What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Engineer position at Foundation Wellness?
Trusted for over 90 years, Foundation Wellness, a manufacturer of branded and custom-engineered health and wellness products is seeking an experienced and eager Quality Engineer. As a key member of our Quality and Operations team, you will play a vital role in ensuring that our Quality, EHS, and lean systems are effective, allowing us to remain a leading US manufacturer.
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What We Offer:
- Medical, dental, vision day 1
- HSA/ FSA
- Annual bonus
- Paid vacation and holidays
- Company matched 401k
- Tuition reimbursement
- Paid disability and parental leaves
- And much more!
What You Do:
Supplier Quality:
- Act as the lead for all aspects of supplier quality
- Work cross-functionally to evaluate the current Supplier base and create supplier scorecards
- Manage supplier tier list and inspection processes based on supplier performance
- Development of sampling and testing procedures for current and new materials. Creates instructions to standardize the process
- Track any Supplier non-conformances and work with the Quality and Purchasing teams to find solutions to these non-conformances
- Coordinate corrective actions from vendors when repeat quality issues are discovered
- Continuous improvement of incoming inspection process for the receiving team
- Establish vendor code of conduct
Quality Assurance:
- Assist team in Continuous Improvement efforts by managing center line aspect of our lean systems for all work centers
- Develop process improvements for outgoing finished good inspections to work towards a “zero defects” culture
- Assist with initiatives to train operators to specific customer requirements and cosmetic expectations to improve “Right First Time” and reduce complaints
- Support the efforts in quality and environmental system audits to ensure compliance and standards
- Assist in the routine management of quality systems (change requests, document control, process audits)
Environmental Health & Safety
- Support sustainability initiatives internally and with vendors to support our growing EHS commitment (material waste, process efficiencies)
- Support recertification audits
Who You Are:
- 3 years of experience within quality
- Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience
- Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and manage multiple priorities simultaneously
- ISO knowledge and audit experience
- Lean and/or Six Sigma training, certifications, or experience
- Willingness to travel as needed for supplier visits/audits, etc. (very infrequently – 2-3 trips per year)
Location: Onsite in Wadsworth, Ohio
Reports to: Quality Manager