Quality Engineer
ITW Automotive Body & Fuel NA manufactures interior components and fuel housings for OEMs and their top-tier suppliers. The Body and Fuel Division drives profitability by leveraging innovative solutions and application engineering, producing fuel housings, door and safety handles, Capless solutions, and EV charge ports for major OEMs worldwide. Manufacturing locations span Frankfort, Mokena, and Richton Park, Illinois, as well as Saltillo and Aguascalientes, Mexico.
Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW) is a global Fortune 200 diversified manufacturing company with approximately $14.1 billion in revenues, operating 7 major segments across 57 countries and employing around 45,000 individuals. ITW holds over 16,000 active patents and is recognized for its leadership in innovation.
About the role
Plan, coordinate, and direct quality control programs on the manufacturing floor to ensure continuous production of products consistent with established customer requirements. Work closely with external vendors and suppliers to ensure adherence to ITW standards.
Responsibilities
- Develop robust Control Plans for Production Quality Control and update them with lessons learned through continuous improvement activity.
- Perform complex quality audits and set quality standards for both in-process and finished products and materials.
- Develop and provide guidance in methods for testing, sampling, and training.
- Report on complex quality analyses and defective products, recommending necessary quality procedure changes.
- Ensure compliance throughout all quality testing and validation phases.
- Facilitate quality audits and regulatory inspections, and lead laboratory studies, research, testing, and operational activities.
- Work closely with external vendors, contractors, and suppliers to ensure final product meets organization's quality standards.
- Provide technical leadership and assist in training less experienced engineers/inspectors.
- Ensure continuous control over materials, facilities, and products.
- Mitigate customer complaints and serve as the point of contact with the customer.
- Review control of nonconformance material disposition and inspection of reworked product.
- Accurately track and report costs through outlooks.
- Measure prototype, pre-production, and serial parts during product launch.
- Responsible for all serial PPAP documentation.
- Facilitate and lead problem-solving activity through the 8D Process, DMAIC Principles, and 5-Why Problem Solving.
- Interpret SPC to make sound judgments on part quality, with a clear understanding of Cpk and Ppk data.
- Assist manufacturing engineers with RPN reduction by creating and enhancing PFMEAs and Control Plans based on lessons learned.
- Follow and instill good Safety Practices in accordance with ITW objectives.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or equivalent experience required.
- 2-3+ years of manufacturing experience in a Quality Engineer role preferred.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Experience with root cause analysis techniques.
- Able to read prints; GD&T experience is a must.
- Ability to work in a team or individual environment.
- Self-motivated with strong attention to detail.
- Ability to work a flexible shift, including overtime and weekends.
Physical Requirements
- Regularly required to sit; use hands to handle, and talk or hear.
- Frequently required to reach with hands and arms.
- Occasionally required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
- Must frequently lift and/or move up to 35 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Interpersonal Skills
Alternative or combined skills in understanding, counseling, and/or influencing people are important in achieving job objectives, including persuasiveness, assertiveness, and sensitivity to others' perspectives.
Working Conditions
The work environment is typically moderate in noise level.
Benefits
- Competitively priced medical and dental coverage starting the first of the month following hire.
- Free life insurance.
- Paid vacation and holidays.
- Immediate 401k matching.
- Additional retirement savings contribution (above and beyond 401k) awarded at no cost after one year.
- Community involvement support through financial gifts with a 3-for-1 matching program and volunteering opportunities with United Way and David Speer Academy.
Pay
$75,000–$93,000 annually.