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Koch Capabilities, LLC
Quality Engineer - Kraft Linerboard
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What they do
A Product Quality Engineer evaluates and tests products and manufacturing systems, to ensure that products are produced that meet quality and performance standards as well as safety and regulatory requirements. Develops product quality standards and monitors production and product testing.
$100,093 / year median in Oregon
+5% projected growth
Job Description
Your Job Quality Engineer - Ensures products meet customer, regulatory, internal quality, and stewardship expectations. This role leads technical investigations, drives corrective and preventive actions, supports risk-based product decisions, and partners with operations, technical, environmental, commercial, and supply chain teams to prevent repeat issues. Our Team Georgia-Pacific Toledo is a producer of brown paper used to make cardboard and is a leader in recycling in the Northwest. The Toledo Mill is located within a 10-minute drive to the Pacific Ocean. Many outdoor activities are available near the mill including fishing, hiking, mountain biking, kayaking, and boating. What You Will Do
- Lead structured root cause analyses for customer complaints, product nonconformances, process deviations, audit findings, and recurring quality issues using tools such as 5 Whys, Fishbone/Ishikawa, FMEA, and statistical trending.
- Own or support Product Stewardship activities, including containment, investigation, action planning, implementation, verification of effectiveness, documentation, and closure.
- Serve as a product stewardship resource by evaluating quality risks, regulatory considerations, customer use requirements, specification changes, and life-cycle impacts.
- Partner with manufacturing, technical, environmental, procurement, logistics, sales, and customer-facing teams to align product decisions with safety, compliance, customer expectations, and business risk.
- Analyze production, lab, inspection, customer feedback, and process data to identify trends, prevent defects, reduce variation, and improve product performance.
- Develops and coaches the Operations Teams on quality procedures, control plans, inspection criteria, specifications, and product disposition workflows.
- Support customer complaint investigations, technical reviews, audit responses, claims, regulatory inquiries, and product stewardship reviews.
- Coach teams on disciplined problem solving, evidence-based decisions, quality expectations, and effective documentation. Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, chemistry, materials science, paper science, quality management, or a related technical field.
- Experience in quality engineering, manufacturing, process engineering, technical service, product stewardship, or a related industrial role.
- Demonstrated ability to lead root cause investigations and implement corrective and preventive actions that prevent recurrence.
- Working knowledge of quality management systems, product specifications, process control, audit practices, and data-based problem solving.
- Ability to interpret technical data, laboratory results, customer requirements, process trends, and product performance information.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to translate technical findings into clear business and customer-facing messages. What Will Put You Ahead
- Experience in pulp and paper, packaging, chemicals, manufacturing, consumer products, or another regulated or customer-sensitive production environment.
- ASQ CQE, Six Sigma, Lean, ISO 9001 auditor training, or equivalent quality certification.
- Experience with customer complaint management, product risk assessments, supplier quality, statistical process control, or quality management software.
- Familiarity with product safety, regulatory compliance, customer use conditions, sustainability considerations, and life-cycle risk management.
Benefits
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance