Quality Engineer

About Zep Inc.

Zep Inc. is a leading manufacturer of cleaning solutions for businesses and consumers with operations across the U.S, Canada, and Europe. Our purpose is to make the planet cleaner, safer, and more productive. To fulfill our purpose, we focus on understanding and solving cleaning needs for consumers, as well as business customers across a variety of segments including transportation, industrial, institutional, and food & beverage. We also have a strong presence in the consumer-packaged goods (CPG) segment, where we develop products to help consumers and businesses maintain a clean and safe environment. Our products can be found online and at retail shelves at outlets like Home Depot, Amazon, Lowe’s, Ace Hardware, Grainger, HD Supply, Walmart, and many others. We market our products under well recognized and established brand names, such as Zep®, Enforcer®, Misty®, TimeMist®, TimeWick, and Country Vet®. Zep was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA. In 2021, Zep became the official cleaning partner of Atlanta United FC.

Job Description:

Quality Engineer - Responsible for ensuring that products or services meet specific standards or quality before they reach the customer.  Develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure quality specifications are met during the manufacturing process.  Lead root cause and corrective action investigations of quality related incidents.

Responsibilities

•    Develop and implement quality standards and procedures
•    Perform or oversee inspections and tests on products, components, or systems to verify compliance with specifications
•    Investigate product or process issues and perform root cause analysis.  Implement (CAPA)
•    Maintain detailed records of quality inspections, testing, and processes.  Prepare quality reports and manuals
•    Use tools like Six Sigma, Lean, or statistical process control (SPC) to optimize workflows.
•    Ensure that products meet industry standards, regulatory requirements, and company specifications.  Prepare for and participate in Audits (e.g. FDA, EPA or other regulatory audits).
•    Educate team members about quality standards and practices.
•    Work with Suppliers to improve the quality of incoming materials or components.
 

Requirements
•    Bachelors of Chemical Engineering, (BA,BS) or equivalent 
•    2-3 years’ experience in Chemical Manufacturing 
•    Experience with computers and spreadsheets
•    Ability to interact well with supervisor and associates
•    Strong verbal/written communication and mathematic skills.
•    Experience with Minitab, SPC, ISO, FDA regulations, GMP, FMEA, RCA Preferred

Our Values

At Zep, we have developed a set of values focused on bringing even greater cohesion to our workplace. As part of this plan, we introduced a values framework called S.P.E.E.D. to align with our purpose of making the planet cleaner, safer, and more productive.

• Stewardship: We continuously improve the safety of our people and products, and we protect the planet by innovating solutions to reduce our environmental impact.

• Passion for Problem Solving: We listen to our customers and actively work to find solutions for unique situations. We think creatively to innovate and seize opportunities that will drive growth and make all our customers’ and consumers’ lives better.

• Empowerment: We encourage and lead our people to be accountable by equipping them to make decisions and own the outcome

• Expertise: We create innovative solutions and partnerships that are relevant to service our communities and customers.

• Doing the Right Thing: We expect our people to understand ethical boundaries and be inclusive of other backgrounds, ideas, and perspectives. Demonstrating honesty, respect and integrity in all actions is always expected.

Zep Inc. is an organization that is committed to diversity within its workforce and encourages all interested candidates, including women, minorities, & former military personnel to apply.  It is the policy of Zep Inc. that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, disability or sexual orientation.

As an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, Zep Inc. provides full employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, ancestry, or veteran status or any other distinction outlined in all applicable federal, state, and local laws.