Senior Manufacturing Quality & Process Engineer

Acloché LLC; Spring Grove (IL); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Acloché LLC is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to lead a collaborative initiative for a best-in-class quality culture and sustainable shop-floor improvements in Illinois. You will help integrate customer requirements (Nuclear, Military, Aerospace) with manufacturing practices and drive problem solving across departments.

The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, continuous improvement, and the use of QA tools like FMEA, APQP, and CAR systems to achieve Best-in-Class performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or Metallurgy (or equivalent). Certified Quality Engineer (ASQ) preferred.
• Minimum of 7 years quality leadership experience with hands-on shop floor continuous improvement demonstrated success.
• Six Sigma Black Belt with multiple projects completed. Qualified Lead Auditor in quality systems such as ISO 9001:2008 or AS9100.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement best-in-class quality culture across the organization.
• Drive company-wide continuous improvement with emphasis on problem solving and process control.
• Support CAR System by building teams and enabling buy-in for improvements.
• Articulate and promote process control to all levels of staff.
• Lead quality initiatives and high-visibility problem solving events with measurable data.
• Lead in APQP, FMEA, and control plans for key processes and customer projects.
• Collaborate with Sales and Process Engineering to review manufacturability and approve design tolerances.
• Provide data analysis using standard quantitative methods to facilitate process improvements.
• Ensure timely responses to internal and external customers and support shop floor Lean efforts.

Skills

Strategic orientation

Problem solving

Communication skills

Teamwork

Statistical analysis

Root cause analysis

6S/Lean tools

Value stream mapping

APQP

FMEA

8-D problem solving

GD&T

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering or Metallurgy

Certified Quality Engineer (ASQ)

Tools

Minitab

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Acloché LLC is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to lead a collaborative initiative for a best-in-class quality culture and sustainable shop-floor improvements in Illinois. You will help integrate customer requirements (Nuclear, Military, Aerospace) with manufacturing practices and drive problem solving across departments.

The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, continuous improvement, and the use of QA tools like FMEA, APQP, and CAR systems to achieve Best-in-Class performance.