Amerex- Quality Engineer Intern

Amerex Corporation is the world's largest and most innovative manufacturer of hand portable and wheeled extinguishers for commercial and industrial applications. Our state-of the-art gas detection systems along with pre-engineered fire suppression systems for vehicles, commercial cooking operations, and industrial applications have earned Amerex a reputation for excellence in the fire suppression industry.

While other companies have been in the industry longer than Amerex, no other company has surpassed the quality, service and innovation provided by Amerex Corporation since its founding in 1971. With quality products, constant innovation and excellent customer support, Amerex Corporation is unsurpassed in its pioneering efforts to provide better fire protection throughout the world.

All Amerex positions follow a culture that aligns with eight guiding principles as follow: Teamwork, Excellence, Communication, Leadership, Environment, Safety, Accountability and Trust. These principles may be illustrated as a compass that provides personal guidance to help team members navigate through situations which may be encountered daily at work. They are the guiding beliefs that we share with our parent company, McWane, Inc. Our continued commitment to and alignment with the McWane Way will lead to positive results in our company and our communities.

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines, and may involve exposure to moderate noise levels. This position may involve potential exposure to hazardous materials, environmental changes (heat/cold), and the employee must be able to work under stress occasioned by production requirements, personnel, and the needs of other departments, utilizing proper body mechanics. Ability to work long hours in emergency situations, overtime, or alternating shifts.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Root cause analysis of component failures/issues on manufacturing floor.
• Analyze historical production and quality data to identify cost savings and defect reduction opportunities.
• Departmental Continuous Improvement / Lean Manufacturing Projects.
• Implementation of Corrective Actions relating to Customer issues.
• Participate in Governmental Quality Compliance Audits and other 3rd Party certification audits.
• Maintain quality and safety standards by establishing and enforcing company policies, procedures, and work instructions.
• Analysis of Material Review Processes, Control Plans, Process Flow Diagrams, and PFMEA's as required.
• Conduct Supplier audits and validation of corrective actions.
• Other duties as requested from Quality Team Lead.

• Pursuing Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Quality, or related field. (Required)
• Previous experience in industrial manufacturing environment, quality department, or laboratory environment (preferred).
• Zero to five years of career experience.
• Ability to multi-task and motivate groups to meet performance and production goals.
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certified (preferred).
• ISO 9001:2015 Lead Auditor (preferred).
• Proficient in Microsoft Office to include Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word.
• Experience with Microsoft D365 (preferred).
• Should possess strong interpersonal and communication skills and effective organization skills.
• Must be self-motivated and can accomplish tasks with minimal supervision.

Summary Of Working Conditions

This position may involve potential exposure to hazardous materials, and environmental changes (heat/cold), and the employee must be able to work under stress occasioned by production requirements, personnel, and the needs of other departments, utilizing proper body mechanics.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform essential functions of this job. This employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

AAP/EEO STATEMENT

Amerex is a Federal VEVRAA contractor and an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices. Amerex will not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran or service member status, marital status, citizenship status or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

McWane is a Federal VEVRAA contractor, and an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices. McWane will not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran or service member status, marital status, citizenship status (In IL - sex, including same sex, ancestry, order of protection status, physical or mental disability, military status, pregnancy, unfavorable discharge status, genetic information), (In IA - gender identity), (In CA- gender identity or expression, and genetic information) or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.