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FloWater · 3 days ago

Manufacturing & Supplier Quality Engineer

Denver, CO

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$100K/yr - $115K/yr

7+ years exp

FloWater is recognized as one of America’s fastest-growing companies, transforming ordinary tap water into ultra-purified drinking water. The Manufacturing & Supplier Quality Engineer will oversee manufacturing execution, test strategy, and supplier quality, ensuring products meet quality standards and continuously improve through data-driven analysis.

Food and BeverageSustainabilityWater

Responsibilities

Act as the primary technical interface with overseas manufacturing partners

Audit end-to-end manufacturing processes across multiple suppliers and countries

Validate, and improve assembly workflows, test stations

Identify process inefficiencies and lead continuous improvement initiatives (yield, scrap, cycle time)

Conduct on-site factory audits covering process control, workmanship, quality systems, and testing rigor

Establish and enforce supplier quality expectations, control plans, and inspection standards

Support supplier onboarding, qualification, and transitions

Define, coordinate, and maintain manufacturing and reliability test protocols

Ensure consistency between design validation, production testing, and field performance

Oversee test coverage, sampling plans, failure detection thresholds, and corrective actions

Ensure compliance with UL, NSF, and other certifications

Own sustaining engineering for released products, including field failure analysis and corrective action

Perform root cause analysis on quality escapes, service issues, and manufacturing defects

Drive corrective and preventive actions with suppliers and internal stakeholders

Support engineering change orders tied to quality, cost, or reliability improvements

Update and maintain engineering drawings, specifications, BOMs, and work instructions

Ensure design intent is clearly communicated and consistently executed in manufacturing

Support controlled design changes to improve manufacturability, reliability, or cost

Lead technical validation and risk assessment during supplier transitions

Partner with sourcing and operations to reduce cost without compromising quality or performance

Qualification

Manufacturing EngineeringSupplier QualityProcess EngineeringTest EngineeringRoot Cause AnalysisQuality Management SystemsCommunication SkillsTeam CollaborationProblem Solving