There are 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 in our 175-year history. 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.
Title: Senior Quality Engineer Assembly
Primary Location: Ramos Arizpe
Function: Factory Engineering (CA)
John Deere is a foremost leader in the ag equipment business, and we continue to put a solid stamp on other industries. For over 150 years, the company’s portfolio of groundbreaking products has grown to include industries related to and outside of agriculture, including Turf, Construction and Forestry and Wind Technologies. The image of John Deere is no longer that of a signature green tractor meandering across a field; it’s been replaced with an image of acceleration, swift progress, and innovative leaping toward the company’s 200th year. The product line alone serves as proof with advances in machine performance, equipment automation, fleet management, and John Deere’s ongoing investment in emerging markets.
Note: All candidates should have their tax situation certificate (Constancia de Siituación Fiscal) up to date with the salary regime to be eligible for the hiring process.
Main Responsibilities
- Development and implementation of quality plans for continuous improvement and new product development projects in alignment with project schedules and milestones.
- Facilitates design, process and assembly reviews (DPAR), FMEA studies and routing quality assessments (RQA) Engages in development of factory and supplier plans when required.
- Participates in risk assessments, design reviews, virtual build reviews (VB) functional geometry reviews (FGR) as quality representative.
- Participates or leads projects to introduce digital solutions for quality systems.
- Lead manufacturing process control within assembly processes.
- Drive problem solving and data analytics.
- Drive improvements and analysis via Process Manual, Risk Assessments and Control Plans.
- Contribute to the analysis of information and the specification of the methods and process steps.
What Skills You Need
- 3 or more years of experience in one or more related Engineering areas: Quality, Industrial, Reliability, Manufacturing or Design
- Understanding of manufacturing processes and working in a production environment.
- Knowledge of standard quality tools such as Risk Assessment, PFMEA, SPC (Statistical Process Control), Root Cause Analysis and Statistics.
- Experience with manufacturing process control.
- Project management experience demonstrating effective communication, teamwork skills and problem solving.
- Proven experience working with cross-functional teams to achieve project outcomes.
What Makes You Stand Out
- A strong people leader who can inspire and engage others to do their best work in a challenging environment.
- Experience with automation and automated equipment in manufacturing.
- Experience with assemlby process (controlled torques, electric components, harnesses, hydraulics components, hydraulics lines).
- Quality background
- Six Sigma experience
- Understanding of the Enterprise Product Delivery Process (EPDP) or APQP methodology.
Education
- Bachelor Engineering or equivalent.
- More than 3 years in the industry.
- English communication (spoken and written).
This position will be posted for a minimum of 10 business days and unposted when a qualified pool of candidates is achieved.
Candidates must have the necessary work permits to work in the country.
