Quality Engineer

MagickWoods has a collaborative and innovative culture that provides an outstanding career development environment for professionals who have strong action and growth orientation and are looking to build something great. Benefits include 401(k), health, vision, dental, company-sponsored life insurance, EAP, employee discount, PTO, paid holidays, and more.

The Junior Quality Engineer will play a vital role in developing and implementing quality standards for both in-house processes and supplied products. This position involves conducting thorough inspections, performing root cause analysis on customer complaints, and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in quality assurance, be bilingual, and possess excellent analytical skills.

Key Responsibilities:

Develop and Implement Quality Standards

• Create and update quality standards and inspection procedures for in-process and supplied products.

• Ensure compliance with industry standards and customer requirements.

Supplier Quality Assurance

• Collaborate with suppliers to

  establish

  quality requirements for supplied materials.

• Conduct supplier audits and performance evaluations.

• Implement corrective actions and improvement plans with suppliers.

In-Process Quality Improvement

• Monitor and

  analyze

  in-process quality data to

  identify

  areas for improvement.

• Develop and implement process control plans to enhance product quality.

• Train production staff on quality standards and best practices.

Root Cause Analysis and Corrective Actions

• Investigate customer complaints and quality issues to

  determine

  root causes.

• Develop and implement corrective and preventive actions.

• Track and report on the effectiveness of corrective actions.

Quality Metrics and Reporting

• Monitor key quality metrics such as First Pass Yield (FPY) and in-house scrap rates.

• Prepare regular quality reports and present findings to management.

• Use statistical methods to

  analyze

  quality data and drive continuous improvement.

Collaboration and Communication

• Work closely with cross-functional teams including production, engineering, and customer service.

• Provide technical support and guidance on quality-related matters.

• Communicate effectively with both internal and external stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Quality Engineering

  , Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.

• 2-3 years of experience in quality assurance, preferably in a manufacturing environment.

• Experience with supplier quality management and in-process quality improvement.

• Strong knowledge of quality standards, inspection methods, and root cause analysis techniques.

• Proficiency

  in quality tools and methodologies such as Six Sigma, Lean, and statistical analysis.

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.

• Strong communication

  skills and ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.

• Bilingual

  proficiency

  (English and

  Spanish)

  is

  required

Preferred

• Experience in the cabinet manufacturing industry.

• Certification in Quality Management (e.g., CQE, CQA) is a plus.

• Familiarity with quality management systems (QMS) such as ISO 9001.