Quality Engineer - Automotive Manufacturer | Joliet, IL
Michael Page International
- Joliet, Illinois
- 11 days ago
- $80,000–$95,000 Per Year
- Full-time
Highlights
Following several years of sustained growth, they are looking for a proven leader who can mentor teams, drive operational excellence, and support continued success. Our client is a respected manufacturer serving the automotive and heavy-duty trucking markets, with strong, long-standing relationships across major OEM customers.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Joliet, Illinois |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $80,000–$95,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Website | https://www.michaelpage.ca/ |
Description
Quality Improvement Leader
Our client is a respected manufacturer serving the automotive and heavy-duty trucking markets, with strong, long-standing relationships across major OEM customers. Following several years of sustained growth, they are looking for a proven leader who can mentor teams, drive operational excellence, and support continued success. The company offers a people-first culture and a fast-paced, collaborative environment where employees can make a meaningful impact.
Job Description
- Lead quality improvement initiatives focused on reducing scrap, defects, customer complaints, and overall quality costs.
- Investigate quality issues using structured problem-solving tools such as 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone, and Root Cause Analysis methodologies.
- Develop and implement corrective and preventive actions to eliminate recurring issues.
- Support customer quality requirements, respond to quality concerns, and coordinate containment activities when necessary.
- Create, maintain, and update quality documentation, including Control Plans, Work Instructions, Process Flow Diagrams, PFMEAs, and PPAP documentation.
- Perform process capability studies and statistical analysis using tools such as Cp, Cpk, Pp, Ppk, control charts, and Pareto analysis.
- Verify compliance with quality standards, control plans, and operating procedures throughout production.
- Conduct product, process, and layered audits to ensure adherence to quality requirements.
- Support new product launches and process validations in accordance with customer and industry requirements.
- Participate in customer, internal, and third-party audits and support quality management system compliance.
The Successful Applicant
- 1+ year of experience in a manufacturing quality environment.
- Experience with customer quality requirements, corrective actions, and quality improvement projects.
- Experience supporting APQP, PPAP, product validation, or new product launches preferred.
- Experience with ISO 9001, IATF 16949, ISO 14001, or similar quality management systems preferred.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Working knowledge of quality tools and continuous improvement methodologies.
- Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and technical documentation.
- Experience using Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Knowledge of statistical process control (SPC) and process capability analysis.
- Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively with customers, suppliers, and internal teams.
- Sponsorship not provided
What's on Offer
- Base salary $80,000 - $95,000 depending on experience level
- Annual discretionary bonus
- 401k program with employer match
- Comprehensive health benefits
- 2 weeks PTO + company holidays
- Opportunities for tuition assistance
Job Summary
Sector Engineering & Manufacturing Sub Sector Quality, Technical Industry Industrial / Manufacturing Where Joliet Contract Type Permanent
About Company
Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.
Our business was established in Canada in 2005 when we opened our Toronto office. Our role is to work with employers and job seekers to facilitate a successful match. This can range from advising a global company on a candidate sourcing strategy to helping a job seeker find their dream job.
In Canada, we focus on recruiting for the following areas:
Banking and financial services
Digital and e-commerce
Engineering and manufacturing
Finance and accounting
Human resources
Information technology
Marketing
Oil and gas
Procurement and supply chain
Property and construction
Sales
An Established Brand
The Group has established a leading presence in many of the key markets for professional recruitment around the world and has positioned itself in certain other markets, which offer the opportunity for future growth. Within its current largest markets, Michael Page has also built a regional presence, including in the UK, France and Australia. Consequently, the Michael Page brand is among the most widely recognized brands in the professional recruitment industry.
A Market Leader
The role of a recruitment consultancy is to act as an intermediary, identifying and sourcing suitably qualified candidates on behalf of its clients. Candidates are recruited either for permanent or contract positions (typically for a fixed term) or on a temporary basis. Within the overall recruitment industry, the market for professional recruitment services is a specialist sector which has developed more recently. Michael Page is widely recognized as leading the development of this market around the world.
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