Quality Engineer in Winchester

Why Oatey? Since 1916, Oatey has provided reliable, high-quality products for the residential and commercial plumbing industries, with a commitment to delivering quality, building trust and improving lives. Today, Oatey operates a comprehensive manufacturing and distribution network comprised of industry leading family of companies: Oatey, Cherne, Keeney, Quick Drain, Hercules, Dearborn, Oatey Canada, William H. Harvey, Masters, Contact, Belanger, Lansas, and Durgo. At Oatey, we're doing big things — and by joining us, you'll have the chance to do big things too. You can build a strong career in an innovative, inclusive, high-performance environment, with the confidence that your company cares — about you, our customers and our world. Ready to make an impact in a place where you matter?

Position Summary: Drive quality performance to a higher level through employing applicable quality processes and tools. Assist in the development of quality metrics to monitor quality levels, identify areas of improvement and implement effective solutions.

Position Responsibilities:

• APQP / Product Launch Support: Support manufacturing operations to launch new products and processes. Work with Corporate Engineering team to define pre-launch requirements and communicate plant capabilities.
• Internal PPAP submissions and approvals: Submit PPAP’s to Corporate Engineering and coordinate manufacturing production demonstration runs. Coordinate Golden Sample production and establish acceptance criteria for new products. Approve internal PPAPs for Engineering Changes (ECN) and new or refurbished tooling.
• ECN Support and Manufacturing Implementation: Coordinate Corporate ECN system with plant implementation and planning efforts, including process validation and product verification.
• Change Management system coordination (MOC): Monitor plant MOC’s and coordinate activities to drive changes to completion and full implementation.
• PFMEA & Control Plans: Lead cross-functional team to generate and review PFMEA’s. Maintain control plans for all manufacturing processes and conduct control plan audits to verify compliance.
• QMS Auditor: Conduct internal audits to the ISO 9001:2015 standard.
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge And Experience:

• Basic knowledge of quality and quality management processes (APQP, Process Failure Mode Effects Analysis, MSA, PPAP, SPC tools, Root Cause Analysis, etc.).
• Experience with operating analytical quality measurement systems (CMM, optical comparator, etc.).
• Industry experience with multiple types of material processing (Molding, metal processing and/or chemical processing).
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Experience working with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and web-based tools.
• Communication Skills: demonstrated ability to develop, synthesize, and present material orally and in writing in an articulate and concise manner. Stand‑up presentation skills. Demonstrated ability to listen to and process other’s point of view.
• Experience in formal quality processes such as ISO, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or other well‑developed continuous improvement programs.
• ASQ Quality Engineer certification or AIAG training preferred.

Education and Certification: Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering or Operations.

Oatey Total Rewards:

• Generous paid time off programs and paid company holidays to support flexibility and work‑life balance.
• Annual Discretionary Cash Profit Sharing.
• Immediate eligibility and vesting in 401(k), including 100% company match, up to 5% of eligible compensation.
• Market leading health insurance including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance offerings for associates and qualified dependents.
• Significant company contribution to Health Savings Account with a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP).
• Short‑Term and Long‑Term Disability income protection coverage at no cost to associates.
• Paid Maternity and Paid Parental Leave.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• A strong set of complementary resources to support associate well‑being, including resource groups, EAP, and dedicated mental health support.

Equal Opportunity Employer: The Oatey family of companies are an equal opportunity employer committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. We recruit, employ, promote, and offer competitive pay for all jobs without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law. At Oatey we are committed to help our Associates grow their career. Apply today and grow with Oatey!