Job Description

Join the worldwide leader in playing cards and in “play” solutions. Play is what keeps us going, and it always has been our greatest motivation. That's why we live different, play different.

The Quality Engineer will be responsible for continuous improvement efforts related to our quality and manufacturing. They will use a deep understanding our products and processes to help us solve business challenges and risks involving our raw materials, finished projects and processes.  They will generate theories, test for understanding and implement final solutions together with the operations team.  The Quality Engineer helps us evolve while delivering on our performance promise to customers. 

You will know you are a fit if you are a self-directed, detail oriented and data driven scientist that thrives on solving problems. You can be successful in this role if you have a “test and learn” mentality and can develop and execute process trials to gather data. You are an ideal candidate if you thrive in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, if you are curious, agile and possess a continuous improvement mindset. 

What you’ll do as a Quality Engineer:

• Employ scientific and statistical methods for the planning, testing and analysis of materials and process to determine root cause for customer quality complaints.
• Report weekly complaint status to all department managers. Develops trends, charts and special reports as requested by department managers.
• Watch and alert for Quality trends to all departments.
• Organization of plant documentation systems.
• Compliance sampling, test requests and documentation distribution.
• Lead internal product and quality system audits by recording and responding to audit failures, including follow up with supervision and auditors.
• Implement data collection and management systems where needed.
• Lead cross functional teams through problem solving events with documented action items and deliverables.
• Create and implement standard operating procedures for production environments.
• Implement manufacturing and engineering best practices in paper converting, printing and finishing departments.
• Teach and direct quality/manufacturing coop students.
• Provide direct support to operational staff in terms of training, planning or execution of quality related missions.
• Provide support and backfill for quality supervisor.
• Increase the existing quality awareness among all employees. 

We’re looking for a Quality Engineer with:

• Associate's degree or equivalent experience.
• The principles of continuous improvement (lean, kaizen, 5S, etc.) are familiar to you.
• 5 years of relevant work. 
• Experience in manufacturing environment.
• A history of achieving results in a team-oriented environment.
• Ability to execute in a dynamic production environment.
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office products.  
• Knowledge and understanding of Inventory systems.
• SAP knowledge preferred.
• Team player, flexible, and open to change.

Benefits a Quality Engineer Can Expect from Cartamundi:

• Competitive pay
• Climate controlled facility
• 401(k) with company match
• Health, dental, and vision insurance starting day one
• HSA (Health Savings Account) and FSA (Flexible Savings Account)
• Life insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee discounts on daycare, gym memberships, travel, and much more

Physical requirements and working conditions: 

Our manufacturing Plant is comprised of enclosed office and manufacturing space. This position requires the ability to:

• Physical exertion required in lifting, bending, pushing and pulling.
• Ability to manipulate objects and use various measurement tools 
• Occasional lifting to 35 pounds.
• Frequent prolonged standing up to 8 hours.
• Working in a manufacturing environment while wearing appropriate personal protective equipment, typically ear plugs.
• Corrected 20/20 vision is required along with no less than average color acuity.
• Sitting at workstation approximately 40 percent of work time.  Standing and walking approximately 40 percent of work time.
• Ability to work overtime or occasionally on weekends with short notice.
• This Quality Engineer position is located on-site in our Erlanger, KY facility

 Apply today and discover the magic of making a difference at Cartamundi!

Cartamundi does not discriminate based on race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities. This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. For more information on E-Verify, or if you believe that your employer has violated its E-Verify responsibilities, please contact DHS dhs.gov/e-verify.  

Candidates must be 18 years old to work for Cartamundi. No agencies please. No sponsorship available.

About Cartamundi:

At Cartamundi, we're all united by our common belief that world is better with play. Play is what keeps us going, and it always has been our greatest motivation. That's why we live different and play different. To us, it is not just an activity. It is a guiding mindset that reminds us to have fun, to be fair, to connect with people – across cultures and generations – and to embrace shared experiences.

We are a worldwide leader in playing cards and in “play” solutions.

Our owned brand portfolio includes a suite of heritage brands which go back as far as 1848, including global brands like Bicycle®, HRO®, Bee®, Copag®, Shuffle® and many locally loved brands. These brands combine craftsmanship with innovation as the basis for their continued relevance and positive contribution to the local communities that love and use these brands.

At Cartamundi, we have significant expertise in printing; our presses have been running since 1765. Today, our company has become the largest playing cards and board game manufacturer in the world and the trusted partner of leading toy companies. We make well-known brands such as Monopoly®, Uno®, Magic: The Gathering®, Guess Who ®, Pokémon®, Trivial Pursuit® every day.

As we look into the future and how entertainment evolves, we are bringing the digital world to the physical world and vice versa. We have a dedicated team of experts that is looking into future technologies, products, applications that can get our consumers and communities to truly live different and play different.

We are still a family-owned company with headquarters in Belgium and have a global network of 16 manufacturing facilities, 6 design centers, 1 digital studio and 1 global R&D center.