Manufacturing Quality Engineer

The Smart Components North America Division, within the Illinois Tool Work (ITW) Automotive segment, drives profitability by leveraging its innovative solutions and application engineering. Our Smart Components 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.

• Primary Responsibilities:
  •    Develop robust Control Plans for Production Quality Control.  Update AND SHARES 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
• Development of Quality Metrics FPY, PPM, DPU
• Approval and development of Boundary samples for production
  •    Reviews control of nonconformance material disposition and inspection of reworked product
  •    Accurately outlook costs through tracking and reporting (COQ)
  •    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    

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering and a minimum of 5+ years of relevant work experience required 
• 5+ years manufacturing experience in role of Quality Engineer
• Strong communications skills both written and verbal
• Computer Skills – MS office, Statistical Analysis tools
• 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 teach Root cause analysis to production
• Must be able to work a flexible shift, which may include overtime and weekends

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 Smart Components 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.