Quality Assurance Engineer

Quality Assurance Manager Team: Operations · Location: Onsite - Austin, TX The opportunity Own the quality program across every line on the SLI production floor: coating and laminating, flexo and digital printing, converting and finishing. The Process Engineer sets the specs; you make sure every job is inspected against them and every operator on every shift executes to the standard. The goal is industry-leading quality: lowest defect rate, fewest complaints, lowest cost of poor quality in our segment. We hold a high bar, and we expect you to raise it. What you'll own Inspection program: disciplined, repeatable inspection across all lines: in-process checks, first-article approvals, lot acceptance, final-roll release Standards on the floor: daily floor walks, audits of setup sheets and run logs, real-time coaching when you see drift Team leadership: build, train, and develop the QA inspection team; hold the bar on calibration consistency Defects, complaints & CAPA: own complaint triage, scrap / rework tracking, and root cause; partner with the Process Engineer on permanent fixes Cost of quality: track scrap, rework, returns, warranty and drive the trend down quarter over quarter Supplier & material quality: incoming-material acceptance criteria, supplier scorecards Calibration & audit posture: calibration current, traceable, documented; audit-ready always What it takes 5+ years managing a disciplined quality inspection program in manufacturing A people manager who has hired, trained, and developed inspectors / techs Fluent in SPC, root cause (5-Why, fishbone, 8D), CAPA, and audit-ready documentation Label / flexible packaging / web-process / printing experience strongly preferred Partners cleanly with engineering; operationalizes the Process Engineer's specs on the floor ASQ certification (CQM, CQE, CQA) a plus, not required if the operational depth is there Chases industry-leading quality; not satisfied with last year's number Why it's worth it Quality isn't a department; it's a discipline. You build the inspection system that catches problems before they reach the customer, mentor the inspectors who carry that discipline through every shift, and drive the cost-of-quality number down quarter over quarter. Leadership measures you on the metric you own, and rewards you for moving it. Pre-employment screening Offers of employment are conditional and contingent on satisfactory completion of pre-employment screening, which may include job-related skills and other assessments, a background check, and verification of your employment history and references. While skills and other assessments may be required as part of the interview process, background checks, if applicable, are conducted only after a conditional offer and only with the separate written disclosure and your authorization provided at that stage, in compliance with the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and all applicable federal, state, and local laws. #J-18808-Ljbffr SheetLabels.com