Lead Quality Engineer - CI & Manufacturing Excellence

John Deere; East Moline (IL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base pay

401(k) plan

Healthcare benefits

Adoption assistance

Employee Assistance Program

Tuition assistance

Fitness subsidies

Charitable contribution match

Employee Purchase Plan

Job summary

John Deere Harvester Works in East Moline, IL seeks a Lead Quality Engineer to drive quality improvements on the shop floor. You will work with line QEs to lead projects, support assembly operations, and address non-conformances using data-driven methods.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, proactive problem solving, and sustaining improvement initiatives across manufacturing processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• Experience in quality, manufacturing or shop-floor environments.
• Ability to work in cross-functional teams and communicate clearly.

Responsibilities

• Lead/develop and implement quality improvement projects with Line QEs.
• Support manufacturing operations in an assembly department on the shop floor.
• Investigate, contain and resolve quality non-conformances using data analysis.

Skills

Hydraulics

Powertrain

Electrical

Welding

Assembly

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

SAP

CREO

JDAAT

CVML

Job description

John Deere Harvester Works in East Moline, IL seeks a Lead Quality Engineer to drive quality improvements on the shop floor. You will work with line QEs to lead projects, support assembly operations, and address non-conformances using data-driven methods.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, proactive problem solving, and sustaining improvement initiatives across manufacturing processes.