Quality Intern Location : LEXINGTON, KY, United States Job Family : Professional - Entry Job Type : Regular Posted : Jan 15, 2025 Job ID : 53806 Back to Search Results Job Description Apply Now > Save JobJob Saved With annual sales exceeding $13 billion and growing, Parker is the world’s leading diversified manufacturer of motion and control technologies and systems, providing precision-engineered solutions for commercial, mobile, industrial and aerospace markets. The company employs approximately 58,000 people in 47 countries around the world. For more than a century the company has been enabling engineering breakthroughs that lead to a better tomorrow. Interns gain a valuable understanding of real-world projects, tasks, challenges, and opportunities that exist within the industry. This is a paid internship, students normally work from late May to mid-August and are provided with specific, meaningful, and measurable goals. An entry level position for a high energy, detail oriented and organized individual pursing a bachelor’s degree in engineering or technical related field of study. This role will focus on projects related to Cost of poor-quality mitigation strategies, quality assurance and product conformance. The Quality Intern will report to the Quality Program Manager to make contributions in support of our service to customers and the company’s Win Strategy. Candidates must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident. Essential Functions: 1. Plan, schedule, and coordinate quality functions, such as, authorize to returns, customer rework, nonconformance material reports, and sorting activities. 2. Reviews and interprets product/process drawings, specifications, and other applicable work instructions to determine pass/fail requirements. 3. Identifies quality performance through data trends derived from High Performance Teams. Ensures compliance to specified quality requirements by performing in-house audits and surveys. 4. Prepares reports by collecting, interpreting, analyzing, and summarizing data and making recommendations. Compiles and writes training material and conducts training sessions on quality control activities. 5. Participates in failure analysis and corrective action investigations. Develops and coordinates corrective action procedures and plans. 6. Refines and enhances products and processes by applying continuous improvement and key lean manufacturing/production principles and techniques to critical areas of production. 7. Assist with internal and external audits. 8. Devises and implements methods and procedures for inspecting, testing, and evaluating the precision, reliability and accuracy of products and processes. 9. Ensures that project and/or process control documentation is compliant with requirements and updates as necessary with Engineering oversight. 10. Support Parker’s Zero-Defect Strategy by becoming a subject matter expert in the defect prevention tools utilized (e.g. PFMEA, Control Plans, MSA, etc.) 11. Assist with internal division site quality improvement initiatives, as required. 12. Perform all other related duties as assigned. 1. Currently enrolled in, or completed degree in related field, such as: Engineering or Technical field. 2. Candidate shall have completed sophomore year with a overall GPA of 3.0 or higher. 3. Ability to work in person from June 2025 – August 2025 full-time. 4. Ability to work effectively in a variety of environments and assignments. 5. Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills. 6. Ability to work effectively with others and be a participative team member. 7. Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications. 8. Must be a US Citizen or US Permanent Resident Parker is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Parker is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job related reasons regardless of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by law. However, U.S. Citizenship, Permanent Residency or other appropriate status is required for certain positions, in accord with U.S. import & export regulations. (“Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / VEVRAA Federal Contractor”) If you would like more information about Equal Employment Opportunity as an applicant under the law, please go toKnow Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal (eeoc.gov) (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights-ScreenRdr.pdf) andGenetic Information Discrimination (https://www.eeoc.gov/genetic-information-discrimination) Drug-Free Workplace In accordance with Parker’s policies and applicable state laws, Parker provides for a drug-free workplace. Therefore, all applicants seeking employment with Parker will be subject to drug testing as a condition of employment.