Owens & Minor

Quality Engineer

Louisville, KY Full time

Owens & Minor is a global healthcare solutions company providing essential products, services and technology solutions that support care delivery in leading hospitals, health systems and research centers around the world. For over 140 years, Owens & Minor has delivered comfort and confidence behind the scenes, so healthcare stays at the forefront, helping to make each day better for the hospitals, healthcare partners, and communities we serve. Powered by more than 14,000 teammates worldwide, Owens & Minor exists because every day, everywhere, Life Takes Care™.

 

Global Reach with a Local Touch

  • 140+ years serving healthcare

  • Over 14,000 teammates worldwide

  • Serving healthcare partners in 80 countries

  • Manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Honduras, Mexico, Thailand and Ireland

  • 40+ distribution centers

  • Portfolio of 300 propriety and branded product offerings

  • 1,000 branded medical product suppliers

  • 4,000 healthcare partners served

 

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Healthcare Plan - Medical, dental, and vision plans start on day one of employment for full-time teammates.

  • Educational Assistance - We offer educational assistance to all eligible teammates enrolled in an approved, accredited collegiate program.

  • Employer-Paid Life Insurance and Disability - We offer employer-paid life insurance and disability coverage.

  • Voluntary Supplemental Programs – We offer additional options to secure your financial future including supplemental life, hospitalization, critical illness, and other insurance programs.

  • Support for your Growing Family – Adoption assistance, fertility benefits (in medical plan) and parental leave are available for teammates planning for a family.

  • Health Savings Account (HSA) and 401(k) - We offer these voluntary financial programs to help teammates prepare for their future, as well as other voluntary benefits.

  • Paid Leave - In addition to sick days and short-term leave, we offer holidays, vacation days, personal days, and additional types of leave – including parental leave.

  • Well-Being – Also included in our offering is a Teammate Assistance Program (TAP), Calm Health, Cancer Resources Services, and discount programs – all at no cost to you.

  • The anticipated salary range for this position is $50,190.00 - $93,210.00 USD Annual. The actual compensation offered may vary based on job related factors such as experience, skills, education and location.

Supports, and continuously improves the operations and quality system elements for the facility involved in the distribution, repackaging, relabeling, and contract manufacturing of medical devices within Owens & Minor’s Outsourced Logistics business unit. Serves as a quality contact for assigned areas of oversight and accountable for all quality outputs for those respective areas. Supports reduction of defects and problem resolution utilizing a variety of investigative and analytical tools. The individual will contribute to achieving the milestones and objectives for their assigned areas of responsibility

Qualifications

1. Supports programs such as quality metrics, management reviews, cost of quality, training, risk management, change management and authoring and managing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Work Instructions (WIs).
2. Supports operations to ensure compliance for the distribution, repackaging, and relabeling of medical devices.  
3.  Supports operations to define quality objectives for key performance indicators (KPIs).  Supports the implementation of associated measurement systems and collects, monitors data for relevant trends of KPIs. 
4.  Supports oversight of associated quality management system activities to ensure that Process Exceptions, Non-conformance, and CAPAs are opened as needed and are resolved in a timely and effective manner; supports root cause analysis through training and hands-on assistance.
5.  Supports validation or qualification tests of new or existing equipment, processes or software in accordance with internal protocols as applicable.
6. Acts as the quality contact for client(s).  Will be accountable for ensuring procedures and processes for receiving, storage, value added services (if applicable), and shipping are established and current for the client(s).
7. Other various supporting quality functions to help support and drive cross-collaborative with Operations partners

If you feel this opportunity could be the next step in your career, we encourage you to apply. This position will accept applications on an ongoing basis.

Owens & Minor is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, religion, disability, age, status as a veteran, or any other status prohibited by applicable national, federal, state or local law.