What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Engineer position at Rheo Engineering LLC?
Quality Engineer:
Be the driving force behind excellence in a collaborative environment. Embed quality into every step of the product lifecycle by identifying and resolving quality issues, driving continuous improvement, and ensuring processes meet the highest standards.
Key Responsibilities:
- Identify trends in quality issues and proactively address recurring or systemic problems.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to resolve design, manufacturing, and supplier quality issues.
- Support engineering change requests and operations change management by assessing quality impacts and ensuring quality requirements are met.
- Participate in product reviews, design-for-quality activities, and process validations as needed.
- Develop, update, and verify effectiveness of inspection plans, sampling criteria, and quality checklists.
- Support Quality Control and Production teams by clarifying inspection requirements and contributing to first-article inspections.
- Manage the tool calibration program to ensure equipment and instruments comply with internal procedures and industry standards.
- Maintain quality documentation related to investigations, inspections, validations, changes, and calibration.
- Provide quality support for customer complaints, including root cause analysis, communication, and corrective action tracking.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical field with 3 years of quality or engineering experience OR 5 years of relevant experience in a quality-focused role in a manufacturing or technical environment.
- Familiarity with ISO 9001 and/or FDA standards and other relevant quality regulations.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Experience with Quality Management Systems (QMS) and ERP systems (Epicor).
- Proactive mindset with a passion for continuous improvement and risk reduction.
- Background in regulated manufacturing (pharmaceutical, medical device, or biotech).
- Familiarity with Lean, Six Sigma, or other process improvement methodologies.
Work Environment:
This role requires the ability to work in both office and manufacturing environments. Must be able to navigate the shop floor, participate in hands-on investigations, and lift up to 50 pounds when necessary. Up to 10% travel.
Benefits:
- Leading Medical Insurance: Consistently the leading medical rates for small businesses in the area.
- Health Savings Account with Employer contributions (depends on plan selected).
- Dental Insurance.
- Paid cell phone plan with stipend for new phone every 2 years.
Be the driving force behind excellence in a collaborative environment. Embed quality into every step of the product lifecycle by identifying and resolving quality issues, driving continuous improvement, and ensuring processes meet the highest standards.
Key Responsibilities:
- Identify trends in quality issues and proactively address recurring or systemic problems.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to resolve design, manufacturing, and supplier quality issues.
- Support engineering change requests and operations change management by assessing quality impacts and ensuring quality requirements are met.
- Participate in product reviews, design-for-quality activities, and process validations as needed.
- Develop, update, and verify effectiveness of inspection plans, sampling criteria, and quality checklists.
- Support Quality Control and Production teams by clarifying inspection requirements and contributing to first-article inspections.
- Manage the tool calibration program to ensure equipment and instruments comply with internal procedures and industry standards.
- Maintain quality documentation related to investigations, inspections, validations, changes, and calibration.
- Provide quality support for customer complaints, including root cause analysis, communication, and corrective action tracking.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical field with 3 years of quality or engineering experience OR 5 years of relevant experience in a quality-focused role in a manufacturing or technical environment.
- Familiarity with ISO 9001 and/or FDA standards and other relevant quality regulations.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Experience with Quality Management Systems (QMS) and ERP systems (Epicor).
- Proactive mindset with a passion for continuous improvement and risk reduction.
- Background in regulated manufacturing (pharmaceutical, medical device, or biotech).
- Familiarity with Lean, Six Sigma, or other process improvement methodologies.
Work Environment:
This role requires the ability to work in both office and manufacturing environments. Must be able to navigate the shop floor, participate in hands-on investigations, and lift up to 50 pounds when necessary. Up to 10% travel.
Benefits:
- Leading Medical Insurance: Consistently the leading medical rates for small businesses in the area.
- Health Savings Account with Employer contributions (depends on plan selected).
- Dental Insurance.
- Paid cell phone plan with stipend for new phone every 2 years.
