Quality Engineer

Tremco Construction Products Group, Inc.

• $80K — $95K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 0-3+ years of experience in a manufacturing or consumer products environment.
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering (Chemical or Mechanical preferred) or Chemistry.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office and statistical analysis tools (e.g., Minitab).
  • SAP experience is a plus.
  • Familiarity with lean, six sigma, or other continuous improvement methodologies is advantageous.
  • Willingness to travel up to 30%.
  • Strong analytical skills, particularly with Excel, for data analysis.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with plant and corporate quality teams on quality management projects and new product launches.
  • Conduct risk assessments for new product introductions.
  • Design and implement new quality processes.
  • Perform statistical assessments of process capabilities to identify improvement opportunities.
  • Analyze customer complaint data to identify trends and drive collaborative improvements.
  • Engage brand and R&D teams to enhance poorly performing products based on analysis.
  • Support the management of quality incidents through data analysis and root cause methodologies.

Benefits

  • Eligibility for medical, dental, life, and disability insurance after 30 days.
  • Access to flexible spending accounts and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
  • Opportunity to participate in stock purchase plans and to earn paid vacation/sick days and parental leave.
  • 401(k) plan available after three months of employment.
  • Nine paid holidays and two floating holidays each year.
  • Earning potential of three weeks of vacation annually.
  • Vesting in the RPM Pension plan after five years of service.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Job Title: Quality Engineer

Location: Vernon Hills, IL

Department: Rust-Oleum US Corporate Quality

Reports To: Manager, Corporate Quality

Direct Reports/Manages others: No

JOB PURPOSE:

The Quality Engineer is responsible for providing technical support for the corporate quality team. The role will work with our internal quality teams to work on continuous improvement activities as well as supporting new product activities. They will take leadership of our Product Complaint Review (PCR) process, where they will analyze consumer complaint data and identify opportunities for improvement in our products that will drive improved customer and consumer satisfaction. This individual will work closely with our corporate and plant quality teams, as well as manufacturing and R&D.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Work with plant and corporate quality teams on management of quality projects and new product launches.
  • Risk assessments on new product launches.
  • Design and implementation of new quality processes
  • Statistical assessments of process capabilities and identification of opportunities for improvement.
  • Analyze product complaint data, identify opportunities for improvement and work across cross-functional teams to drive improvements. Will include
  • In depth analysis of customer complaint data in excel, identification of poorly performing products from the data analysis and engaging the brand and R&D teams to identify possible product improvements.
  • Support day-to-day management of quality incidents, processes, etc. through data analysis and utilization of root cause analysis.


QUALIFICATIONS:
  • 0-3+ years of experience (in a manufacturing setting) or equivalent process industry or consumer products manufacturing experience.
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering (Chemical and/or Mechanical preferred) or Chemistry
  • Proficient in MS office, Statistical analysis (Minitab, etc).
  • SAP experience desirable.
  • Nice to have: Experience in lean, six sigma or other continuous improvement methodologies
  • Possible travel up to 30%


Salary Target Range: $80,000 - 95,000, bonus eligible

From big benefits to small, we take care of our associates! After 30 days of employment, you will be eligible for a benefits package that includes medical, dental, life, disability and business travel insurance, flexible spending accounts, EAP, stock purchases and vacation/sick days/parental leave. We also offer a 401(k) plan after three months of employment. Associates are vested in the RPM Pension plan after completing five years of service. Rust-Oleum offers 9 paid holidays and two floating holiday per year. You are also eligible to earn three weeks of vacation on an annualized basis.

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