Location
East Moline, IL | United States
Job description
OFP Quality Engineer
East Moline, Illinois - Full Time
Productive Resources () is seeking a candidate to be part of our engineering team at John Deere's facility in East Moline, Illinois. As a member of our team, the selected candidate will provide quality planning, control, and improvement support for product development teams, manufacturing engineering, supply management, and manufacturing and/or distribution organizations to assure John Deere product quality meets the customers' expectations. This includes the application of quality tools within the Enterprise Product Delivery Process (EPDP), Enterprise Order Fulfillment Process (EOFP) and Customer Support Process (CSP). Also support the application of quality tools with key suppliers as an integral element of quality planning.
This is a full-time position that is indefinite in duration with the opportunity of professional growth, and additional opportunities within our organization.
Duties:
- Lead quality planning and execution discussions, including risk analysis, risk mitigation, control plans, dimensional analysis, and strategic quality improvements.
- Maintain current and historical quality performance documentation metrics.
- Lead and actively participate in Continuous Improvement (CI) process on the shop floor - improving and implementing departmental Safety, Quality, Efficiency, Delivery, Ergonomic and Cost reduction projects.
- Work closely with cross functional teams, suppliers, and product design to drive inherent quality into our processes and products.
Requirements:
- Experience demonstrating technical aptitude in one of the following areas: hydraulics, powertrain, electrical, welding, assembly, manufacturing, or product validation.
- Experience with root cause analysis, National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA, 8D) Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA), corrective action, mistake proofing or digital process control tools.
- Ability to be a self-starter who can execute multiple tasks in parallel with little supervision.
- Ability to gather, analyze, and summarize trend data to make sound decisions.
- Ability to interpret production trend or defect data, convert into meaningful quality inspections, and process control.
- Product quality experience - interpreting Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMM) measurement reports or similar dimensional inspection toolsets, control plan development or process/product-based risk mitigation.
- Experienced working with external suppliers or customers to contain and resolve quality non-conformances.
Preferred Skills:
- BA in Engineer or Technical Degree.
- Experience in quality, manufacturing, operations in a shop floor environment.
- Experience with structure design, processes, and tooling.
- Knowledge of drawing and schematic interpretation, product models, GD&T.
- Experience in one or more related engineering areas: design, manufacturing, quality, development, industrial or reliability.
- Experience with engineering tools, systems, and databases such as SAP, CREO, AutoCAD, MES.
- ASQ certification as Quality Engineer, Auditor, or Six Sigma Certified.
As a condition of employment consideration, Productive Resources conducts pre-employment screening, including a background check and drug test. In addition, an employment candidate is required to provide proof of identity and legal authority to work in the United States.
Why work for Productive Resources?
Productive Resources is a full-service engineering firm with over two decades of experience serving leading global clients. Our primary focus is on project-based product development and manufacturing engineering support. Our primary industries of focus are off highway equipment including agricultural, construction, defense, mining, recreational, industrial, and specialty machines.
We lead with our reputation for quality, teamwork, and innovative solutions which keep our clients engaged as a partner in their journey. Our diverse experience and client base will challenge your technical skills and provide greater opportunity for growth.
Our primary delivery center is our Technical Center in Waterloo, IA, as well as numerous customer areas we serve with onsite and remote teams throughout the U.S.
We Offer Competitive Benefits:
- Health and Dental Insurance
- Company Paid Life Insurance
- Long-Term Disability
- Short-term Disability
- Retirement Savings Account (Traditional 401k & Roth 401k)
- Flexible Spending Plans for Medical Expenses and Dependent Care
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
Equal Opportunity and Veteran Friendly
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