Automotive Quality Control

LKQ • Houston, TX

6d

About The Position

Clean, inspect, and prepare LKQ products safely for shipment and delivery to customers. The employee cleans and inspects automotive parts, communicates discrepancies to sales representatives, prepares parts for shipment, and loads semi-trailers for other LKQ facilities. This role is not responsible for supervising employees and works closely with a supervisor or manager who provides broad guidance and overall direction. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• No related experience required.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rates, ratios, and percentages and to draw and interpret graphs.
• Ability to use Outlook, Word, Excel, and graphics applications frequently.
• Ability to communicate basic messages orally, write brief messages, and keep simple records.
• Ability to explain and offer guidance on routine procedures.
• Ability to follow clear directions and procedures to solve routine, repetitive problems.
• Ability to work within established practices and under broad supervisory guidance.
• Ability to lift up to 75 pounds.
• Ability to perform the listed physical activities and work in cramped spaces or underneath vehicles, including in awkward positions.
• Ability to work around hazardous situations, conditions, and equipment and to wear personal protective equipment as needed.

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 checking that their description and quality match how they were inventoried.
• Communicate discrepancies in part quality or inventory to sales representatives by email and/or phone.
• Prepare parts for shipment by protecting small parts with 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 and routine tasks appropriately.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off
• Paid parental leave
• Fertility coverage
• 401(k) with generous 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