Reynolds Consumer Products · 6 days ago
Senior Corporate Quality Engineer
Appleton, WI
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$120K/yr - $130K/yr
10+ years expReynolds Consumer Products is a dynamic organization offering opportunities for growth and development. They are seeking a Senior Corporate Quality Engineer to provide enterprise-level quality leadership, ensuring manufacturing sites and suppliers meet customer and food safety expectations while driving continuous improvement initiatives.
Consumer GoodsE-CommerceRetail
Responsibilities
Owns the supplier quality management program for assigned categories, ensuring specifications are clear, robust, and aligned with customer and food safety requirements
Leads qualification of new products and suppliers, including risk assessments, capability evaluations, and approval recommendations for senior leadership
Establishes and maintains supplier performance dashboards, defines key metrics (complaints, PPM, OTIF, audit scores, CPK), and conducts monthly reviews with internal stakeholders and suppliers
Partners with key suppliers to design and implement process control plans, capability improvements, and structured complaint reduction roadmaps, including formal improvement charters
Reviews vendor products and components at an expert level, providing insight into their quality, performance, and fitness for use, and recommending design or specification changes where appropriate
Applies advanced statistical methods to analyze test data and process performance, draws fact based conclusions, and uses that knowledge to drive systemic quality improvement at manufacturing locations and suppliers
Leads and facilitates cross functional root cause investigations for significant customer complaints and internal quality events, using tools such as 8D, 5-Why, and FMEA, and ensures timely, verified closure of corrective and preventive actions
Oversees AQL product inspection strategies, defines sampling plans, coordinates inspections, and publishes clear audit results and trend reports to stakeholders
Strengthens corporate and plant quality systems by planning and executing timely internal audits, management system health checks, and formal gap assessments; leads implementation of improvements
Owns or co-owns key corporate quality procedures and documentation, ensuring they remain compliant with customer, regulatory, and business requirements and are consistently deployed across locations
Collaborates with Quality Departments at multiple facilities to harmonize practices, standardize methods, and ensure effective transfer of best practices and lessons learned
Provides coaching, mentoring, and technical guidance to plant quality engineers, technicians, and other cross functional partners; supports development of quality talent and succession
In locations where applicable, responsible to comply with GFSI standards, prerequisite programs, and GMP practices to ensure food safety requirements are met, and to report potential food safety concerns to those with authority to take action
Supports customer facing quality activities, including key customer visits, audits, and technical reviews, and presents quality performance and improvement plans confidently to external stakeholders
Qualification
Required
BS in Engineering or related technical field required
Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in Quality Engineering, Quality Management, or closely related roles in manufacturing environments
Demonstrated track record leading complex quality investigations, driving measurable complaint reduction, and improving process capability across multiple lines, products, or sites
Expert level proficiency with quality tools such as Corrective Action, Root Cause Analysis, FMEA, Control Plans, SPC, and risk based thinking
Strong statistical knowledge with hands on experience using Minitab or equivalent tools to analyze process capability, CPK, DOE, and other advanced methods
Proven ability to influence cross functional teams and stakeholders at all levels, including suppliers and customers, without direct authority
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to build executive level presentations and translate complex technical data into clear business implications
Demonstrated ability to operate in a fast paced, ambiguous environment and to balance strategic initiatives with tactical problem solving
Strong organizational skills with high attention to detail and disciplined follow through on commitments
Proficient in MS Office and familiar with ERP, QMS, and data visualization tools
Ability to travel up to 30 percent, sometimes on short notice, to manufacturing facilities and supplier locations
Preferred
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt or Green Belt certification strongly preferred
ASQ certifications (CQE, CQA, CSSBB, or similar) preferred
Experience managing or heavily influencing supplier quality programs, including qualification, audits, and performance management, strongly preferred
Some experience with BRCGS or other GFSI food safety standards, including audit preparation, corrective actions, and maintaining certification
Advanced degree in Engineering, Quality, or related field preferred
Benefits
Role is eligible for 10% annual incentive provided the business meets financial goals and the individual meets their performance goals, subject to plan administration guidelines.
Company
Reynolds Consumer Products
Reynolds Consumer Products provides quality household essentials and world-class brands.
Founded in 2010Illinois City, Illinois, USA
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$700M2024-10-17Post Ipo Debt· $700M
2020-01-30IPO
Leadership Team
Scott Huckins
Chief Executive Officer
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