Quality Engineer

Company Description 

Why is ITW a great place to work?  We think and act like entrepreneurs, we embrace autonomy, make decisions, and take ownership.  We are always focused on helping our people reach their full potential.  Most importantly, we value our 5 core values that drive our decision making; integrity, respect, trust, shared risk, simplicity.    

We offer competitive pay and benefits that supplement your life both inside & outside of work. We support your community involvement from financial gifts with our 3-for-1 matching program and volunteering opportunities with our strong partnerships with United Way and David Speer Academy.  ITW Automotive Body & Fuel NA manufactures interior components and fuel housings for OEMs and their top-tier suppliers.  Are you up to the challenge?  

The Body and Fuel Division, within the Illinois Tool Work (ITW) Automotive segment, drives profitability by leveraging its innovative solutions and application engineering. Our Body and Fuel products are made up of fuel housings, door and safety handles, innovative Capless solutions, and EV charge ports for major OEMs around the world. We have multiple manufacturing locations across North America: Frankfort, Mokena, and Richton Park, Illinois as well as Saltillo and Aguascalientes, Mexico. 

As an Enterprise, Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW) is a global Fortune 200 diversified manufacturing company that delivers specialized expertise, innovative thinking, and value-added products to meet critical customer needs in a variety of industries.   ITW, with approximately 14.1 billion dollars in global revenues, operates 7 major segments with businesses in 57 countries that employ approximately 45,000 women and men. These talented individuals, many of whom have specialized engineering or scientific expertise, contribute to our global leadership in innovation. We are proud of our broad portfolio of more than 16,000 active patents. 

Job Description 

Role Summary: 
Plan, coordinates and directs quality control programs on manufacturing floor designed to ensure continuous production of products consistent with established customer requirements.  Works closely with external vendors and suppliers to ensure they adhere to ITW standards. 

Primary Responsibilities: 
• Develop robust Control Plans for Production Quality Control.  Update with lessons learned through continuous improvement activity 
• Performs complex quality audits and sets quality standards for both in-process and finished products and materials.  
• Develops and provides guidance in methods for testing, sampling, and training.  
• Reports on complex quality analyses and defective products and recommends necessary quality procedure changes  
• Ensures compliance throughout all quality testing and validation phases  
• Facilitates quality audits and regulatory inspections, and helps lead laboratory studies, research, testing, and operational activities 
• Works closely with external vendors, contractors, and suppliers to ensure that final product meets organization's quality standards 
• Provides technical leadership and assist in training less experienced engineers/inspectors.  
• Ensure continuous control over materials, facilities and products 
• Responsible for the mitigation of customer complaints and is the point of contact with the customer 
• Reviews control of nonconformance material disposition and inspection of reworked product 
• Accurately outlook costs through tracking and reporting  
• Measure prototype, pre-production and serial parts during product launch 
• Responsible for all serial PPAP documentation 
• Facilitate and lead problem solving activity through the 8D Process, DMAIC Principles, and 5-Why Problem Solving      
• Interpret SPC to make sound judgement on part quality.  Clear understanding of Cpk, Ppk data          
• Assist manufacturing engineers with RPN reduction - creating and enhancing our PFMEAs and Control Plans based on lessons learned 
• Follow and instill good Safety Practices in accordance with ITW objectives     
  

Qualifications 

Experience: 
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or equivalent experience required 
• 2-3+ years manufacturing experience in role of Quality Engineer preferred  
• Strong communications skills both written and verbal 
• Computer Skills – MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint 
• Root cause analysis techniques  
• Able to read prints.  GD&T experience a must 
• Must be able to work in a team or individual environment 
• Self-motivated individual  
• Must have the ability to pay attention to detail 
• Must be able to work a flexible shift, including overtime and weekends 

Physical Requirements:  
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to handle and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 35 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.  

Interpersonal Skills:  
Alternative or combined skills in understanding, counseling, and/or influencing people are important in achieving job objectives, causing action, understanding others, or changing behavior; and, skills of persuasiveness or assertiveness, as well as sensitivity to the point of view of others.  

Working Conditions:  
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. 
  

Additional information 

ITW offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, including competitively priced medical and dental coverage the first of the month following hire, free life insurance, paid vacation and holidays, and immediate 401k matching. Additional retirement savings contribution (above and beyond 401k) is awarded at no cost after one year. 
  
ITW Body & Fuel NA is an equal opportunity, equal employment, affirmative action employer.  We strive to create a diverse and inclusive work environment where everyone is welcome to contribute their unique talents and ideas.  We encourage applications from females, males, disabled/protected or other veterans, persons with disabilities, all races and ethnicities, sexual orientations and gender identities.  Reasonable accommodation will be made to enable persons with disabilities to apply and to perform the essential job functions. If you require assistance with completing an application, please reply that you require assistance. 

ITW is an equal opportunity employer. We value our colleagues’ unique perspectives, experiences and ideas and create workplaces where everyone can develop their careers and perform to their full potential.  

As an equal employment opportunity employer, ITW is committed to equal employment opportunity and fair treatment for employees, beginning with the hiring process and continuing through all aspects of the employment relationship.  

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.   

ITW is an equal opportunity employer. We value our colleagues’ unique perspectives, experiences and ideas and create workplaces where everyone can develop their careers and perform to their full potential.  

As an equal employment opportunity employer, ITW is committed to equal employment opportunity and fair treatment for employees, beginning with the hiring process and continuing through all aspects of the employment relationship.  

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.