Quality Engineer I

At Greene, Tweed, you'll find the cutting-edge technology, world-class polymer expertise and endless advancement opportunities you'd expect from a multi-national industry leader. You'll find them all in an environment that embraces diversity in people and opinions, moves decision making to the point of impact, and celebrates your success.

If you enjoy continuous learning and are excited about working with and creating technological solutions, explore career opportunities with Greene, Tweed.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:  

• Works with peers, Continuous Improvement Leader, Value Stream Managers, Supervisors and Technicians supporting the day to day value stream operations to ensure procedures and standards are followed and manufacturing challenges are corrected

• Resolves internal and external customer quality issues by conducting root cause analysis and driving corrective actions as part of manufacturing process gaps or customer complaints.  Supports customer facing communications (presentations, meetings)

• Utilizes data analysis tools to identify improvement opportunities for processes and products for scrap reduction, productivity increases, and space optimization.

• Participates cross-functionally in new product development and product transfers into the Value Stream by assessing and mitigating risk utilizing advanced quality planning tools as required.

• Reviews technical documents from Suppliers, Customers, Industry, etc., and interprets them from a Quality perspective integrating appropriate requirements into our processes.   Updates or writes the necessary documents (work instructions, forms) as required.

• Supports the Quality Management System by auditing processes and ensuring that processes and documentation are reflective of current practice.  Also supports customer or third-party audits, including non-conformance closure.

Required Minimum Qualifications

Education/Certifications: 

• Bachelors of Science in Engineering or appropriate technical field

• Six Sigma trained/certified preferred

Skills and Experience: 

• Up to 3 years of experience within a Quality Engineering/Manufacturing Engineering role

• Experience with Quality Management systems (ISO9001 & AS9100) preferred

• Working knowledge of engineering drawings and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills

• Excellent computer literacy skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.)

• Ability to work in teams and motivate people

• Strong analytical/statistical skills

• Experience in problem solving

Job Environment: Select from drop down menus below to briefly summarize work environment and physical/mental requirements necessary.

Physical Requirements:         

            Standing                                   Frequently (46-100%)

            Sitting                                      Frequently (46-100%)

            Lifting                                      Up to 15lbs without assistance

            Carrying                                   Up to 15lbs without assistance

            Walking                                   Occasionally (16-45%)

            Hearing                                     Ability to detect noises with or without corrective device(s)

            Vision                                      Clarity of vision, with or without corrective lenses

Mental Requirements:           

            Problem Solving                       Frequently (46-100%)

            Making Decisions                     Ability to make decisions that have a moderate impact

            Supervise                                 Rarely (0-15%)

            Interpret Data                           Frequently (46-100%)

            Organize                                  Frequently (46-100%)

            Read/Write                               Frequently (46-100%)

            Communication                        Frequently (46-100%)

Work Environment

            High Temperatures                   Occasionally (16-45%)

            Low Temperatures                    Occasionally (16-45%)

            Noises                                      Loud (manufacturing environment, movement of large equipment)

            Fumes Exposure                       Occasionally (16-45%)

Required Minimum Qualifications 

• This position requires U.S. Person status as defined by applicable law for authorized access to data controlled under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).  A U.S. Person includes U.S. Citizens, U.S. Nationals, lawful permanent residents, and workers granted refugee or asylum status in the United States.  

Note:  This Job Description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position.  Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by the Supervisor.  All requirements are subject to change and updates.

We also provide eligible employees with a competitive benefits package that includes health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings account, 401k savings plan, life and disability insurance, tuition assistance and more, to meet the diverse needs of all employees and their family members.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Greene, Tweed is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or any other federally protected class.

Drug Free Workplace:

Greene, Tweed is a Drug Free Workplace.  Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a pre-employment drug screening and background investigation subject to federal, state, and local laws.

NOTE: Greene, Tweed is not seeking assistance or accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for employment opportunities, unless they have a written agreement for the position they are contacting us about. Regardless of past practice, all resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at GT without a valid written search agreement in place for that position will be deemed the sole property of Greene, Tweed, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Greene, Tweed as a result of the referral or through other means.