Quality Engineer

Company: Rheo Engineering LLC
Location: Peoria
Posted on: April 17, 2025

Job Description:

Join the Rheo Team as a Quality Engineer - Be the Driving Force Behind Excellence

Summary:
Are you passionate about solving problems, improving systems, and making a measurable impact? We're looking for a Quality Engineer who thrives in a collaborative environment and is committed to embedding quality into every step of the product lifecycle.

In this key role, you'll identify and resolve quality issues, drive continuous improvement, and ensure our processes meet the highest standards. Working closely with Engineering, Operations, Purchasing, and Customer Care teams, you'll lead root cause investigations, implement effective corrective and preventive actions, and champion quality across the organization.

From developing inspection plans to managing our tool calibration program, your expertise will play a critical role in maintaining compliance, preventing defects, and strengthening customer trust. If you're ready to make a lasting impact and help shape a culture of excellence, we want to hear from you.

Objectives:
- Own and manage corrective and preventive action (CAPA) activities.
- Identify trends in quality issues and proactively address recurring or systemic problems.
- Collaborate with applicable stakeholders to resolve design, manufacturing, and supplier quality issues.
- Support engineering change requests (ECRs) and operations change management by assessing quality impacts and ensuring quality requirements are met.
-Participate in product reviews, design-for-quality activities, and process validations as needed.
- Develop, update, and verify effectiveness of inspection plans, sampling criteria, and quality checklists.
- Support Quality Control and Production teams by clarifying inspection requirements and contributing to first-article inspections.
- Manage the tool calibration program to ensure all equipment and instruments are maintained in compliance with internal procedures and industry standards.
- Maintain quality documentation related to investigations, inspections, validations, changes, and calibration.
- Assist in maintaining ISO 9001 certification and supporting compliance with applicable industry standards and customer requirements.
- Provide quality support for customer complaints, including root cause analysis, communication, and corrective action tracking.
- Perform other tasks as assigned by your supervisor from time to time.

Success in this Role Looks Like:
- Corrective actions are implemented quickly and effectively with minimal recurrence.
- Collaboration with other departments leads to early detection and resolution of quality risks.
- Inspection and calibration plans are complete, clear, and effective in preventing defects.
- Continuous improvement efforts result in measurable reductions in defects, rework, and customer complaints.

Minimum Qualifications:

- Education:
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical field with 3+ years of
quality or engineering experience OR 5+ years of relevant experience in a
quality-focused role in a manufacturing or technical environment.

- Experience:
- Familiarity with ISO 9001 and/or FDA standards and other relevant quality
standards.

- Software:
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint,
Outlook, Teams).
- Experience with Quality Management Systems (QMS) and ERP systems (Epicor
Kinetic preferred).

- Traits:
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration abilities.
- - Attention to detail and a methodical, documentation-oriented approach.
- - Proactive mindset with a passion for continuous improvement and risk
reduction.

Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience conducting or supporting internal audits.
- Background in regulated manufacturing (pharmaceutical, medical device, or biotech).
- Familiarity with Lean, Six Sigma, or other process improvement methodologies.

Working Conditions:
- This role requires the ability to work in both office and manufacturing environments.
- Must be able to navigate the shop floor, participate in hands-on investigations, and lift up to 50 pounds when necessary.
- Up to 10% travel

Benefits:
- Leading Medical Insurance - consistently the leading medical rates for small businesses in the area
- Health Savings Account with Employer contributions (depends on plan selected)
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Identity Theft Insurance
- 401k with 4% employer match
- Generous PTO
- Paid Paternity & Maternity leave
- Paid cell phone plan with stipend for new phone every 2 years
- Referral program

Compensation details: 70000-85000 Yearly Salary



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