Quality Engineer, Distribution - Hach

At Hach (www.hach.com), we ensure water quality for people around the world, and every associate plays a vital role in that mission. Our founding vision is to make water analysis better—faster, simpler, greener and more informative. We accomplish this through teamwork, customer partnerships, passionate experts, and reliable, easy-to-use solutions.

As part of our team, you’ll make an immediate, measurable impact on a global scale by enabling the world’s everyday water needs. You’ll also belong to a respectful and collaborative community that fosters career growth and professional development. You’ll be supported by resources that make a positive difference in your life because, at Hach, we value your authenticity and want your talents to shine.

Motivated by the highest possible stakes of climate change and global health, we’re working together within a rapidly digitizing industry to find innovative technologies that guarantee the safety of our water and our environment.  More about us: https://www.hach.com/about-us

Hach is proud to be a Water Quality company in Veralto (NYSE: VLTO).  Imagine a world where everyone has access to clean water, safe food and medicine, and trusted essential goods. That is the tomorrow Veralto is creating today.  Veralto is a $5B global leader in essential technology solutions made up of over 16,000 associates across our Water Quality and Product Identification segments all united by a powerful purpose: Safeguarding the World’s Most Vital Resources.

Are you…   

Interested in working for an international and diverse company?

Interested in developing your career in the water industry?

Looking for a friendly and supporting team?

If so, read on!

Protecting water, the most valuable resource, and driving sustainability is very close to our hearts. You will be part of a flexible, family friendly organization that cares about its people just as it cares about the environment.

We offer:

• Professional onboarding and training options
• Powerful team looking forward to working with you
• Career coaching and development opportunities
• Health benefits & 401(k)

The Quality Engineer, Distribution is responsible for providing leadership and hands-on involvement to maintain and improve the quality of the Logistics and Distribution process.  This position is responsible for driving continuous quality improvement projects to meet strategic and policy deployment objectives. This role will also be responsible for North America distribution complaint handling and internal quality objectives to ensure the effective and timely coordination, management, and monitoring of all complaints or quality metrics requiring investigation.

This position is part of the Quality department located in Romeoville, IL and will be onsite.

In this role, a typical day will look like:

• Lead Quality initiatives at the Romeoville, IL location by providing direct operational support and ensuring that quality is brought to necessary aspects of daily operations.

• Drives site Customer Defect Tracking and Resolution daily management activities and data reporting.

• Conduct trend analysis and evaluate data for quality improvement opportunities and provide signals to cross-functional departments.

• Support with implementation and sustainment of the Quality Management System consistent with ISO, or other standards or commercial requirements as needed.

• Partner with Operations to create, review, improve and implement changes related to the Quality Management System.

The essential requirements of the job include:  

• Bachelors (or higher) degree in a technical discipline preferred (Engineering or Manufacturing).

• 3-5 years of experience in a progressive warehouse/distribution or manufacturing environment with a focus on quality.

• Must be able to provide concise, relevant summaries of quality issues, changes needed or made, and results delivered. Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in written form with all levels of personnel.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word) including skills with charts and pivot tables.

• ISO 9001 experience or knowledge of the standard

 The below range reflects the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. An associate’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant education,