Position Title: Quality Engineer

Location: East Moline, IL
Assignment Length: 12 Months
Schedule: 1st shift, 6:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. Must be willing to flex and support variable shifts as needed.
Pay Rate: $50/Hr (W2 through KellyOCG for John Deere)

Visa Sponsorship: Visa sponsorship is not available now or in the near future for this position.

Safety Requirement: Metatarsal safety boots required on Day 1

Position Summary

The Quality Engineer will support the Quality Services Team throughout factory engineering processes. This role will provide quality engineering support in the following areas:

• In-line inspection

• Tool and gauge asset management

• GD&T analysis and CMM inspection

• Non-conformance processing and containment

• Process documentation and control

The Quality Engineer will collaborate with Operations, Engineering, Supply Management, and shop floor personnel to ensure process compliance and support inspection and containment activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Support in-line inspection activities.

• Manage tool and gauge assets.

• Perform or support GD&T analysis and CMM inspections.

• Process non-conformances and coordinate containment activities.

• Collaborate with Operations, Engineering, and Supply Management to ensure process compliance.

• Use SAP, NCCA, DNCM, and other applicable tools to process and complete assigned work.

• Support shop floor staff, including handlers and inspectors, with containment and inspection activities.

• Prepare and provide daily report-out documentation.

• Communicate daily priorities and completed work.

• Report completed assignments and outstanding activities.

• Maintain process documentation and controls.

• Support factory engineering and quality processes.

• Adapt to changing business needs, priorities, and processes.

Required Qualifications

• Strong manufacturing experience.

• Basic computer proficiency, including Microsoft Office applications.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

• Willingness to engage, learn, and adapt to changing business needs.

• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.

• Ability to prioritize assignments and communicate work status.

• Ability to work onsite in a factory environment.

• Ability to work 1st shift, variable shifts, and overtime as required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).

• Experience with Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) programming.

• Experience with ISO standards or quality systems.

• Experience creating data and analytics tools.

• Experience with SAP, NCCA, DNCM, or similar quality and manufacturing systems.

• Experience with non-conformance processing and containment.

• Experience with in-line inspection and process documentation.

• Experience supporting quality processes in a manufacturing environment.

Education and Experience

• Experience in manufacturing, quality engineering, inspection, metrology, or a related field is preferred.

• Additional education or technical training in engineering, manufacturing, quality, metrology, or a related discipline is a plus.