Quality Engineer

Position Summary As a Quality Engineer at Transcendia, you will serve as a key change agent supporting manufacturing operations across our manufacturing campus that incorporates three buildings. This is a highly visible, hands-on role that requires a self-motivated professional who can work independently, make sound decisions, and drive quality improvements in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

You will actively partner with Operations, Engineering, and Production teams to identify and solve complex quality and process challenges, reduce operational risk, and ensure the reliability of custom-engineered materials used in critical applications. Success in this role requires strong analytical skills, a proactive approach, and the ability to balance strategic quality initiatives with day-to-day manufacturing support.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide routine on-site support across Hebron manufacturing facilities, requiring frequent movement between locations to support quality and operational needs.
• Conduct hands-on inspections, testing, sample collection, investigations, and audits within production environments.
• Act as SQF Practitioner, overseeing food safety programs, HACCP activities, internal audits, management reviews, corrective actions, employee training, and SQF certification activities.
• Manage the site's MS Access Quality Database, including system maintenance, user access control, specification setup, inspection data management, reporting, troubleshooting, and database enhancements.
• Serve as the site validation lead, coordinating cross-functional IQ/OQ/PQ activities, reviewing validation data, resolving deviations, and ensuring a state of continuous compliance and audit readiness.
• Apply data-driven problem-solving methodologies to identify root causes, develop effective corrective actions, and prevent recurrence of quality issues.
• Independently prioritize workload and manage multiple projects while maintaining a strong sense of ownership and accountability for results.
• Work closely with manufacturing and engineering to develop, implement, maintain and improve quality standards and methods to ensure product quality within manufacturing operations.
• Collaborate with and mentor cross-functional team members through the root-cause analysis process, continuous improvement process, and supporting a culture of quality.
• Lead investigations in response to quality nonconformances and manage timely corrective and preventive actions in alignment with quality system requirements.
• Analyze quality data and key performance indicators, identify trends, and initiate actions to address emerging product or process risks.
• Plan and execute test method validations.
• Participate in internal and external audits.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Experience working in a manufacturing environment requiring regular interaction with production personnel and processes.
• Experience utilizing statistical analysis and problem-solving tools such as Minitab, DOE, SPC, Pareto analysis, capability studies, and root cause methodologies.
• Experience with electronic document management systems, SharePoint, or similar collaboration platforms.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Science, or a related technical field
• Minimum 2 years of experience in quality or engineering within a regulated industry