Quality Engineer

Job Title
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Quality Engineer

Location
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Sedalia, MO

About Us

Imagine a company with technology leadership of over 160 years, yet it operates with the energy of a startup. Ingersoll Rand has dedicated itself to Making Life Better for its employees, customers, shareholders, and planets. We produce innovative and mission‑critical flow creation and life science technologies – from compressors to precision handling of liquids, gases, and powers – to increase industrial productivity, efficiency, and sustainability.

Supported by over 80+ brands, our products are used in various end‑markets including life sciences, food and beverage, clean energy, industrial manufacturing, infrastructure, and more. Across the globe, we’re driving growth with an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset.

Job Overview

Step into a Quality Engineer role with Gardner Denver – Industrial Technology and Services, LLC, a division of Ingersoll Rand, where your work directly impacts product performance, customer satisfaction, and operational excellence at our Sedalia operation. You’ll help ensure products meet exacting quality standards while supporting the transformation of metal castings and raw materials into high‑performing products used around the world.

In this highly collaborative role, you’ll serve as a key problem‑solving partner across manufacturing, engineering, supply chain, customer service, warranty, and purchasing. Using the plant Quality Management System, you’ll respond to quality issues, lead root cause analysis, identify risks, and drive corrective and preventive actions that strengthen product reliability, reduce defects, and support continuous improvement across the plant.

• Process Development and Improvement:
  Develop, implement, and document process improvements to ensure quality and reliability. Serve as quality project lead representative for new product introductions. Identify production concerns and take proactive steps to correct problems.
• Documentation:
  Initiate and maintain documentation as needed to support process and manufacturing improvements (e.g., Process Control, Inspection logs, Visual Work Instructions, ECNs).
• Quality:
  Develop and maintain all departmental procedures supporting and maintaining ISO certification. Participate in internal and external periodic plant audits. Support plant internal corrective actions.
• Suppliers:
  Respond to and investigate quality‑related issues found on the production floor, or at the customer's location. Communicate with suppliers on non‑conforming material, and issue/manage supplier corrective actions as necessary.
• Other responsibilities as assigned or directed.

• 5+ years of relevant quality experience in lieu of a bachelor's degree.
• 3+ years of relevant quality experience within a manufacturing environment.
• 2+ years of experience with MS Office Suite, including intermediate Excel skills.
• 1+ year of experience working with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, JDE, or similar platforms.

• Quality Systems & Compliance
• Demonstrated ability to develop, maintain, and support quality procedures, documentation, and plant‑level quality systems in alignment with ISO certification, regulatory requirements, and customer expectations.
• Structured Problem Solving & Root Cause Analysis
• Ability to respond to quality issues as they occur, investigate non‑conformances, apply root cause analysis tools, and drive corrective and preventive actions that improve product reliability and reduce defects.
• Process Improvement & Manufacturing Support
• Experience identifying production concerns, developing and documenting process improvements, and partnering with manufacturing teams to strengthen quality, reliability, and operational performance.
• Cross‑Functional & Supplier Collaboration
• Ability to work effectively with manufacturing, engineering, supply chain, customer service, warranty, purchasing, and suppliers to resolve quality concerns, manage supplier corrective actions, and ensure customer quality requirements are met.
• Documentation, Data & Systems Proficiency
• Strong ability to create, maintain, and manage quality‑related documentation, including process controls,…