Kleiss Gears, Inc. (a Victrex Company), located in Grantsburg, Wisconsin, is an ISO 9001–accredited manufacturing site specializing in high‑performance polymer and PEEK component molding. The Grantsburg facility supports growing markets including medical, automotive, and precision gear applications. The site combines modern operational capability with an empowered, locally led team, offering employees the opportunity to contribute to a business with strong technical depth, strategic growth potential, and a culture centered on continuous improvement and collaboration.
The Quality Engineer ensures that new and current products and processes comply with applicable quality management systems, standards, and regulations while meeting customer requirements. This role also serves as the Lead Quality Contact for all customer-facing quality issues, ensuring a single point of communication for complaints, audits, and PPAP status.
Serve as the primary customer-facing contact for all quality issues, including complaints, PPAP status, audits, and scorecards.
Lead APQP activities, including Inspection and Control Plans, PFMEA, GR&R, FAIRs, and related deliverables, ensuring compliance with the quality manual and customer requirements.
Own PPAP submissions and maintain customer portals as required.
Conduct and support structured problem solving (8D/CAPA) for internal and external quality issues.
Collaborate with the QA Systems Technician on internal audits, document control, and corrective action tracking.
Coach and train QC Inspectors on inspection methods, sampling plans, and measurement techniques.
Assist manufacturing in troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and corrective action implementation, providing statistical analysis support, evaluating metrics of scrap and non-conforming products, analyzing production limitations and standards, and optimizing documentation related to quality and inspection checks.
Responsible for the specification, development, and optimization of testing equipment, test reports and procedures, inspection fixtures, and calibration of testing equipment requirements as well as the programming and operation of same (including CMM, GMM, DSC, and others).
Responsible for Supplier Quality Management, ensuring quality standards are met by all outside vendors by reviewing performance, conducting audits, and driving corrective actions to completion.
Lead continuous improvement projects throughout the business, using LEAN principles to achieve safety improvements and cost reductions.
Experience:
Demonstrated experience programming and operating a CMM is preferred.
Previous experience in a plastic injection molding operation is preferred.
Broad knowledge base of manufacturing processes, applications, technologies, and quality management systems is beneficial.
Demonstrated capability with quality tools such as (PPAP, Control Plan, GR&R, PFMEA, SPC, etc.) is preferred.
Possess an understanding of quality standards, philosophies & principles, systems, methods, tools, and standards.
Experience programming and operating various inspection equipment including vision systems and CMMs.
Demonstrate thorough knowledge of GD&T Principles and gage design and function.
Excellent interpersonal skills with strong communications skills; demonstrated ability to influence the behavior of peers and others outside the direct reporting line.
NO RECRUITMENT AGENCIES PLEASE.
At present, we are not accepting any candidates via a recruitment agency, third party or VISA sponsorship.
Vision and culture
At Victrex, we have a clear purpose: to deliver transformational and sustainable solutions that address global material challenges.
Our core values of passion, innovation, and performance are at the heart of everything we do. We are a company that thrives on human-centred leadership, valuing curiosity, adaptability, and collaboration in a fast-paced, digitally enabled world. We believe in empowering individuals, rather than seeing barriers to progress.
We are looking for individuals who are comfortable working in an environment that values digital and AI-driven solutions, who see technology as an enabler rather than a challenge. At Victrex, we foster a culture of continuous learning, agility, and adaptability, where employees are encouraged to embrace new ways of working, leverage data-driven insights, and drive meaningful change.
As we continue to evolve, we need people who are not just contributors but change accelerators … individuals who champion innovation, and drive transformation with a growth mindset. Whether through digitalisation, process improvement, or human-centred leadership, our employees play a crucial role in shaping the future of our business.
Our leadership approach is built on empowerment, inclusion, and collaboration. We value people who lead with empathy and authenticity, fostering a workplace where diverse perspectives and ideas can thrive. We work hard to ensure that our teams are engaged, motivated, and equipped to navigate an ever-changing landscape.
Sustainability is core to our strategy. We are committed to reducing our environmental footprint while supporting society through our sustainable products and making a positive impact on our local communities. We are proud to be recognised as a ‘Disability Confident’ employer and to be voted as one of the best places to work by ‘The Sunday Times’ in 2024!
Our aim is to provide the support of accessibility and community within Victrex for everyone. So, if you need any help, advice or just want a confidential chat regarding any Diversity, Equity or Inclusion matters even before you apply to Victrex, then here is what you need to know:
The enabling support that Victrex prides itself on giving, starts from when anyone applies or wants to apply to join our team.
We are always here to help provide any ‘reasonable adjustments’ you may need during your application process. So please contact us to discuss your specific requirements in more depth.
We even have a dedicated email that anyone can use to reach out for help, advice, and a confidential chat......whatever you need to know, and to help ensure an equitable solution, that’s right for you, right from the start!
That email is: [email protected]
Victrex values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community.
