Quality Engineering Intern
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At Leggett & Platt, we provide real-world experiences that shape the future of young professionals. Our Doors Internship Program is a paid opportunity for students to contribute to and learn from a global leader in manufacturing, design, and innovation. We offer internships in fields ranging from engineering, business, finance, operations, environmental health science, and technology, allowing you to explore a variety of industries such as automotive, aerospace, home furnishings, bedding, and industrial products.
About The Program:
The Doors Internship Program is an immersive experience designed to build your expertise, grow your network, and give you hands-on experience across different functions. You’ll work on real-world tasks and/or projects, receive mentorship from experienced professionals, and be part of a company that enhances people’s lives through innovation in comfort-driven design and manufacturing.
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The Quality Engineer Intern is responsible for assisting various personnel in the Quality department during the work assignment. The Quality Intern will support day-to-day Quality related duties and will be assigned Quality related projects to help improve the Quality Department. The intern will be exposed to various Quality related duties to provide a well-rounded Quality experience during the internship. The Quality Engineering internship will broaden the skills of Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Technology, or similar curriculum students.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Work in a safe manner, adhere to safety rules and requirements, and promote safe working practices.
- Lead and complete assigned projects.
- Conduct data analysis by developing and interpreting Pareto and Trend Charts.
- Conduct internal audits against work instructions and the ISO 9001:2015 and 14001 standards.
- Research and recommend corrective actions for internal and customer quality issues.
- Measure parts using blueprints and precision measurement instrument.
- Measure and monitor contamination levels in production processes.
- Provide administrative assistance as needed.
Projects
- Create and issue Supplier Quality Manual working with Supply Chain, Quality, and suppliers.
- Create an effective test fluid filtering map that will ensure compliance with cleanliness standards and develop a control plan to react to out of control conditions.
- Others – to be identified.
Education and Skills
- Seeking a student pursuing Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Industrial Technology degree.
- Junior or Senior with a GPA of 3.0 or better.
- Must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of leadership.
- Must be organized and able to effectively manage multiple tasks.
- Must have a strong analytical competence.
- Must be proficient with Microsoft Suite.
- Must be dependable.
- Must be a self-starter and have a strong work ethic.
Physical Demands
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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms; lift >40lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.