Quality Engineer

About

Seeking a Quality Engineer to join a growing Chemical company in the Horsham, PA area.

The Quality Engineer is responsible for driving and improving internal site Quality Management System (QMS) and works with the Department Managers to drive improvements for alignment with ISO 9001 requirements. This person has authority to ensure that processes and procedures needed for the QMS are established, implemented, maintained, and followed, as well as authority to stop manufacturing process or product receipts, shipments that are not in conformance with internal quality standards or customer requirements.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Participate in the maintenance of ISO 9001 documentation, perform internal quality system audits to identify and correct deficiencies or non-conformances, and provide Quality Certificate support as needed.
• Develop sampling plans, design forms for recording, evaluating, and reporting quality data, and write instructions on the use of such forms.
• Participate in the review of design, manufacturing, and test documentation to ensure that applicable system and contract quality requirements are met.
• Initiate plans, procedures, and/or actions to prevent/eliminate product and systemic quality problems.
• Verify and approve all department operation instructions and provide the necessary support for a complete understanding of the operation instructions and their application.
• Participate and/or lead in customer visits, surveys, and audits.
• Coordinate the timely resolution of customer quality issues and response to customers.
• Analyze customer complaints and field failures. Coordinate corrective action (8D), follow-up, and reporting. Support customer update meetings.
• Perform project-specific tasks as required (e.g., customer required first article inspection, qualification test failure analysis, etc.) to ensure compliance to individual project requirements.
• Drive and/or support resolution of internal/external quality issues by interfacing with cross functional team members; production, engineering, other teams as needed.
• Participate and/or lead in the resolution of supplier quality problems as needed.
• Data collection, analysis, and reports to understand/improve operational & quality performance, and to reduce the cost of poor quality.
• Develop/monitor first pass yield reports, scrap reports, and process audit reports.
• Employ statistical process controls and techniques to reduce scrap/rework and to drive continuous improvement.
• Determine that manufacturing processes and equipment have enough capability to meet customer quality requirements by analyzing capability studies, control charts, and other statistical data.
• Participate in and/or drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Assists and/or reports on complex quality analyses, product, or process non-conformance issues, and recommends and/or implements necessary corrective actions and procedure changes.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Experience

• Minimum 2-3 years of experience in a supporting Quality Management System role
• Minimum 3 years of experience with Microsoft Office
• Direct experience with ISO 9001 or other quality system standards needed.
• Lead Auditor certification required.
• Prior experience with ERP System is highly preferred.
• Prior experience with Statistical Process Control (SPC) program needed.
• Experience working with Aerosols is highly preferred.

Education

• B.A. or B.S. in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or related technical field
• Quality Engineering Certification or education preferred.

About Apex Systems

Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click here for more details.

Apex Benefits Overview

Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.

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