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# Lead Quality Engineer

- **Company:** Deere & Company
- **Location:** East Moline, IL, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $77,628.0 - $116,436.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Databases, Software Tools, SAP (Applications), Creo
- **Published:** October 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.deere.com/talentcommunity/apply/1440212800/?locale=en_US

## About the Role

* Experience demonstrating technical aptitude in one of the following areas: hydraulics, powertrain, electrical, welding, assembly, manufacturing, or product validation
 * A self-starter with the ability to execute multiple tasks in parallel with little supervision
 * Ability to work in cross-functional groups and a team environment
 * High level of attention to detail and accuracy

What Makes You Stand Out

 * Experience in quality, manufacturing, operations in a shop floor environment
 * Knowledge of drawing and schematic interpretation, product models, GD&T
 * Experience in one or more related engineering areas: design, manufacturing, quality, industrial, or reliability
 * Experience with engineering tools, systems and databases such as SAP, CREO, JDAAT, CVML

Education

Ideally you will have a degree or equivalent related work experience in the following:

 * Bachelor's degree in an Engineering discipline

## Description

As a Lead Quality Engineer for John Deere Harvester Works located in East Moline, IL you will:

 * Work directly with Line QEs to lead/develop and implement quality improvement projects
 * Monitor Alert Center for tooling anomalies
 * Directly support manufacturing operations of an assembly department in a shop floor environment
 * Use production and customer warranty data to investigate, contain, and resolve quality non conformances within the production process and supplied components
 * Manage daily quality calls, investigate root cause and implement both short-term and long-term corrective actions for defects found in a timely manner
 * Provide clear and timely communication to management, operations, and cross functional teams for active quality issues
 * Lead and actively participate in Continuous Improvement (CI) process on the shop floor improving and implementing departmental Safety, Quality, Efficiency, Delivery, Ergonomic and Cost reduction projects
 * Work closely with cross functional teams, suppliers, and product design to drive inherent quality into our processes and products, The terms of the applicable benefit plans, and all company actions administering or interpreting these plans, continue to control. Deere & Company reserves the right to suspend, amend, modify, or terminate the Plan(s) in any manner at any time, including the right to modify or eliminate any cost-sharing between the company and participants. Changes, which can be made at any time, are made by action of the company's board of directors, or to the extent authorized by resolution of its board of directors, or by the Deere & Company Compensation Committee. In the event of a conflict between the language of the official Plan Documents and this document, the language of the official Plan Documents will control.