Ofp Quality Engineer

John Deere John Deere · Industrial · East Moline, IL +1 · Factory Engineering (CA)

This role is for an OFP Quality Engineer in the Harvester Works business unit at John Deere, focusing on tactical production support to ensure John Deere Combines meet customer expectations. The engineer will investigate and resolve product and process issues in a manufacturing environment, develop and implement corrective actions, and manage the quality control plan. The role also involves supporting engineering projects for quality improvement, analyzing data, and contributing to Smart-Connected Factory initiatives. The position requires experience in a UAW environment, continuous improvement processes, root cause analysis, and MES systems.

What you'd actually do

  1. Support daily operations by responding to tactical quality-related issues while supporting/leading product and process improvements for the business unit team
  2. Lead/own the ongoing management of dynamic production quality control plan (inspection checklists, inspector work content and expectations, manufacturing process control plan steps in MES system)
  3. Support/lead engineering projects to improve quality through Qnote/data analysis, dynamic control plan execution, Continuous Improvement projects, warranty data analysis
  4. Support the Factory Engineering organization through key initiatives focused on Smart-Connected Factory and Technology/Analytics capabilities
  5. Achieve performance targets for safety, quality, delivery, and efficiency

Skills

Required

  • Experience supporting production/factory floor in a UAW environment
  • Experience with Continuous Improvement processes
  • Root Cause/Corrective Action experience and proficiency
  • Working knowledge of basic production tooling and equipment
  • Experience working directly with MES systems as a quality tool
  • Understanding of safety, quality, and delivery metrics
  • SAP experience and proficiency

Nice to have

  • Experience with quality process/systems improvement projects
  • JDAAT Admin/authoring experience
  • MPP knowledge and experience
  • Experience with CI-200 projects
  • FIA 2.0 experience