Quality Intern

Overview:

The Quality Coordinator Intern will work closely with our team to ensure Triple-S upholds quality standards. This opportunity offers the intern hands-on experience working directly with our Quality Control Analyst to focus learning about and implementing Quality Standards. They will gain experience in process improvement, inventory audits, and problem solving and overall contributing to the overall efficiency and effectiveness of our operations department.

Responsibilities:

- Monitoring manufacturing and production processes to ensure products meet requirements and specifications.

- Understand quality standards within the warehouse setting.

- Inspecting product samples, parts, materials, and production processes.

- Reviewing products based on blueprints and specifications.

- Developing and implementing quality control systems.

- Documenting and reporting any discrepancies in stock quantities and inventory records.

- Conducting physical inventory audits in accordance with Inventory manager.

- Reconciling inventory counts

- Investigating causes of inventory discrepancies and recommending solutions.

- Preparing audit reports detailing findings and recommendations.

- Maintains, organizes, and cleans equipment and the work area.

- Participate in continuous improvement and monthly safety meetings.

- Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Education and Experience:

- Prefer High School Diploma or equivalent, but not necessary

- Completion of a formal apprenticeship OR successful completion of an in-company, training program required.

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies:

- Ability to correctly read and understand work orders and/or receive oral instructions to determine work assignments or material or equipment needs.

- Ability to effectively use basic computer applications.

- Demonstrate intermediate math skills (add, subtract, multiply, divide).

- Develop a good working knowledge of material and inventory control techniques and procedures.

- Ability to maintain ongoing inter-department communications related to routing, safety, and customer relations.

Other:

- Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands/fingers to handle or feel and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.

- Working Conditions: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals and risk of electrical shock when in the operations or laboratory areas. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, but due to open office environment noise level may occasionally be high.

- Travel: This position may involve travel to other branches to check progress and document ongoing projects.

Disclaimer: The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.