Manufacturing Quality Engineer: Drive Defect Reduction

John Deere; Ankeny (IA); On-site; USD 670 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Healthcare benefits

401K and retirement benefits

Tuition assistance

Vacation and holidays

Job summary

John Deere Des Moines Works in Des Moines, IA, is seeking a Quality Engineer to provide day-to-day quality support for production operations and drive continuous improvement in manufacturing processes.

You will investigate defects, lead root cause analyses, develop corrective actions, and support new product introductions while collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve process capability and product quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent.
• Experience applying quality tools and leading quality improvement efforts.

Responsibilities

• Provide tactical quality line support for production sprayer assembly operations.
• Investigate part and process defects and lead root cause analysis activities.
• Develop and implement corrective actions to improve quality performance.
• Support new product introductions and product change control activities.
• Partner with Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Management, and CI teams to improve product quality and process capability.
• Support internal and external audit activities and quality system compliance.
• Lead quality improvement projects focused on defect reduction and customer satisfaction.

Skills

Effective communicator

PFMEA

Root Cause Analysis

8D

NCCA processes

Quality systems

Regulatory compliance

Team player

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Ignition

Job description

John Deere Des Moines Works in Des Moines, IA, is seeking a Quality Engineer to provide day-to-day quality support for production operations and drive continuous improvement in manufacturing processes.

You will investigate defects, lead root cause analyses, develop corrective actions, and support new product introductions while collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve process capability and product quality.