Quality Engineer (Onsite - Columbia, MO)

3M Health Care Business Group$71K — $97K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree or higher in an engineering or science discipline required
  • Experience with quality systems such as ISO-13485 and 21 CFR Part 210, 211, and 820 preferred
  • Familiarity with root cause analysis tools and techniques
  • CQE certification or willingness to obtain is advantageous
  • Proficiency in statistical and quality engineering tools necessary
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills essential
  • Organizational and collaborative skills with a curious mindset important

Responsibilities

  • Provide product assurance engineering support for commercialized products
  • Participate in customer audits and identify improvement opportunities
  • Ensure quality control for products in FDA regulated industries
  • Collaborate with manufacturing engineers to resolve product quality issues
  • Lead investigations and corrective action responses for quality discrepancies
  • Interact with quality personnel and suppliers to ensure product performance
  • Drive quality improvement through Lean Six Sigma methodologies

Benefits

  • Competitive health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Accounts available
  • Disability benefits and life insurance provided
  • Paid time off and retirement benefits offered
  • Relocation assistance may be authorized
Full Job Description
Job Description:

Quality Engineer (Solventum)

3M Health Care is now Solventum

At Solventum, we enable better, smarter, safer healthcare to improve lives. As a new company with a long legacy of creating breakthrough solutions for our customers' toughest challenges, we pioneer game-changing innovations at the intersection of health, material and data science that change patients' lives for the better while enabling healthcare professionals to perform at their best. Because people, and their wellbeing, are at the heart of every scientific advancement we pursue.

We partner closely with the brightest minds in healthcare to ensure that every solution we create melds the latest technology with compassion and empathy. Because at Solventum, we never stop solving for you.

The Impact You'll Make in this Role

As a Quality Engineer, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:
  • Providing product assurance engineering support for commercialized products including specification and design control, change management, risk management, investigations, and continuous improvement.
  • Participating in customer audits, ISO 9001 audits, ISO 13485 audits, internal audits, and other activities to identify improvement opportunities.
  • Providing quality assurance and control for products used in FDA regulated industries, including control of incoming materials, review of in-process tests and release tests and device history records.
  • Working with manufacturing engineers and other personnel to solve product quality issues.
  • Leading investigations, corrective action responses, trending and monitoring for nonconforming materials, complaints, and supplier issues.
  • Interacting with Division quality personnel and outside suppliers to ensure product quality and performance.
  • Driving quality improvement using engineering best practice, statistical techniques, and Lean Six Sigma methodologies.


Your Skills and Expertise

To set you up for success in this role from day one, Solventum requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree or higher in an engineering or science discipline (completed and verified prior to start)


Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

  • Experience with quality systems such as Quality Manuals, ISO-13485, 21 CFR Part 210, 211 and 820, metrology, calibration, auditing and supplier management
  • Working knowledge of root cause analysis tools and techniques
  • American Society for Quality, Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) certification or willingness to obtain
  • Proficiency in the use of statistical and quality engineering tools such as exploratory data analysis, basic statistics, Gage R&R, Analysis of Variance, Failure Modes and Effects Analysis, Statistical Process Control and Capability, acceptance sampling, correlation and regression, and experimental design
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access) and writing/using data queries, extracts and analysis
  • Skills including organization, resilience, collaboration, and curiosity.


Work location:
  • Onsite: Columbia, MO


Travel: May include up to 5% domestic travel

Relocation Assistance: May be authorized

Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

Supporting Your Well-being

Solventum offers many programs to help you live your best life - both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, Solventum regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope.

Applicable to US Applicants Only:The expected compensation range for this position is $71,200 - $97,900, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate's relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience. In addition, this position may be eligible for a range of benefits (e.g., Medical, Dental & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences and Retirement Benefits, etc.). Additional information is available at: https://www.solventum.com/en-us/home/our-company/careers/#Total-Rewards

Responsibilities of this position include that corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties.

Solventum is committed to maintaining the highest standards of integrity and professionalism in our recruitment process. Applicants must remain alert to fraudulent job postings and recruitment schemes that falsely claim to represent Solventum and seek to exploit job seekers.

Please note that all email communications from Solventum regarding job opportunities with the company will be from an email with a domain of @solventum.com. Be wary of unsolicited emails or messages regarding Solventum job opportunities from emails with other email domains.

Please note: your application may not be considered if you do not provide your education and work history, either by: 1) uploading a resume, or 2) entering the information into the application fields directly.

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