Automotive Quality Control

LKQ Corporation • Houston, TX

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About The Position

LKQ Corporation is seeking a motivated individual to clean, inspect, and prepare LKQ products for shipment and delivery to customers. The role includes cleaning parts, checking their descriptions and condition against inventory records, communicating discrepancies to sales representatives, and safely packaging and staging parts for shipment. The employee also prepares racks and loads semi-trailers bound for other LKQ facilities using a fork truck. This position does not supervise employees and may include other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• No related experience required.
• Ability to perform basic arithmetic and compute rates, ratios, and percentages, and to draw and interpret graphs.
• Frequent use of Outlook, Word, Excel, and graphics.
• Ability to communicate basic messages orally, write brief messages, keep simple records, and explain routine procedures.
• Ability to follow clear directions and procedures to resolve routine, repetitive problems.
• Ability to work closely with a supervisor or manager who provides broad guidance and overall direction.
• Ability to lift up to 75 pounds.
• Ability to work in cramped spaces or underneath vehicles and assume awkward positions.
• Ability to wear personal protective equipment and work around hazardous situations, conditions, and equipment, extreme temperatures, and high noise levels.

Nice To Haves

• Forklift experience.

Responsibilities

• Clean parts by buffing small parts, power washing the drive train, and cleaning panels with soap and water.
• Inspect parts by matching their descriptions and quality to how they were inventoried.
• Communicate quality or inventory discrepancies to sales representatives by email or phone.
• Prepare parts for shipment by wrapping small parts in bubble wrap and boxing them, covering bumpers, and placing doors in racks divided by foam pads.
• Prepare racks with panels and small parts and load them onto semi-trailers using a fork truck.
• Prioritize and handle assigned routine tasks appropriately.
• Assume other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Paid time off.
• Paid parental leave.
• Fertility coverage.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Company-paid life insurance and long-term disability.
• Short-term disability.
• Employee assistance program.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Employee discounts.
• PNC Daily Pay option.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED