Staff Quality Engineer

What you'll love about this job Our Garrettsville, OH Energizer facility produces products used in our North American and International battery manufacturing plants to make our renowned Energizer and Ray-O-Vac branded batteries. If you enjoy working in a team-oriented, quality focused, and fast-paced environment, you are the right fit for our team! We offer competitive wages, medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage effective on your hire date. Energizer matches your 401k contributions dollar for dollar up to 6%. The company also provides 11 paid holidays and paid vacation time. This is Energizer Holdings, Inc. Energizer Holdings responsibly creates products to make lives easier and more enjoyable. To do this, we lean into our culture as an organization – we win together, while serving each other, with a willingness to act boldly, all while doing right. Our colleagues hail from all backgrounds, nationalities and walks of life, but our shared mission and purpose make us one team. Because we’re a global organization, you will always have opportunities to learn, grow and develop in your career. We support flexible working arrangements wherever possible. Position Summary Develops and conducts studies relating to equipment productivity improvement, process capability, material handling, methods & process improvement. Lead new equipment research, justification, acquisition, and implementation. Also gets involved with trouble-shooting mechanical processes on all production equipment regarding their performance, manufacturability, and competitiveness. Utilize Quality principles and tools, and apply growing knowledge of our manufacturing processes, product requirements, manufacturing equipment and quality systems, gained internally and externally to prevent and when needed, resolve manufacturing technical problems, and product quality issues. Sustain and improve foundational quality competencies and capabilities to meet business objectives and enhance our brand image Responsibilities Develop new processes and assess and documents new and existing processes. Implement and evaluate changes to existing processes designed to improve product quality, productivity and overall equipment efficiency. Provide technical leadership and mentorship to Molding Technicians, Technical Operators, Quality Specialist, Engineering Specialist, and other molding personnel. Provide technical support/solutions to manufacturing processes, improve yield and throughput, drive cost reduction activities and improve on part quality. Coordinates the molding efforts on new product launches, setting up and/or revising manufacturing processes and assisting the manufacturing operations in problem solving and continuous process improvements Apply quality principles for improvements to current processes and quality systems. Participate and/lead risk assessment activities and ensure proper change management protocols are followed. Ensure execution of quality management system and process capability performance matrix including process control parameters, customer complaints, and root cause analysis. Lead and coordinate problem solving efforts encountered by operations that impact the quality/reliability of our products. Coordinate with R&D and others to define comprehensive experiments & trials evaluate results, draw conclusions & make recommendations for implementing projects meeting Time/Cost/Performance objectives. Champion risk mitigation and change management through Temporary Change Authorization, Potential Problem Analysis and Failure Mode Effects Analysis. Expand knowledge and skill in the areas of injection molding, tooling, equipment and materials, quality systems and product design. Provide training/coaching to internal teams as needed to improve current and future capabilities to meet Energizer needs. What we are looking for 7+ years’ experience in Injection Molding process, tooling design, setup, problem solving and system design. Ability to present ideas in business-friendly and user-friendly language to all levels in the organization (MS Word, Excel, PPT) Quality Management Systems Experience Problem Solving Experience; familiarity with 8D, KT PSDM or equivalent Experience in manufacturing environments addressing internal operations to improve performance, expand capability, increase capacity, and lower costs. Project Management Experience Preferred Skills and Experience Degree in Engineering, Materials Science or Equivalent Progressive accountabilities and relevant experience in an injection molding environment Possess process optimization certifications (Lean, Six Sigma or equivalent) Statistical Process Control, Gage R&R, sampling, and variation reduction Capital Project Forecasting Experience Come join us! Energizer is an equal opportunity employer, and we prohibit discrimination based on age, color, disability, marital or parental status, veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other legally protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Total Rewards Package The salary range for this position is USD $115,000.00/Yr. - USD $143,000.00/Yr. Actual base salary offered to a candidate may vary based upon factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business sector, and geographic location. Energizer strives to create a supportive work environment centered around colleagues’ professional and personal well-being. Our total rewards package provides comprehensive benefits to attract, retain, and protect our colleagues – including health and welfare insurance, parental leave, paid time off, and retirement savings plans. Develop new processes and assess and documents new and existing processes. Implement and evaluate changes to existing processes designed to improve product quality, productivity and overall equipment efficiency. Provide technical leadership and mentorship to Molding Technicians, Technical Operators, Quality Specialist, Engineering Specialist, and other molding personnel. Provide technical support/solutions to manufacturing processes, improve yield and throughput, drive cost reduction activities and improve on part quality. Coordinates the molding efforts on new product launches, setting up and/or revising manufacturing processes and assisting the manufacturing operations in problem solving and continuous process improvements Apply quality principles for improvements to current processes and quality systems. Participate and/lead risk assessment activities and ensure proper change management protocols are followed. Ensure execution of quality management system and process capability performance matrix including process control parameters, customer complaints, and root cause analysis. Lead and coordinate problem solving efforts encountered by operations that impact the quality/reliability of our products. Coordinate with R&D and others to define comprehensive experiments & trials evaluate results, draw conclusions & make recommendations for implementing projects meeting Time/Cost/Performance objectives. Champion risk mitigation and change management through Temporary Change Authorization, Potential Problem Analysis and Failure Mode Effects Analysis. Expand knowledge and skill in the areas of injection molding, tooling, equipment and materials, quality systems and product design. Provide training/coaching to internal teams as needed to improve current and future capabilities to meet Energizer needs. 7+ years' experience in Injection Molding process, tooling design, setup, problem solving and system design. Ability to present ideas in business-friendly and user-friendly language to all levels in the organization (MS Word, Excel, PPT) Quality Management Systems Experience Problem Solving Experience; familiarity with 8D, KT PSDM or equivalent Experience in manufacturing environments addressing internal operations to improve performance, expand capability, increase capacity, and lower costs. Project Management Experience Preferred Skills and Experience Degree in Engineering, Materials Science or Equivalent Progressive accountabilities and relevant experience in an injection molding environment Possess process optimization certifications (Lean, Six Sigma or equivalent) Statistical Process Control, Gage R&R, sampling, and variation reduction Capital Project Forecasting Experience