Position Title: Quality Engineer

Company Information:

ARG is the longest continuously operating refinery in North America dating back to 1881. Privately held, the employees and leadership pride themselves on offering competitive pay, generous benefits and a supportive culture of growth and learning. In addition to a 401k retirement plan to which the company makes matching contributions, ARG offers participation in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) to qualified employees, through which they share in the profits of the company.

Scope & Responsibilities of Quality Engineer: (Not limited to)

Develops and maintains Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA) and control plans for production lines.
Maintains the fill point manual with regards to customer requirements.
Leads root cause analysis investigations to address sub-quality performance of equipment &/or personnel.
Develop action plans aimed to prevent and resolve customer and quality issues.
Initiates cost saving projects and guides business toward growth and operational efficiency.
Serves as an internal ISO auditor to troubleshoot and resolve process deviations.
Controls, develops, and trains personnel on Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) for all Blending & Packaging departments and operations.
Assists Maintenance Technicians in process and equipment improvements.
Acts as a back-up for key production planning or supervision roles as required.
Perform other job-related duties as assigned by Supervisor/Management.

Benefits Available to Quality Engineer:

Health Insurance including Medical, Dental, Optical & Prescription
Health Savings Accounts & Flexible-Spending Plans (if qualified)
Life, Accident and Critical Illness Insurance Options
Short & Long-term Disability Coverage
Escalating Paid Vacation Plans
Paid Holidays & Personal Days
Education & Employee Assistance Plans
Employee Stock Ownership & 401 (k) Plans

Education & Experience for Quality Engineer:

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering with three (3) years of experience in manufacturing environment required.
Five (5+) years background in Process Quality or Continuous Improvement preferred; Six Sigma Green Belt certification desired with thorough understanding of ISO Quality Standards.
Experience with packaging equipment, including but not limited to fillers, box erectors, palletizers, auto-packers etc.
Prior service in supervisory or leadership capacity.

Other Qualifications of Quality Engineer:

Adept at writing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and training personnel in accordance with standards.
Demonstrate proficiency in problem solving methodologies and Quality Core Tools; capable of developing FMEA’s, control plans and value stream mapping techniques.
Leverages interpersonal, negotiation and conflict resolution skills to a promote an effective working environment.
Utilizes Project Management principles to communicate and advance quality and production improvement plans &/or ideas.
Utilizes statistical process control and process capability analysis to determine trends in production.
Leads teams of employees/colleagues in Kaizens, 5S events, and developing visual factory.
Pursues personal development and works to continuously expand skill sets driving both personal and business growth.
Demonstrates various individual contributor and core competencies such as effective written/oral communication skills, collaborative work style, results-oriented with a sense of urgency, strong decision-making abilities,
Possesses interpersonal savvy and top-notch negotiation skills to positively influence supplier &/or customer relationships.
Other key competencies include presenting an ethical and professional persona which promotes positive change in a proactive and organized fashion.
Successful completion of all company mandated &/or job-related training programs deemed appropriate.

Physical & Cognitive Demands of Quality Engineer:

COGNITIVE DEMANDS: Meet deadlines, focus attention, work independently, independent judgments, work with a team, communicating, reading comprehension, critical thinking/troubleshooting.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: seeing, speaking, hearing, sitting, walk/climb, stand/reach, listen, writing, driving, keyboarding, Working in extreme heat/cold. Push/pull/lift/carry 35 pounds.

Additional Notes:

This position, as well as every other position at American Refining Group, is required to conduct their work at a high level of safety and quality performance. We require our employees to adhere to safety policies and procedures and expect they will help and encourage colleagues to do so as well. Our goal is to strive for a Zero-Incident environment that is a benefit to our employees and community. Our commitment to safety is identified as one of our core values: “Safety is our Compass”. Employees are expected to understand and operate under current Process Safety Management guidelines in accordance with their role. Adherence to our Refinery Conduct of Operations in refinery and safety-sensitive functions is critical to our ongoing commitment to reliable operations.

American Refining Group, Inc. executes and maintains an ISO certified Quality Management System to meet specified customer requirements for product performance, safety, and service.

Employees are expected to understand and operate under the guidelines of the Quality Management System while executing the functions of their position.

ARG culture promotes ongoing training and mentoring that is intended to be a developmental partnership for all (employees are subject to ongoing performance reviews and feedback).

This is not a job bid - external recruiting is being conducted concurrently with internal posting. Applicants will be selected based on qualifications and a job interview; final selection will rest solely with the Company.

Qualified individuals must be able to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; they are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities.

EEO Employer –ARG is committed to providing reasonable accommodation in our recruiting and employment practices. If assistance is needed to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform essential job functions, please contact Human Resources.