defect trends, final functionality results for finished product, and lab testing equipment measurement results.

• Conduct equipment verification studies.

• Participate in Plan, Do, Check, Act planning and execution process for the facility.

• Assume a leading role in process improvement for operations incidents that involve internally rejected materials. This involves participating in a cross functional team that determines the root cause and implements permanent corrective actions.

• Tracks and monitors non-conforming materials consisting mainly of scrap, internal rejections, and returns. Makes recommendations for material disposition to the production team based upon statistical analysis.

• Participates in the overall quality strategy planning for the plant that is aligned with the WPP quality goals.

• Leads the new hire quality training program for the facility.

• Participates in customer, internal, and third party audits of the quality management system.

• Leads key improvement projects.

• Leads and implements best practices across multiple facilities.

• Performs other duties and assignments as directed by supervisor.

• Travel required on occasion.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor of Science degree is required.

• Training in the operation and theory of testing equipment and laboratory techniques is preferred.

• Skilled in the use of computer software, including word-processing, spreadsheets, graphics,

and statistical analysis programs.

• Basic understanding of ASTM, and ISO standards.

• Ability to use statistical analysis tools.

• Understanding of typical mechanical properties, for example, tensile, flex, hardness, impact, and shrinkage is preferred.

• Supervisory experience with direct reports.

Working Conditions:

• Laboratory Environment

• Manufacturing Environment