Tempur Sealy is committed to improving the sleep of more people, every night, all around the world. As a leading designer, manufacturer, distributor, and retailer of bedding products worldwide, we know how crucial a good night of sleep is to overall health and wellness. Utilizing over a century of knowledge and industry-leading innovation, we deliver award-winning products that provide breakthrough sleep solutions to consumers in over 100 countries. Our highly recognized brands include Tempur-Pedic, Sealy and Stearns & Foster. We hire people who have a passion for helping others find their best night's sleep. No matter what stage of your career, you can build your future at Tempur Sealy!

OUR COMPANY OFFERS GREAT BENEFITS, INCLUDING:

• Generous Paid Time Off
• Competitive Medical, Dental & other wellness programs
• Disability and Life Company Paid
• Retirement Plan Options
• Generous Employee Purchase Discounts

Pay Range: $58,000 to $82,000

The Tempur Sealy manufacturing site in Albany, NY is seeking a Manufacturing Quality Engineer.

Job Summary:

Lead the Company's Quality Program at the plant level to ensure the product delivered to customers meets Tempur Sealy internal quality standards with regard to standard assembly processes, Mandatory/General assembly specifications, final inspections standard, work-in process standards and raw material standards. Drive accountability through data; establish structure and consistency throughout the organization by developing, implementing, and maintaining the quality and continuous improvement operating system. Transform from traditional quality practices to a proactive integrated quality approach.

Essential Duties, Responsibilities and Key Results Area:

• Ensure standard operating procedures are sustained in the assembly processes.
• Ensure assembly operations conform to general and mandatory specifications.
• Manage the implementation of new processes and procedures regarding the introduction of new products or equipment.
• Coordinate with other plants to develop and implement standard operating procedures for all assembly and quality processes.
• Develop and implement improved standard procedures through the lean process and tools; document so improved process can become organization standard.
• Ensure equipment is capable of meeting required product quality standards and can repeatedly reproduce these results.
• Ensure that the proper training of all pertinent personnel on standard operating procedures is performed.
• Train supervision on newly introduced assembly procedures in the general specifications.
• Train associates in standard inspection procedures and process audit techniques.
• Coordinate training activities with other Manufacturing Quality Engineers.
• Validate accurate work-in-process and finished goods defect tracking.
• Validate accurate returned goods and rejected piece defect tracking.
• Perform periodic audit of finished products.
• Perform periodic audit of work-in-process records.
• Audit of adherence to bills of material.
• Recommendation of corrective actions to plant management.
• Statistical analysis of collected data, tracking defect back to process, cell, material or individual.
• Facilitate and promote use of appropriate problem-solving techniques for effective root cause analysis and successful corrective action.
• Recommend process improvements to plant management.
• Participate in quality reporting and management review process.
• Manage quality metrics and present findings and recommendations to the management review team.
• Provide engineering support to operations ensuring consistent application of quality techniques.
• Effective use of change management tools and techniques to assure buy-in from all stakeholders to the processes and systems in the plant.
• Participate in customer meetings and visits; answer customer complaints using an 8D or any other approved formats.
• Support Regional Operational Excellence Engineers/Kaizen events; follow up on Kaizen newspaper.
• Enable the use of SQSCM boards.

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering or science field.
• 5+ years' experience in Process/Manufacturing Engineering or Quality Assurance in plant environment.
• Process improvement knowledge in a manufacturing environment such as Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, etc. to drive operational excellence systems is a plus.
• Six Sigma Green Belt training or certification required.
• Engineering experience in process design/improvement, new production implementation.
• Ability to effectively collaborate cross functionally a must.
• Ability to work in a team atmosphere with little supervision and integrate into an existing team.
• Prior supervision experience or CQE Certification is a plus.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate complex ideas in easy to understand business terms.
• Excellent people, leadership, and stakeholder management skills. Customer interaction experience preferred.
• Strong analytical and strategic problem solving ability.
• Excellent planning, organization, and prioritization skills.
• High level of self-motivation, initiative, and flexibility.
• Strong computer skills for Microsoft Office Word, PowerPoint, Excel; Minitab or other statistical software packages.

Tempur Sealy is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type based upon race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.