Scotts Miracle-Gro
Quality Engineer
We are looking for a Quality Engineer to join our Corporate Quality organization here at Scotts Miracle-Gro! A Quality Engineer plays a pivotal role in driving continuous improvement and ensuring product excellence. This position is essential for implementing and enhancing quality practices across our external and internal contract manufacturing sites. The engineer will proactively identify and resolve complex quality issues, contribute to new innovation projects, and manage compliance-related tasks, leveraging data and metrics to track performance, identify trends, and make impactful, data-driven decisions. Quality Assurance: Implementing and monitoring quality assurance processes and procedures to ensure products or services meet specified quality standards. This includes contributing to new product launch quality planning and ensuring robust standards are set with R&D, Operations, and external partners Quality Control: Conducting inspections, audits, and tests to identify defects, deviations from quality standards, and areas for improvement at our contract manufacturing sites such as those producing granular, plastic, or assembly products. This includes managing vendor trending and ensuring the accuracy and effectiveness of our defective product waiver processes. Problem Solving and Data Analysis: Investigating complex quality issues, identifying root causes, and implementing effective corrective and preventive actions. Analyzing detailed quality data and metrics using statistical techniques (Excel, Minitab) to track performance, identify trends, and make data-driven decisions, often with incomplete data that requires strong analytical judgment. Providing training and support to local quality teams or operational staff to ensure understanding and compliance with quality standards and procedures. This includes micro-training development and revising and modernizing existing Quality SOPs to be more realistic and actionable. Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as R&D, Sales, Marketing, Planning, Engineering, and Finance to improve quality standards and resolve critical issues, including Strong understanding and practical application of data analysis, including the capacity to organize, interpret, and draw insights from large data sets Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively articulate complex technical information and collaborate cross-functionally. Demonstrated ability to be Action Oriented, taking initiative and driving tasks forward with a sense of urgency and enthusiasm Proven capability to manage situational ambiguity, effectively operating and making decisions even when information is incomplete or the path forward is unclear Auditing or a demonstrated aptitude for developing auditing expertise to ensure compliance and identify areas for improvement Experience in training or a keen interest in developing and delivering quality-related training and procedures Practical manufacturing experience, preferably within process-oriented environments or with external contract manufacturing operations 2-4 years experience in operations, quality, or regulatory related experience Education: Completed Bachelors Degree in Engineering or Science Related Field Certifications: CQA, CQE, CQIA, CRE, CSQP desired, but not required The starting budgeted pay range for this role will generally fall between $77,200.00 - $90,800.00 per year. Scotts will consider various factors in determining the actual pay including your skills, qualifications, experience, and geographical location. Here at ScottsMiracle-Gro, we believe providing an enriching and engaging employee experience is what sets us apart from other organizations. We recognize our employees are so much more than just their job title so we offer programs and benefits that support them in all aspects of their lives. Our Live Total Health program provides you with options to align to your personal needs. Selections range from medical, dental and vision coverage for you, your spouse/domestic partner and dependents to an outstanding wellness reimbursement program to an unbelievable 401K match (up to 7.5%) as well as a 15% discount on company stock and much more We know our talent is our most precious asset and your unique development contributes to our organization's success now and in the future. Career growth at our company is not always a ladder. It's much more like a rock climbing adventure. Grow through exploration and experiences rather than a predictable linear path. We value the importance of family. We provide access to Maven Family Planning and up to $30,000 to accommodate for adoption, fertility and surrogacy. Be part of something bigger by joining one of our Employee Resource Groups focusing on diversity and inclusion, family, education and sustainability: Scotts Women's Network, Scotts Black Employees' Network, Scotts Veterans Network, Scotts Young Professionals, Scotts Pride Network (GroPride), Scotts Associates for a Greener Earth (SAGE), Scotts Family TREE and our Associate Boards. Join a company with a strong belief in giving back to the communities where we live and work. We have a shared passion for service and volunteerism and believe participating in community service benefits our communities and strengthens our team. Scotts is an EEO Employer, dedicated to a culturally diverse, drug free workplace. Notification to Agencies: Please note that the Scotts Miracle-Gro company does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Master Service Agreement, and specific approval to submit resumes to an approved requisition, the Scotts Miracle-Gro company will not consider or approve payment regarding recruiter fees or referral compensations.
We are looking for a Quality Engineer to join our Corporate Quality organization here at Scotts Miracle-Gro! A Quality Engineer plays a pivotal role in driving continuous improvement and ensuring product excellence. This position is essential for implementing and enhancing quality practices across our external and internal contract manufacturing sites. The engineer will proactively identify and resolve complex quality issues, contribute to new innovation projects, and manage compliance-related tasks, leveraging data and metrics to track performance, identify trends, and make impactful, data-driven decisions. Quality Assurance: Implementing and monitoring quality assurance processes and procedures to ensure products or services meet specified quality standards. This includes contributing to new product launch quality planning and ensuring robust standards are set with R&D, Operations, and external partners Quality Control: Conducting inspections, audits, and tests to identify defects, deviations from quality standards, and areas for improvement at our contract manufacturing sites such as those producing granular, plastic, or assembly products. This includes managing vendor trending and ensuring the accuracy and effectiveness of our defective product waiver processes. Problem Solving and Data Analysis: Investigating complex quality issues, identifying root causes, and implementing effective corrective and preventive actions. Analyzing detailed quality data and metrics using statistical techniques (Excel, Minitab) to track performance, identify trends, and make data-driven decisions, often with incomplete data that requires strong analytical judgment. Providing training and support to local quality teams or operational staff to ensure understanding and compliance with quality standards and procedures. This includes micro-training development and revising and modernizing existing Quality SOPs to be more realistic and actionable. Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as R&D, Sales, Marketing, Planning, Engineering, and Finance to improve quality standards and resolve critical issues, including Strong understanding and practical application of data analysis, including the capacity to organize, interpret, and draw insights from large data sets Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively articulate complex technical information and collaborate cross-functionally. Demonstrated ability to be Action Oriented, taking initiative and driving tasks forward with a sense of urgency and enthusiasm Proven capability to manage situational ambiguity, effectively operating and making decisions even when information is incomplete or the path forward is unclear Auditing or a demonstrated aptitude for developing auditing expertise to ensure compliance and identify areas for improvement Experience in training or a keen interest in developing and delivering quality-related training and procedures Practical manufacturing experience, preferably within process-oriented environments or with external contract manufacturing operations 2-4 years experience in operations, quality, or regulatory related experience Education: Completed Bachelors Degree in Engineering or Science Related Field Certifications: CQA, CQE, CQIA, CRE, CSQP desired, but not required The starting budgeted pay range for this role will generally fall between $77,200.00 - $90,800.00 per year. Scotts will consider various factors in determining the actual pay including your skills, qualifications, experience, and geographical location. Here at ScottsMiracle-Gro, we believe providing an enriching and engaging employee experience is what sets us apart from other organizations. We recognize our employees are so much more than just their job title so we offer programs and benefits that support them in all aspects of their lives. Our Live Total Health program provides you with options to align to your personal needs. Selections range from medical, dental and vision coverage for you, your spouse/domestic partner and dependents to an outstanding wellness reimbursement program to an unbelievable 401K match (up to 7.5%) as well as a 15% discount on company stock and much more We know our talent is our most precious asset and your unique development contributes to our organization's success now and in the future. Career growth at our company is not always a ladder. It's much more like a rock climbing adventure. Grow through exploration and experiences rather than a predictable linear path. We value the importance of family. We provide access to Maven Family Planning and up to $30,000 to accommodate for adoption, fertility and surrogacy. Be part of something bigger by joining one of our Employee Resource Groups focusing on diversity and inclusion, family, education and sustainability: Scotts Women's Network, Scotts Black Employees' Network, Scotts Veterans Network, Scotts Young Professionals, Scotts Pride Network (GroPride), Scotts Associates for a Greener Earth (SAGE), Scotts Family TREE and our Associate Boards. Join a company with a strong belief in giving back to the communities where we live and work. We have a shared passion for service and volunteerism and believe participating in community service benefits our communities and strengthens our team. Scotts is an EEO Employer, dedicated to a culturally diverse, drug free workplace. Notification to Agencies: Please note that the Scotts Miracle-Gro company does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Master Service Agreement, and specific approval to submit resumes to an approved requisition, the Scotts Miracle-Gro company will not consider or approve payment regarding recruiter fees or referral compensations.