Quality Engineer

Illinois Tool Works • Itasca, IL

231d • $80,000 - $100,000

About The Position

ITW Commercial Construction is a leading manufacturer with a proven history of creating innovative fastening solutions used by professional commercial contractors in concrete anchoring and flooring, drywall, metal building, fire protection, plumbing, electrical, and HVAC applications. We take pride in our commitment to being a customer-centric organization with operational excellence, superior service, and new product development that has guided the company through decades of growth by meeting the ever-changing needs of the commercial construction industry. Focusing on the needs of our end-users enables us to customize our product offering and service based on their requirements. ITW Commercial Construction encompasses the leading brands of Buildex (Teks, Sammys), Red Head (TruBolt, Tapcon), Ramset (Trakfast), and PNA (Diamond Dowel) having an overall history that goes back to 1910. ITW Commercial Construction North America is seeking a Quality Assurance Engineer. Its role will support all facets of quality engineering and supplier development. This person will be fully involved in CBI (customer back innovation) process inspecting/testing and auditing regular production as well as product related to field application difficulties. This person will be responsible for investigating, analysis and quality problems resolution, identify trends, conduct audits, and leading continuous improvement projects with our manufacturing teams and our supply base. Position reports to ITW Commercial Constructions North America Quality Manager.

Requirements

• Bachelor degree in Engineering or equivalent required; minimum 3 years experience in high volume manufacturing environment.
• Oral and written communication and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated capacity in generating Quality reports based on the Statistical data analysis.
• Working knowledge of Quality Management Systems (ISO9001) requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to develop data acquisition routines is a plus.
• Strong mathematical aptitudes and advanced skills in MS Office.
• Demonstrated ability to develop data acquisition routines and to implement/use SPC software is a plus.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in facilitating or supervising in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Experience in OSHA and quality systems such as 6 Sigma.
• Demonstrated effectiveness with project management skills.
• Leadership experience in an empowered work team environment.
• Disciplined self-starter with strong organizational skills.
• Demonstrate interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Fully involved in CBI (customer back innovation) process, inspecting/testing and auditing regular production as well as product related to field application difficulties.
• Perform product quality audits to assure conformance to part prints and specifications, also complete process quality audits to assure conformance to standards, codes and policies.
• Conduct trend analysis and process capability studies using either existing in-process collected test data and/or data collected by using special fixtures or measuring systems.
• Supervise the calibration system. Design and implement new fixtures and gages needed inspection process.
• Actively participate to the customer complaints process, non-conforming process, and corrective/preventative actions process. Collect data for Root Cause and Corrective Action Activities.
• Oversees and conducts raw material and heat treatment testing/inspection.
• Generate and/or update Quality plans and Inspection instructions for new or existing processes and/or families of product. Generate required related SOPs.
• Participate in quality related customer meetings building a strong partnership based on a good understanding of the customer's needs and an effective communication.
• Provide production support with respect to the product quality, gauging and data interpretation aspects.
• Hands on activities (testing, inspection, audit) will represent 30 to 50% of the work load.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Health, Vision and dental insurance
• Company Paid Life insurance/Short- and Long-term disability
• 401k Plan with generous company match
• 3 weeks' vacation, sick days, and holidays
• Continuing education reimbursement program
• Flexible spending accounts

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees