Quality Engineer III

Akkodis is seeking a Quality Engineer III for a contract role with a client in Gurnee, IL. The ideal candidate will have experience driving quality assurance, process improvement, and customer quality initiatives within manufacturing environments to ensure product excellence and operational effectiveness.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Quality Assurance plans, APQP activities, and quality processes to support new product introductions and customer requirements.
• Partner with cross-functional teams during product development, process design, and implementation phases to ensure quality standards are achieved.
• Investigate customer, supplier, and internal quality issues, driving corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) and tracking their effectiveness.
• Evaluate inspection methods, develop quality documentation, and provide guidance on inspection processes, work instructions, and quality controls.
• Collaborate with suppliers and customers to resolve quality concerns, improve manufacturing processes, and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide technical quality support, conduct training, and promote process optimization and standardization across manufacturing operations and global customer programs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Quality Management, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience in Quality Engineering, Quality Assurance, or Manufacturing Quality within a production environment.
• Strong experience with APQP, process optimization, new product introduction (NPI), and corrective/preventive action (CAPA) methodologies.
• Proven ability to manage customer and supplier quality issues, drive continuous improvement initiatives, and support cross-functional manufacturing operations.

Pay

$40.00 to $45.00 per hour (rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors).

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance and short-term disability
• Additional voluntary benefits
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Commuter benefits
• 401K plan
• Paid leave options, including Paid Sick Leave or other paid leave required by federal, state, or local law
• Holiday pay where applicable