Plant Quality Engineer

Job Location:

Racine
- Wisconsin
- United States

Category:
Quality

Job Type: Full Time

Working Mode:
Fully On-Site

At CNH, we're driven by a clear purpose:
we serve and advance the people who feed and build a growing world.

As a global leader in agriculture and construction, we create the equipment, technology, and solutions that help our customers work more productively and sustainably. Our success starts with our people, and we foster a collaborative culture where innovation thrives and every employee has the opportunity to grow.

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If you're ready to make an impact and build a career with purpose, there's a place for you at CNH.

The Plant Quality Engineer is responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining quality assurance programs, systems, and procedures to ensure conformance of components and finished products to established engineering specifications, regulatory requirements, and CNH quality standards. This position plays a critical role in driving product quality improvements, preventing defects, supporting manufacturing operations, and ensuring customer satisfaction.

The Plant Quality Engineer will work closely with Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Supplier Quality teams to identify, investigate, and resolve quality concerns while promoting a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence. This is a plant-based position requiring daily engagement on the manufacturing floor, supporting assembly operations and proactively preventing quality issues from reaching production lines.

Quality Systems and Product Assurance

• Develop, implement, and maintain quality assurance programs, inspection methods, and control plans to ensure compliance with product specifications and quality standards.
• Establish and maintain quality standards for current products, manufacturing processes, and services.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on product quality, process capability, and manufacturing performance.
• Monitor key quality metrics and identify opportunities for corrective and preventive actions.

Problem Solving and Corrective Actions

• Identify, investigate, and report quality issues occurring during manufacturing and assembly operations.
• Lead root cause analysis activities using structured problem-solving methodologies such as 8D, PDCA, DMAIC, Fishbone, and 5 Why analysis.
• Determine sources of product and process variation and implement sustainable corrective and preventive actions.
• Verify corrective-action effectiveness and ensure long-term issue resolution.
• Support containment activities and coordinate cross-functional teams during quality incidents.

Measurement Systems and Metrology

• Develop, program, validate, and maintain quality inspection routines and measurement programs.
• Operate and program advanced inspection equipment, including ROMER arms, laser scanners, and coordinate measuring machines (CMMs).
• Analyze dimensional inspection results and recommend process and product improvements.
• Support measurement system analysis (MSA), gauge studies, and capability assessments.

GD&T and Dimensional Quality

• Serve as a technical expert in Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
• Interpret engineering drawings and dimensional requirements to ensure compliance with design intent.
• Support Engineering and Manufacturing teams in applying GD&T principles to improve manufacturability and inspection effectiveness.
• Provide training and guidance on dimensional quality best practices.

PPAP and Supplier Quality Support

• Review and approve Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) submissions.
• Evaluate dimensional reports, capability studies, control plans, PFMEAs, and supporting documentation.
• Support supplier quality…