Technical Quality Engineer - Productive Resources LLC

Technical Quality Engineer

East Moline, Illinois - Full Time

Productive Resources (www.productiveresources.com) is seeking a candidate to be part of our engineering team at John Deere's facility in East Moline, Illinois. As a member of our team, the selected candidate will perform parts assemblies or product appearance dimension and functionality verifications according to inspection plans engineering standards and blueprints for manufactured and purchased material of low to medium complexity. Improve quality activities by using quality systems with a limited scope and depth.

This is a full-time position that is indefinite in duration with the opportunity of professional growth, and additional opportunities within our organization.

Duties:

• Investigate quality issues related to product and processes, gather, and analyze data to determine root cause, document in NCCA system, and implement corrective action.
• Use quality tools and practices to establish approval criteria to ensure the identification of quality concerns.
• Work with outside suppliers to communicate defective parts and work with the shipping department to return the defective parts.
• Monitor and facilitate quality activities for part approval, verify manufacturing processes and confirm process capability.
• Generate quality related reports for monitoring metrics.

Requirements:

• 1 or more years of experience in manufacturing engineering, quality engineering or supply management in a design/manufacturing environment.
• 1 or more years of experience using standard quality tools (Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA), Statistical Process Control (SPC), Root Cause Analysis, 8D, Statistics.
• 1 or more years of experience leading projects with minimal supervision to aggressively solve quality issues.
• 1 or more years of demonstrated communication, organizational, and facilitation skills.
• Must work well within a team environment.
• Shipping and receiving coordinator experience would be helpful for this role.
• Ideally you will have a degree or equivalent related work experience in the following:
  Bachelor's degree in an Engineering Field preferred.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with Machining, Welding and/or Assembly Engineering (ME/QE).
• Previous experience with Farming Equipment or Utility Vehicle production processes and organization.
• Knowledge of SAP-PAG.
• Knowledge of John Deere Equipment.
• Supplier Quality and Non-Conforming Material knowledge.
• Shipping and Purchase Orders Experience.

As a condition of employment consideration, Productive Resources conducts pre-employment screening, including a background check and drug test. In addition, an employment candidate is required to provide proof of identity and legal authority to work in the United States.

Why work for Productive Resources?

Productive Resources is a full-service engineering firm with over two decades of experience serving leading global clients. Our primary focus is on project-based product development and manufacturing engineering support. Our primary industries of focus are off highway equipment including agricultural, construction, defense, mining, recreational, industrial, and specialty machines.

We lead with our reputation for quality, teamwork, and innovative solutions which keep our clients engaged as a partner in their journey. Our diverse experience and client base will challenge your technical skills and provide greater opportunity for growth.

Our primary delivery center is our Technical Center in Waterloo, IA, as well as numerous customer areas we serve with onsite and remote teams throughout the U.S.

We Offer Competitive Benefits:

• Health and Dental Insurance
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Long-Term Disability
• Short-term Disability
• Retirement Savings Account (Traditional 401k & Roth 401k)
• Flexible Spending Plans for Medical Expenses and Dependent Care
• Paid Time Off (PTO)

Equal Opportunity and Veteran Friendly