Sr. Manufacturing Engineer
Pactiv Evergreen
- Malvern, AR
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Implements audits throughout the supply chain, ensuring quality standards, safety and legal requirements, and company policies and specifications are met.
- Collaborates with clients, customers, and other stakeholders to identify and resolve problems with delivered products.
- Prepares for and Leads all 3rd party food safety audits.
- Must be or become HACCP certified.
- Conducts or assists with performance and failure analysis of defective products or materials; identifies, recommends, or executes corrective actions.
- Provides quality engineering support for in-progress and final acceptance projects.
- Develops and manages capital projects to completion.
- Provides technical and administrative support and guidance to direct and indirect reports.
- Develops and maintains a system to track and report projects and results of quality awareness programs and initiatives.
- Drafts and maintains product assurance policies and procedures, ensuring specifications and requirements are met.
- Drafts and recommends procedures to establish or improve quality standards, standard repairs, process controls, and inspection methods.
- Analyzes, reviews, and approves manufacturing engineering policies, processes, documentation, and operations.
- Develops and implements strategies to increase quality and customization of products.
- Oversees data collection, analysis, and other research for quality projects.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Provides technical operations support for molded fiber manufacturing problems. Develops and leads process-improvement initiatives to address specific issues as they arise with a focus in reducing scrap.
- Develops OEE and Quality improvement plans with the plant operations teams to meet targets. Serves as the central conduit for associated information designed to improve quality and productivity.
- BA/BS degree preferred in Business or Technical Discipline.
- 5-7 years of quality management experience or process engineering in a manufacturing environment.
- ASQ Certified Quality Engineer/Professional Quality/Statistical Application certification.
- Experience with BRC, GFSI, or AIB certification and audits required.
- Microsoft Office, Statistical Software & some programming experience.
- Experience with Gainseeker software is desired.
- Statistical methods & process improvement techniques. Superior mathematical & statistical ability.
- Knowledge of manufacturing lab practices & test procedure.
- Continuing education: quality, statistical applications, business communication with a minimum of I seminar or course every other year.
- Ability to work a flexible schedule including off-shift coverage & some weekends.
- Must be a self-starter demonstrating the willingness to address / resolve ambiguity and conflict within complex business change projects
- Strong oral and verbal communication skills with demonstrated ability to communicate at different levels of the organization