Quality Engineer - Kadant Solutions

Individual works under the direction of the Quality Manager, performing quality inspections, root cause analyses, implementing corrective actions, writing relevant reports, and leading improvement projects.

Exemplary Duties/Responsibilities

• Lead and report on Root Cause and Corrective Action efforts
• Prepare corrective action reports
• Lead RMA resolution activities and report on open RMAs
• Review and disposition DMRs
• Participate in or lead continuous improvement events/projects
• Participate in or lead plant equipment repair, improvement, and maintenance activities
• Lead quality audits of internal and external processes
• Create and maintain inspection procedures
• Perform metallographic inspections
• Prepare material analysis reports
• Maintain and provide training on inspection systems and tools
• Establish machine capability envelopes for key production equipment
• Track and report on vendor quality
• Prepare progress or status reports
• Perform materials testing as needed
• Perform dimensional inspections as needed to support quality technicians

Who is Kadant Solutions Division?

Kadant Solutions, based in Auburn, Massachusetts, develops, manufactures, and markets a wide range of doctoring, cleaning, filtration, and forming systems and related consumables used in process industries worldwide including construction roofing materials, food processing, metals processing, nonwovens, pulp and paper, textiles and fibers, and tissue.

Why consider joining the Kadant team?

• Kadant is named as one of America’s Most Responsible Companies 2024 by Newsweek
• Kadant was named as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity 2023 by Newsweek
• Kadant was named to Newsweek’s list of America’s Most Responsible Companies in 2023 and 2024.
• 100% of Kadant’s energy comes from renewable sources.
• Kadant serves the pulp and paper industry which has recycled 68% of everything produced and 82% of cardboard since 2009, the highest of any processing industry.
• Kadant serves several process industries including lithium-ion battery production, food processing, metals processing, carbon fiber, nonwovens, textiles, and construction roofing materials.
• At Kadant, our customer-focused innovation allows us to deliver Sustainable Industrial Processing™ engineering services and technologies to help our customers create more value with fewer inputs.

*Equal opportunity employer.

*Diverse and inclusive workplace.

*Competitive wage.

*All benefits are effective upon date of hire. 

Our comprehensive benefit package includes:

*Medical, Dental and Vision insurance with best-in-class premiums.

*10 ½ paid holidays.

*401k with match.

*Company paid life insurance benefit.

*Disability insurance.

*Aflac insurance.

*Lifelock insurance.

*MetLaw legal assistance.

*Employee assistance program.

*Flexible spending.

*Dependent care.

*Educational assistance.

*Employee stock purchase plan.

Education/Experience:   

• Scientific degree (BS or AS with demonstrated experience)
• Experience with a process improvement framework: FMEA, six sigma, or other
• Experience writing professional reports
• 3+ years of experience with dimensional inspection in a manufacturing environment

Knowledge: 

• Proficient in reading engineering drawings
• Expert user of Microsoft office suite
• Deep knowledge of inspection tools and methods
• Deep knowledge of process improvement tools and methods

Skills:   

• Good organizational skills
• Good project management skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Able to create informative visual representations of data

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with metallographic inspection
• Solid modeling with Solidworks
• Practical experience with statistical analysis

Physical/Environmental Demands:  Possess manual dexterity sufficient to reach/handle items, work with the fingers and perceives attributes of objects and materials.