Newell Brands is a leading $8.5B consumer products company with a portfolio of iconic brands such as Graco®, Coleman®, Oster®, Rubbermaid® and Sharpie®, and 28,000 talented employees around the world. Our high-performance culture, unparalleled curiosity about the world around us, and talented people fuel our success. Our culture is enabled through our core values which guide all we do and how we win as One Newell. They are Integrity, Teamwork, Passion for Winning, Ownership & Leadership.

The QA Associate Engineer provides support for development, planning, implementation and/or oversight of quality systems. This role ensures that there are proactive measures taken to prevent the creation of defects at suppliers and our manufacturing facilities. To accomplish this, the role is an active part of the engineering design reviews and design validation plan development to ensure the quality of our new products. The role also serves as the problem solving/corrective action support function when quality issues arise within supplier’s factories and/or escape to customers/consumers.

The QA Associate Engineer is expected to be a supporter of change due to the nature of many quality activities focusing on continuous improvement. There can be a tendency for other functions to feel like things are “good enough” when issues are resolved, but prevention and improvement initiatives generally take a reasonable amount of persuasion (i.e. pushing the team out of their comfort zone).

PRIMARY TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Gather, monitor, and analyze trends on new and existing products including consumer e-commerce ratings on quality related concerns.

• Develop and implement procedures for random audits on raw materials, work in process and finished goods to verify product specifications.

• Determine critical characteristics and process specifications for various products.

• Gather and analyze data to determine if existing processes and equipment have statistical process capability with respect to engineering standards.

• Develop and execute various physical tests to validate product conformance to performance specifications

• Interface with engineering and manufacturing to perform root cause analysis of non-conformances and assist with corrective action.

• Assist with disposition of non-conforming product.

• Work and communicate with Suppliers on non-conforming product, new product development and quality system planning

• Support all New Product Launches (at a minimum: create PPAP documentation, create Test Plan, validate all process / product parameters)

• Participate in projects to reduce COF (Scrap and Warranty Complaints)

Minimum Requirements

• 1-2 Years Experience: Internship or Coop in quality or engineering role

• BSME, BSIE, or relevant technical BS Degree

• Willing to travel up to 30%

• Proficiency in Problem solving methodologies (e.g., 8D, 5-why, A3, Shanin, etc)

• Process certification methodologies (e.g., PPAP)

• Courageous leadership

• Demonstrates strong interpersonal and project management skills.

• Demonstrates excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Demonstrates ability to perform in a team environment.

• High energy, self-motivated, enthusiastic, well organized.

• Highly organized and able to work in a fast-paced environment.

• MS Office software skills including Excel, Word, PowerPoint.

_Newell Brands (NASDAQ: NWL) is a leading global consumer goods company with a strong portfolio of well-known brands, including Rubbermaid, Sharpie, Graco, Coleman, Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Yankee Candle, Paper Mate, FoodSaver, Dymo, EXPO, Elmer’s, Oster, NUK, Spontex and Campingaz. We are focused on delighting consumers by lighting up everyday moments. Newell Brands and its subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity Employers and comply with applicable employment laws. EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled are encouraged to apply.