Quality Engineer

About the Role

As a Quality Engineer at John Deere Des Moines Works in Des Moines, IA, you will provide day-to-day quality support for production operations while driving continuous improvement in manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide tactical quality line support for production sprayer assembly operations.
• Investigate part and process defects and lead root cause analysis activities.
• Develop and implement corrective actions to improve quality performance.
• Support new product introductions and product change control activities.
• Partner with Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Management, and CI teams to improve product quality and process capability.
• Support internal and external audit activities and quality system compliance.
• Lead quality improvement projects focused on defect reduction and customer satisfaction.

Requirements

• Effective communicator who thrives in a team-oriented environment.
• Experience applying quality tools such as PFMEA, Root Cause Analysis, 8D, and NCCA processes.
• Experience supporting a fast-paced manufacturing or assembly environment.
• Demonstrated ability to lead projects and drive results.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working with quality systems and regulatory compliance requirements.

Qualifications

Ideally, you will have a degree or equivalent related work experience in the following:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent relevant experience.

Skills

What Makes You Stand Out:

• Manufacturing quality engineering experience.
• Experience with fabrication, welding, assembly, or dimensional inspection processes.
• Knowledge of GD&T, print reading, and process capability studies.
• Experience with Power BI, Tableau, Ignition, or other data analytics tools.
• Experience with automation, machine vision, or digital quality technologies.
• Knowledge of John Deere quality processes and corrective action systems.

Benefits

At John Deere, you are empowered to create a career that will take you to where you want to go while working in an inclusive team environment. Here’s what you’ll get:

• Flexible work arrangements
• Highly competitive base pay
• Savings & Retirement benefits (401K and Defined Contribution)
• Healthcare benefits with a generous company contribution in the Health Savings Account
• Adoption assistance
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Tuition assistance
• Fitness subsidies and on-site gyms at specific Deere locations
• Charitable contribution match
• Employee Purchase Plan & numerous discount programs for personal use
• Vacation and Holiday Pay

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Pay

$67,692.00 - $101,532.00 + Benefits

VISA sponsorship is NOT available for this position. Must be 18 years of age or older to apply.