Manufacturing Quality Engineer

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group; Peoria (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group seeks a Quality / Manufacturing Engineer with a strong welding background to support plant quality, manufacturing processes, welding operations, and NPI projects.

The engineer will help establish and improve quality on the shop floor, support weld stations, improve throughput, and collaborate with cross-functional teams during NPI activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing, Quality, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
• Experience in Quality Engineering or Manufacturing Engineering in a plant setting.
• Strong welding background with exposure to robotic/manual welding.
• Experience with quality gates, inspection processes, and manufacturing quality systems.
• Experience supporting NPI projects and cross-functional teams.
• Strong Excel skills with data analysis, tracking, and reporting.
• Ability to troubleshoot manufacturing and weld-related issues.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement plant quality configurations, flows, and inspection processes.
• Establish in-line and end-of-line quality gates.
• Support quality checks for welded components and final assemblies.
• Work with manufacturing teams to identify quality issues and implement solutions.
• Support weld stations and improve manufacturing throughput.
• Troubleshoot weld tooling and processes.
• Work with robotic and/or manual welding operations.
• Support manufacturing areas using FANUC robotic welding stations; programming not required.
• Assist with hydraulic system/component quality checks.
• Develop and track quality metrics, reports, and process data.
• Support QMS activities and initiate quality processes from the system to the floor.
• Work with NPI and cross-functional teams to introduce new products and processes.

Skills

Welding

Quality Engineering

Manufacturing Engineering

NPI projects

Cross-functional collaboration

Excel

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field

Tools

FANUC robotic welding stations

MS Access

MRP system

Job description

We are seeking a Quality / Manufacturing Engineer with a strong welding background to support plant quality, manufacturing processes, welding operations, and New Product Introduction (NPI) projects.

The engineer will help establish and improve quality processes on the manufacturing floor, support weld stations, improve throughput, and work closely with cross-functional teams during NPI activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement plant quality configurations, quality flows, and inspection processes.
• Establish and maintain in-line and end-of-line quality gates.
• Support quality checks for welded components and final assemblies.
• Work with manufacturing teams to identify quality issues and implement practical solutions.
• Support weld stations and help improve manufacturing throughput.
• Troubleshoot weld tooling and manufacturing processes.
• Work with robotic and/or manual welding operations.
• Support manufacturing areas using FANUC robotic welding stations; robotic programming is not required.
• Assist with hydraulic system/component quality checks.
• Develop and track quality metrics, reports, and process data.
• Support QMS activities and help initiate quality processes from the system through implementation on the manufacturing floor.
• Work with NPI and cross-functional teams to introduce new products and processes into the plant.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and implement simple, practical solutions suitable for a heavy-equipment, low-volume manufacturing environment.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience in Quality Engineering or Manufacturing Engineering within a manufacturing/plant environment.
• Strong welding background, including exposure to robotic and/or manual welding.
• Experience with quality gates, inspection processes, and manufacturing quality systems.
• Experience supporting NPI projects and cross-functional teams.
• Strong Excel skills, including data analysis, tracking, and reporting.
• Ability to troubleshoot manufacturing and weld-related issues.

Preferred / Nice-to-Have Skills

• Experience with FANUC robotic welding stations.
• Weld tooling experience and troubleshooting.
• Experience with hydraulic systems/components.
• MS Access.
• MRP system experience.
• Quality metrics and tracking systems.
• Experience in heavy equipment / low-volume manufacturing.
• Experience improving weld-station throughput.

Note: FANUC robot programming is not required. The focus is on manufacturing, quality, weld processes/tooling, troubleshooting, and process improvement.