Part-Time Student - OFP Quality Engineer - Davenport, IA

There are over 7 billion people on this planet. And by 2050, there will be 2 billion more... many moving into urban centers at an unprecedented rate. Making sure there is enough food, fiber and infrastructure for our rapidly growing world is what we're all about at John Deere. And it's why we're investing in our people and our technology like never before! Here the world's brightest minds are tackling the world's biggest challenges. If you believe one person can make the world a better place, we'll put you to work. RIGHT NOW.

 

John Deere is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability.

 

Primary Location: United States (US) - Iowa  - Davenport  
Function: Factory Engineering (CA)
Title: Part-Time Student - OFP Quality Engineer - Davenport, IA - 115034 
Onsite/Remote:Onsite Position

 

Note: Relocation assistance is not provided.

 

The Part-Time Student Program is primarily designed to augment the Company’s regular full-time staff and is for students who work in parallel to their school schedule YEAR-ROUND.

Your Responsibilities

 

As an OFP Quality Engineer for JD Construction & Forestry located in Davenport, IA, you will be responsible for tactical support of assembly operations at Davenport Works. This position is the first response to quality issues and is a core member of the cross-functional business unit team. In addition, you will:

 

• Support daily operations by responding to tactical quality issues in a shop floor environment.  Validate non conformances, investigate, contain, and resolve quality non conformances within the production process.
• Use production quality data to identify projects, execute short-term containment, investigate root cause, and drive long-term corrective actions and mistake proofing.
• Provide clear and timely communication for active quality issues
• Actively participate in Continuous Improvement (CI) process on the shop floor – improving and implementing departmental Safety, Quality, Efficiency, Delivery, Ergonomic and Cost reduction projects
• Work closely with cross functional teams, suppliers and product design to drive inherent quality into our processes and products

 

This position is not available to students on immigration visas.

What Skills You Need

 

• An effective communicator who thrives on solving problems and working in a team environment
• Experience demonstrating technical aptitude in an Engineering discipline
• Experience with root cause analysis, corrective action, mistake proofing or digital process control tools
• A self-starter with the ability to execute multiple tasks in parallel
• Ability to gather, analyze, and summarize trend data to make sound decisions
• Ideally you will be pursuing a degree in the following: Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, others may apply

What Makes You Standout

 

• Experience in quality, manufacturing, or operations supporting shop floor operations
• Demonstrated ability to lead projects and initiatives
• Work experience involving the hands-on use of quality tools such as FMEA, Control Plans, DPAR, PPAP, DMAIC, Six Sigma and 8D Problem Solving
• Knowledge of basic data analysis techniques (e.g. pareto charts, histograms, pie and bar charts and control plans)
• JDAAT Admin/authoring experience
• Experience with data analytics tools (e.g. Power BI, Tableau, SQL, etc.) 

At John Deere, you are empowered to create a career that will take you to where you want to go while working in an inclusive team environment. Here, you'll enjoy the freedom to explore new projects, the support to think outside the box and the advanced tools and technology that foster innovation and achievement. Additionally, we offer a comprehensive reward packag