Job Information
Energizer Holdings, Inc. Senior Quality Engineer in Vandalia, Ohio
What you'll love about this job
Relocation Package | Bonus Program | Fast-Paced | Autonomous Role | Hands-On | Exemplary 401(k)
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
As a Senior Quality Engineer at Energizer Brands Autocare division, you will be responsible for recommending and driving changes to sustain and improve our quality competencies and capabilities by providing support to development and implementation teams and applying knowledge of our products and processes to help resolve manufacturing and design problems.
Responsibilities
Accountable for quality metrics impacted by their team within a product category team
Adapts and prioritizes own work based on technology work plan (TWP) or functional plans
Comprehensive understanding of Energizer Quality Management System
Apply quality principles and design intent knowledge of products for improvements to current processes, suppliers, and quality systems
Identify trends or concerns from data reviews that relate to underlying systems or process issues
Participate and/or lead teams for projects related to improving products, suppliers and equipment for cost savings, supply assurance or reliability improvement
Participate and/lead risk assessment activities and ensure proper Change Management protocols are followed
Lead and coordinate problem solving efforts encountered by operations or suppliers that impact the quality/reliability of our products
Communicate product, supplier, and performance issues within the category quality team and in applicable cross-functional reviews
Support new product development projects to meet identified time/cost/performance objectives
Lead the audit process and conduct/ follow up on internal and supplier on-site audits, self-audits, technical audits, process audits and launch readiness reviews
Address customer complaints utilizing problem solving methodologies; Drive to true root cause and implement robust corrective actions to prevent reoccurrence of issues
Improve quality systems (such as process documentation, change management, calibration, in-process quality control, raw material quality, trace-ability systems, and post-production testing)
Follow, implement, and monitor quality policies to verify the results for effectiveness. Assist in driving improvements in the policies and policy compliance
Facilitate the product approval process to verify the product/material meet the design inputs.
Provide training/coaching to internal cross-functional teams and suppliers as needed to improve current and needed capabilities to meet Energizer needs
Monitor and improve supplier performance; lead supplier improvement plans
May also perform additional duties as assigned
What we are looking for
4-5 years’ experience in Quality or Supplier Development
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, or Management or related technical field
Experience in manufacturing environments addressing internal and/or supplier operations to improve performance, expand capability, increase capacity, and lower costs
Quality Management Systems experience
Problem solving experience
What we prefer
Experience with consumer goods and high-speed manufacturing
Internal or external auditor certification
Professional Quality Certifications
Lean, Six Sigma Green Belt, or equivalent certification
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.