Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. · 5 hours ago
Quality Engineer
Sumner, WA
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
$80K/yr - $91K/yr
0+ years expKeurig Dr Pepper is a leading beverage company in North America, and they are seeking a Quality Engineer I to lead quality and process improvement initiatives within their Sumner Manufacturing team. The role involves collaborating with various departments to enhance quality processes, develop policies, and conduct data analysis to support product and process improvements.
CoffeeFood and BeverageManufacturing
Responsibilities
Understands processes to collect, filter, and interrogate data for problem identification and resolution in support of business and functional goals
Leads structured problem solving teams, including troubleshooting and resolution quality issues utilizing quality tools (cause and effect, process mapping, statistical methods, etc.) with the ultimate goal being implementation of effective corrective actions
Supports the new product and process development equipment, specifically trials and test runs for material, process, product, and/or suppliers
Prepares new product and process test plans and detailed reports for operations, engineering and quality to execute
Provides feedback to Engineering and R&D on improvements to product and equipment specifications
Regular reporting of measures that communicate process outputs relative to Keurig Dr Pepper metrics and customer requirements/specifications
Perform audits, investigations and test procedures with operations, engineering, R & D and other departments in order to address quality related issues
Author and develop, in partnership with the multisite and plant departments testing, procedures and programs to promote product and process quality
Interpret and identify quality improvement opportunities from records and reports (customer complaints, internal issues, etc.)
Lead cross-functional Kaizen events on new and existing programs
Summarize and report out results from process improvement teams
Audit production processes to record, document, and evaluate consistency to customer and specifications and validation of corrective actions over time
Ensure accuracy and revision level of all quality test procedures, customer specifications, documents, and other quality information/documentation as required
Evaluates and executes quality requirements from our customers (internal and external) for new product and process transfers
Works with quality team to create a manual of quality policies, procedures and test methods when new technology is transferred to our manufacturing sites
Train personnel in basic quality principles, tools and continuous improvement initiatives
Use and Maintain quality databases (design, create, import, export, query, report, analyze)
Performs other job related duties as requested by management
Models the Keurig Dr Pepper values
Follow all Keurig Dr Pepper policies and procedures
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's in Engineering; 0-3+ years of relevant experience in the support of development and production of consumer goods in a global setting are highly desired
Manufacturing experience required
Ability to uphold Safety standards, participate in and/or lead Continuous Process Improvement
On the job learning, and follow our established Manufacturing best practices
Ability to work flexible hours as needed
Ability to get along with others, be punctual, and follow instructions
Must be able to travel independently both within the US and internationally
Preferred
Experience coordinating hardware or software across global supply chain desired
Experienced with contract manufacturing and supplier quality management and auditing desired
Quality experience preferred
Familiarity with Global Food Safety Intuitive and HACCP principles desired
Lean Six Sigma experience preferred
Food Industry experience preferred
Experience with SAP preferred
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Disability
Paid Time Off (including paid parental leave, vacation, and sick time)
401k with company match
Tuition Reimbursement
Mileage Reimbursement
Annual bonus based on performance and eligibility
Benefits eligible Day 1!
Company
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.
Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) is a leading beverage company in North America, with annual revenue in excess of $14.1 billion and nearly 28,000 employees.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$49.52BKey Investors
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2025-10-27Post Ipo Equity· $7B
2025-10-13Post Ipo Equity
2025-08-25Post Ipo Debt· $18.96B
Leadership Team
G
George Lagoudakis
SVP Finance US Refreshment Beverages
J
Jane Gelfand
Senior Vice President, Strategic Finance & Capital Markets
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