Sr Quality Engineer

Company: Materion Advanced Chemicals Inc
Location: Milwaukee
Posted on: May 4, 2025

Job Description:

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Under the direction of the Quality Manager, the Sr. Quality Engineer will be actively involved with customers, the Quality Management System (QMS), and continuous improvement activities with the aim to manage, exceed, and improve customer satisfaction. Scope of influence is throughout the entirety of process from suppliers, internal manufacturing process, and potentially application of the material. Sr. Quality Engineer will be responsible to ensure all quality business processes are performed with zero impact to internal/external customers.

You will have an opportunity to:

Act as back up to the Quality Manager, or other roles. Provide direct leadership/supervision to other team members or departments based on business conditions

Act as a key Quality partner for Continuous Improvement activities

Act as main/key quality contact for customers and departments

Enact corrective and preventative actions for both internal and external opportunities found

Carry out product and process audits to the ISO 9001:2015 standard and other international standards as applicable.

Ensure compliance and assist with adherence to the QMS ISO 9001:2015 standard

Champion continuous improvement activities, where required

Draft, or assist with the drafting of, PMAPs, FMEAs, and Control plans and ensure they're up to date

Develop "Standard" for processes to ensure documentation is adequate for the preservation of processes

Maintain non-conforming material process and develop, or assist with developing, actions to prevent future occurrences.

Establish raw material and finished product acceptance criteria with supply chain and process engineering.

Issue Supplier Corrective Action Request (SCAR) and work with suppliers to remedy nonconformances

Assist with training and awareness of quality topics at the facility

Promote the use and implementation of Lean Six-Sigma practices such as 5S (6S), Poka-Yoke, and Statistical Process Control (SPC).

Participate in customer interactions for regular business update, reporting, issue resolution and/or continuous improvement collaborations.

Participate and perform drawing/specification review internally and externally and document associated documents in QMS software

Perform periodic QMS audits of Materion Sites or Suppliers

Act as process owner or team member for reoccurring QMS systems such as Process Change Control Board (PCCB / MRD), customer complaints process, CAR management and/or others

QUALIFICATIONS

Relevant bachelor's degree or higher, examples: Metallurgy, Material Science, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, etc. from an accredited university

4 years minimum in a System-Quality Assurance role required.

Lean Six Sigma experience, Blackbelt certification preferred.

Experience performing lead quality auditing, project management, material science and chemistry.

Experience working in a high-volume chemical manufacturing

Experience in promotion of risk-based thinking and analysis

Experience working with the following programs: Microsoft Office Suite, SAP, MiniTab, WinSPC, and/or MES Systems

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The selection of the person to be hired for this position is contingent on the candidate having export compliance eligibility for access to U.S. controlled technology which comes under the licensing jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of State, International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the U.S. Department of Commerce, Export Administration Regulations (EAR).

The candidate selected will have to qualify as either a U.S. citizen, a U.S. National, a lawful permanent resident of the U.S., a Person Admitted into the U.S. as an Asylee or Refugee., a National of a country that is not prohibited from having access to U.S. controlled technology (via a letter of assurance), or a Person to be approved for an export license by the governing agency whose technology comes under its jurisdiction. Please understand that any job offer that requires approval of an export license will be conditional on Materion's determination that it will be able to obtain an export license in a time frame consistent with Materion's business requirements.

Materion Corporation and its subsidiaries (the "Company") is an equal employment opportunity employer. It is the Company's policy to not unlawfully discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also the Company's policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions. The information collected by this application is solely to determine suitability for employment, verify identity and maintain employment statistics on applicants.

Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship on the Company. Please inform the Company's personnel representative if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process.

Materion's Veteran Employee Resource group supports veterans and promotes the benefits of hiring veterans in the workplace. We honor all those who have served and are a military friendly company. Veterans are encouraged to apply and military experience and skills are transferrable to Materion careers.

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