Quality Engineer
Silgan Containers · Wilson, NC
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Quality
- Industry
- Packaging
- Posted
- 17 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level quality role at Silgan Containers (packaging) in Wilson, NC. Report all accidents or near misses.
- Tools it names
- Root cause, PPAP, APQP, Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ)
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About the role
requirements
and to validate that solutions meet customer needs; produces recommendations with technical documentation to support product decisions.
Lead cross-functional teams to determine root cause and corrective actions for quality defects.
Involvement in specification, implementation, testing and/or release of product.
Participate in internal and external quality systems audits as needed.
Participate in SQF and ISO certifications on-site audits.
Maintain all quality files and documents.
Provide technical support to manufacturing, suppliers and customers.
Support and adhere to all system procedures and company policies / procedures.
Maintain production
requirements
safely and efficiently.
Contribute effectively toward team goals, exhibits influence within a work group and continues to develop proficiency in the competency areas critical to success in the role.
Maintain a safe and clean work environment.
Report all accidents or near misses.
Adhere to all environmental and quality standards.
Any other tasks that may be necessary to meet the production schedule in a safe and efficient manner.
Note: This job description reflects essential functions, it does not prescribe or restrict the number or types of tasks that may be assigned or reassigned during the conduct of business.
requirements
are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Some
requirements
may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees.
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 other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and State Laws.
Requirements
are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently. Continued employment remains on an “at-will” basis.
Silgan is a drug-free workplace.
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Lead quality APQP/PPAP initiatives with new or changed products for manufacturing quality
Resolve quality issues with suppliers. Determine the nature of the nonconformance, identify responsibility
and negotiate a mutually acceptable return or rework of product while preserving the Silgan/Supplier relationship.
Identify, develop and implement systems and processes that will assure product conformance to
specifications, including developing product specifications, procedures and test methods as required.
Lead continuous improvement project teams and execute changes and improvements to the quality management system.
Coordinate the development of verification and system validation plans from a variety of inputs to identify failure modes while managing risk and relative priority; evaluates analytical and experimental test results following engineering principles to verify that products meet internal technical