Manufacturing Quality & CI Leader

United Future; Spring Grove (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

United Future is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to lead quality culture initiatives and drive continuous improvement across shop floor operations. You will implement processes that integrate customer requirements (Nuclear, Military, Aerospace) and support APQP, FMEA, and lean manufacturing practices.

Responsibilities include collaborating with senior leadership, leading data-driven problem solving, and coaching teams in quality tools and statistical methods. Overnight travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Metallurgy or equivalent required.
• Certified Quality Engineer (ASQ) preferred; Six Sigma black belt or equivalent desired.
• Minimum of 7 years quality leadership experience with hands-on shop floor continuous improvement.
• Six Sigma Black Belt with multiple projects completed; Lead Auditor in ISO 9001:2008 or AS9100.
• Experience in metals industry and metallurgy knowledge preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Director of Quality and Corporate Quality Assurance Manager to develop and implement a best in class quality culture.
• Drive company-wide continuous improvement activities with emphasis on problem solving and process control.
• Support and enhance the CAR system by building teams and buy-in for improvements.
• Articulate process control importance to all Employee Owners at all levels.
• Lead quality culture implementation through hands-on engagement.

Skills

Six Sigma Black Belt

Lead Auditor (ISO 9001/AS9100)

APQP

FMEA

8D problem solving

6S and lean tools

Value stream mapping (VSM)

GD&T

Root cause analysis

Statistics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Metallurgy

Certified Quality Engineer (ASQ) preferred

Tools

Minitab

Job description

United Future is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to lead quality culture initiatives and drive continuous improvement across shop floor operations. You will implement processes that integrate customer requirements (Nuclear, Military, Aerospace) and support APQP, FMEA, and lean manufacturing practices.

Responsibilities include collaborating with senior leadership, leading data-driven problem solving, and coaching teams in quality tools and statistical methods. Overnight travel may be required.