Manufacturing Quality Engineer - Lean & Six Sigma

Workforce Recruiter; Spring Grove (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Workforce Recruiter is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to lead quality initiatives and drive continuous improvement across the shop floor. You will integrate customer requirements and support APQP/FMEA activities, coordinating with Sales, Process Engineering, and QA teams.

The role requires a Six Sigma Black Belt with hands-on experience in metals-related processes and a strong quality culture focus. Travel may be required and leadership of measurement systems implementations is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or Metallurgy; ASQ CQE preferred.
• 7+ years of quality leadership with hands-on shop floor continuous improvement.
• Six Sigma Black Belt with multiple projects; Lead Auditor in ISO 9001:2008/AS9100 preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead company-wide quality initiatives and continuous improvement on the shop floor.
• Drive CAR system improvements and build cross-functional teams for improvements.
• Provide engineering support to ensure consistent application of quality techniques during investigations.

Skills

APQP

FMEA

8-D problem solving

6S & lean tools

Value stream mapping (VSM)

Root cause analysis

Statistics

GD&T

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering or Metallurgy

Tools

Minitab

Job description

Workforce Recruiter is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to lead quality initiatives and drive continuous improvement across the shop floor. You will integrate customer requirements and support APQP/FMEA activities, coordinating with Sales, Process Engineering, and QA teams.

The role requires a Six Sigma Black Belt with hands-on experience in metals-related processes and a strong quality culture focus. Travel may be required and leadership of measurement systems implementations is expected.