Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer

Lamplight Farms, home of the TIKI Brand, is seeking a motivated, hands-on Quality Engineer to play an integral role in driving a culture of continuous improvement and learning. This position will be a critical team member on our New Product Development (NPD) team, playing a key role supporting Production, Warehousing, and Distribution, and have the opportunity to make a global impact through interaction with our international team and supply chain.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Quality representative on the New Product Development (NPD) Team to own and manage new product qualifications through the Production Part Approval Process (PPAP).
• Conduct and monitor product and component testing, document procedures, test results, and relevant quality data.
• Lead key risk mitigation activities such as FMEA and Product Integrity Committee reviews.
• Capture and analyze product complaints, customer field data, and reported defects to identify emerging risks, determine root causes, and deploy corrective and preventive actions.
• Lead and support domestic and global quality initiatives, ensuring alignment with internal standards and customer expectations.
• Collaborate with suppliers and global team to identify and resolve non-conformance issues and monitor preventive and corrective actions through Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs), Deviations, and Corrective Action Preventive Action (CAPA) processes.
• Maintain product documentation, including test methods, inspection plans, and work instructions.
• Track and report on key quality metrics to identify trends and opportunities for process or product improvements that impact overall Cost of Quality.
• Continuously collect and report quality measures to monitor and improve production processes, products, and service performance; maintain records and statistical models.
• Provide quality support to production and warehouse operations, including process troubleshooting and improvement implementation.
• Drive global quality initiatives by coordinating quality projects across domestic and international teams, facilitating effective communication with global teams, suppliers, and technical partners.
• Gatekeeper of document control process and records for procedures, test methods, inspection plans, forms, work instructions, and others.
• Other duties as deemed necessary to support the business.

Qualification Requirements:

• Minimum Education: Bachelor\'s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related discipline preferred.
• Minimum Work Experience: Minimum (2) years of experience in quality engineering, quality improvement, or a related manufacturing environment.
• License(s) / Certification(s): ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), Six Sigma Green Belt (CSSGB)
• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Familiarity with APQP...