Quality Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Quality Engineer – Drivetrain Assembly
Job ID: 26-05096
Location:  Waterloo, IA – Drivetrain Operations
Duration: 24 Months on W2 Contract
Shift: 1st shift (6:30 am – 3:30 pm) - Overtime possible.

• As a Quality Engineer for JD Waterloo Works located in Waterloo, IA, you will:

• Become an important member within a highly aligned, effective, quality, manufacturing & operations team.
• Provide production support for containment, inspections, quality procedures and tools to monitor critical processes.
• Provide quality planning, control, and improvement (CI) support for operations teams to ensure John Deere product quality meets customers’ expectations.
• Report defined quality KPI’s through operations teams and management.
• Analyze system data & KPI’s to facilitate quality-related discussions with internal and external customers & suppliers to drive corrective action.

 
What Skills You Need

• Background in Engineering (construction, mechanical, electrical, hydraulics, power systems, logistics etc.).
• 1 or more years of related experience in quality or manufacturing engineering in a manufacturing environment (excluding internships)
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and organizational skills.
• A hands-on mentality and ability to lead with minimal supervision to robustly solve quality issues.
• Understanding of the Quality Process Controls and the connection to people executing them in a “No Fault Forward” structure.
• Understanding of the execution of quality tools such as Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T), Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA), Statistical Process Control (SPC), Root Cause Analysis (5W, 8D).
• Adaptability to effectively change priorities to meet business objectives.

 
What Makes You Stand Out

• 1 or more years of related experience in quality or manufacturing engineering in a manufacturing environment
• Experience using standard quality management principles and tools (such as FMEA, SPC, Root Cause, Control Plans, Gauge RR, MSA and Capability Studies)
• Experience with gear or shaft manufacturing standards, processes, and controls
• Experience reading and interpreting complex part drawings, including functional knowledge of GD&T principles and terminology
• Experience using advanced data gathering and analysis techniques, including statistical analysis
• Experience in driving a closed loop corrective action process, including rigorous root cause analysis
• Experience in project management; including effectively facilitating, leading, and managing cross functional teams
• Experience with Power BI, Alteryx, Tableau, or Minitab software
• ASQ certifications such as CQE, CSSGB, and/or CSSBB

 
Education

• Bachelors degree in Engineering
• Manager is open to recent grad candidates

 
Interview Process:

• Onsite interviews are preferred
• Position works onsite

 
Additional Information:

• Business casual dress code.
• Position will spend roughly 60% of the day on the shop floor and feet versus at a desk. May also lift up to 20 lbs.
• Must wear metatarsal footwear from day one.

 
Regarding Driving: This position may drive a Client owned Gator inside the factory to get from the office area to a different office area in another part of the factory (all connected and indoors). Worker will need to successfully complete Client safety training to be approved to drive this. They will transport their computer or parts/tools. Other workers could ride along if they are going to the same areas due to limited number of available Gators. This would not be driven outside. May also drive their personal vehicle to other facilities within a 20-mile radius. Rental cars are not used for this travel.