Senior Quality Engineer

Reynolds is a subsidiary of Newell Brands, one of the most transformative consumer product companies in the world. For over 100 years, the company has grown through brands they are privileged to bring to consumers worldwide. With products in nearly 200 countries, over 100+ brands and 31,000+ happy employees worldwide, Newell is committed to enhancing the lives of customers with innovative products that create moments of joy.

Named after Milton Reynolds (1892-1976), entrepreneur and manufacturer of the first ball point pen, the first Reynolds pen debuted in New York at the 32nd Street store on the morning of October 29, 1945. The day the pen went on sale, an estimated 5,000 shoppers stormed the shop, and approximately 50 NYPD officers had to be dispatched for crowd control.

Beginning with the debut in 1945 of its iconic 045 writing pen, Reynolds has continued to provide high-quality writing instruments to consumers globally. Today, Reynolds is one of the most well-known brands in the Indian market with fabulous top-of-mind awareness and carries various much-in-demand products that include Trimax, Racer Gel, Jetter Classic, Brite and Champ. Reynolds Pens are now the favorite pens among millions in India and around the world.

Newell Brands is focused on delighting consumers by lighting up everyday moments. Our portfolio includes iconic brands such as Rubbermaid, Sharpie, Coleman, Yankee Candle, Paper Mate, Parker, NUK, Spontex, Campingaz, Breville and more. Many of our brands were created in Europe and have a long and much-loved heritage in the region, including Spontex, Waterman, DYMO, NUK and Campingaz, all developed and manufactured in Europe.

Newell Brands in EMEA and Emerging Asian Markets comprise our operations in Europe, Middle East and Africa, Southeast Asia, India and China. Our go-to-market approach leverages the scale of our company and the power of our brands in the commercial clusters of the U.K. & Ireland, Italy & Iberia, Germany, Austria & Switzerland, France & Benelux and Nordics & Emerging Markets. Were proud to work with retailers and distribution partners to delight our consumers.

At Newell Brands, our iconic brands and talented employees are our key differentiators. While each of our ~7,000 employees across the region is unique, were united by our shared values of integrity, teamwork, passion for winning, ownership and leadership. As we progress on our transformation journey as One Newell, these values are at the center of all we do. They guide us in fulfilling our aspiration to delight consumers by lighting up everyday moments.

Role & Responsibilities:

• The position Quality Senior Engineer should perform the Quality Plan, hands on part inspection, Quality control and Quality Assurance role for various product line, able to perform the shift supervisor role.
• The Quality Assurance Engineer will have to ensure the product or service provides a high level of quality that meets the customer satisfaction.
• Quality Senior Engineer should have knowledge of quality system and problem-solving technique

Business Acumen :

• Effective monitoring of the supplier, In-house production.
• Effective monitoring of Customer / Consumer and drive for the zero complaints.

Technical Leadership :

• Effective briefing of the quality concern to CFT their consequences
• Driving the production team technically regarding the Process and Product quality concerns

Problem Solving :

• Knowledge of various problem-solving tools.
• Knowledge of Analytical tools to investigate, collate and evaluate information.
• Experience on Kaizen, PDCA, FMEA.
• Experience on 5 Why Technique, RCA Cp & Cpk , SPC ,DOE .

Organizational Agility

• Effective Planning management with the available resources aligned with the delivery schedule with the right quality.
• Responsible for the maintenance of all procedures, templates, and communications with suppliers, in line with agreed policies.
• Confident in making decisions on containment and actions and capable of implementing change to reduce risk of reoccurrence on site.
• Drive for improving efficiencies and effectiveness of processes, decreasing the risk of errors, reducing scrap and reworks and increasing tonnage.

Communication

• Effective communication skills to drive meetings with CFT.
• Ability to mentor juniors, collaborating with cross functional team conducting audit ensuring adherence to industry standards.

Technical Mastery :

• Knowledge and hands-on problem-solving quality tools in manufacturing industry.
• Hands on SPC implementation
• Knowledge of six sigma methodology
• Ability of developing the inspection gauges
• Knowledge and experience of ISO audit
• Knowledge and experience of conducting PPAP

Insights :

• Experience Handling of Supplier and Customer complaint
• Capable of developing the Quality plan at various Q- Gate.
• Capable of driving the Internal CAPA for day- to -day production with CFT
• Experience of driving Product and Process Audit on site

Level of Autonomy

• Need to work under manager supervision.
• Capable of taking individual decision on day to day production against the quality concerns.

Span of Control/Key Relationships

• Capable of coordinating with cross function team like production/Supplier/Supply chain for day-to-day activity.
• Leading root cause analysis for quality issues, implementing corrective and preventive actions (CAPA), and monitoring their effectiveness

Problem Solving Complexity

• High - Monitoring of the suppliers performance. Lead in supplier improvement with effective CAPA and sustainability of it.
• High Monitoring of the manufacturing site performance. Lead in product Quality / Process improvement.
• High Developing and implementation of product/Process audit on site

Communication/Interpersonal Skills

• Position should possess a high level of interpersonal abilities and mentoring of team members.
• Effective communication Skill with CFT like production/Supply Chain/Engineering team

Education/Certifications/Training

Required

• Degree /Diploma in Mechanical/Automobile/Plastic engineering

Preferred

• Degree/Diploma in Plastic Engineering

Experience

# of Years - Min. 12 yrs. In case of B.E or Min 15 yrs in case of Diploma

Type of Experience

• In Quality function specifically in manufacturing industry
• Writing Instrument Industry / Molding Industry/Consumer product industry

Other Qualifications / Soft Skills / Requirements

Required

• Experience in manufacturing plant.

Preferred

• Preferably from Molding Industry / Automobile industry