Quality Engineer

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Quality Engineer

Sedalia, MO

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, ECN).
• 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 required in lieu of a bachelor's degree.
• 3+ years of relevant quality experience within a manufacturing environment.
• 2+ years 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, inspection logs, visual work instructions, ECNs, and corrective action records, while utilizing MS Office, Excel, and ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, JDE, or similar platforms.

• Bachelor’s Degree or some college…