Job Title: Quality Engineer

Job Description

We seek a highly skilled Quality Engineer to contribute to our customer's success by using lean principles to prevent and permanently solve quality problems, including process deviations and procedural errors.

Responsibilities

• Utilize data to prioritize actions that prevent and permanently solve product quality problems.
• Develop and oversee systems for gathering, analyzing, and reporting quality data to deliver value streams.
• Work with the delivery value streams to determine root causes and identify solutions that permanently solve prioritized quality problems, procedural deviations, and process gaps.
• Develop and implement highly predictive metrics to support decision-making.
• Investigate quality events to determine root cause, corrective action, and product impact.
• Work collaboratively with operations to draft non-conformance reports and corrective and preventive action reports.
• Provide training support to operators as needed, based on investigations.
• Support new product launches and ongoing product specification maintenance.
• Review and approve new and updated Packaging Batch Records.
• Function as the primary quality liaison supporting new product pilot runs and launches to ensure pilot and launch finished product quality goals are achieved.
• Support customer visits during new product launches.
• Support the creation of setup sheets for new products on production lines, to ensure repetitive set up of equipment to manufacture quality product right the first time.
• Author and revise Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Work Instructions (WI's) to ensure information is accurate and complete for current processes and equipment.
• Utilize data from process improvement initiatives to drive SOP and work instruction updates.
• Author SOPs, WIs, and other quality documents for new processes.
• Understand and maintain a culture of 'lean action' within the department to live lean better than any organization.
• Implement and maintain standards and processes that eliminate waste throughout the department.
• Apply and utilize 'lean tools' to permanently implement improvements.
• Institutionalize 5-S in all aspects of the department (Sort, Straighten, Shine, Standardize, and Sustain).
• Perform other work as assigned.
• Complete equipment inspections for cleanliness and wear.
• Support equipment qualifications.
• Assist with supplier qualifications.

Essential Skills

• More than 1 year and less than 5 years of successful experience in a quality assurance position in an effective Lean environment in cosmetic or pharmaceutical drug manufacturing.
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent.
• Customer Focus, Constant Improvement, and Results Orientation as core character traits.
• Manufacturing aptitude and experience.
• Understanding and experience with lean methodology, and kaizen.
• Knowledge of IQ, OQ, PQ, Six Sigma, GMP, HACCP, OTC, Micro.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in PHARMA, COSMETIC, SECONDARY FOOD & BEV industries.
• Six Sigma certification.

Work Environment

Our dynamic nature, unwavering commitment to quality, implementation of Lean Manufacturing practices, financial strength, unwavering focus on customer satisfaction, and problem-solving employees have propelled us to become a prominent industry leader in contract manufacturing for the personal and home care sector. Our commitment to meeting customer needs is unparalleled. We offer Medical, Rx, Dental benefits, Short-term & Long-term Disability, Life Insurance, HSA/Flexible Spending Accounts, 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match, and an Employee Assistance Program.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $90000.00 - $100000.00

Benefits

Medical, Rx, Dental benefits
Short term & Long-term Disability
Life Insurance
401(k) Retirement Plan with company match
Employee Assistance Program

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Chaska,MN.

Application Deadline

This position will be accepting applications until Jan 1, 2025.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

• Hiring diverse talent
• Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection
• Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes
• Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.

Salary : $90,000 - $100,000