Quality Engineer (Manufacturing/Machinery)

Job Title: Quality Engineer

Location: Decatur, IL (Onsite) | Need local candidates only

Hire Type: W2 Contract (12 months+) | Visa independent candidates only

Required Education/Experience:

• Associate degree with 10+ years of experience

Preferred Education:

• Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of experience or Master's degree with 3+ years of experience

Required Qualifications:

• Good verbal, influencing and numerical skills and able to lead teams effectively through problem-solving.
• Strong ability to motivate, influence, drive compliance and continuous improvement.
• Good working knowledge of engineering, design, manufacturing and maintenance processes.
• Excellent in the use of Office 365 applications with attention to analysis.

Typical task breakdown:

• Inspect, contain, and communicate data to factory quality teams while actively engaging in RCCA.

Why this Role?

• This is a boots-on-the-ground role serving as a critical liaison between the machine plants and component factories.
• Required Technical Skills:
• Good working knowledge of Quality Standards and Manufacturing Operations.
• Experience of applying 8D or similar structured problem-solving techniques in a manufacturing environment.
• A professional approach and capable of communicating effectively.

Responsibilities:

• Leading timely Emergency, Interim and Permanent corrective actions for both Customer and internal quality events collaborating across disciplines.
• An ambassador, coach and sub-workstream lead for E2E Built in Quality.
• Quality improvement project leadership utilizing Office 365 tools.
• Internal Continuous Improvement support.
• Internal & external Customer contact and relationship management in partnership with Manufacturing Engineering teams.
• Exercise a variety of tools and techniques; 6 Sigma and 8D.