Senior Quality Engineer

About Momentive Technologies Momentive Technologies delivers purity that inspires progress. Leveraging a nearly 75-year legacy of innovation, our ultra-high-purity products help enable high-quality processing and production for a wide range of applications in the semiconductor, photovoltaic, lighting, aerospace, water purification, pharmaceutical, consumer electronics and telecommunications industries. As a world leader in fused quartz and ceramic solutions, we offer an unrivaled ability to supply custom material solutions at scale to the highest standards of quality. By engineering custom materials with uncommon purity and unwavering precision, Momentive Technologies gives our customers the freedom to think big and develop transformative products that benefit mankind on the grandest of scales. Together, Momentive Technologies and our customers are reshaping the world. Senior Quality Engineer The Quality Engineer reports directly to the Operations Director of Highland Road Quartz Plant and is responsible for the safe and effective operations of the site quality control functions. The Quality Engineer will oversee all aspects of quality compliance, implementation & development of quality systems & ensuring efficient & effective quality assurance for all products. This role will interface with Business Leaders to ensure the sites comply with ISO9001 and other relevant standards, as well as global QMS requirements. This role will also interface with Business Leaders supporting Supplier Quality, Product Quality/Quality Control, Customer Quality and continuous improvement teams to improve the sites' processes. Role and Responsibilities Responsible for supervising maintenance, calibration, and analysis (gauge R&R) for laboratory instruments in the Production areas. Align and participate in and support all aspects of the Company or sites' EHS, 5S, and Continuous Improvement programs, processes, and strategic goals. Support NPI, MOC, and procurement processes for the Quality function Responsible for leading, creating, publishing and maintaining Test and Verification Methods including Engineering tests and Validation plans Responsible for supervising in-process and final testing for raw materials, intermediate materials and final products Responsible to identify need and arrange purchase of new test equipment Responsible for ensuring Quality SAP Master data is entered properly Comply with global, and site QMS processes and procedures Drive reduction of COPQ, customer complaints, and First Pass Reject rates Provides leadership and coaching to Process Quality Technician(s) Support Customer Complaint, Product failure, and audit root cause investigations and corrective/preventive action implementations Support Supplier and external Quality activities including supplier corrective action requests, audits, and evaluations Identify and lead process improvement projects including facilitating of process improvement events that improve product quality and/or reduce process variation, which include RCCA process for the sites Responsible for customer specification reviews and ensuring the site meets the agreed to customer specifications. Review Quality KPIs with site leaders Create and/or Support Internal Audit plan and perform Internal Audits Leading and driving Statistical Process Control (SPC) and Statistical Quality Control (SQC) through analyzing and interpreting data to ensure results. Support and execute completion of customer questionnaires, customer waiver requests and quality agreement process Responsible for restricting suspect material batches Implement and maintain site QMS in accordance with the ISO9001 or other relevant standards and global QMS requirements Interact with other plants to resolve interplant issues and drive global initiati