Co-op - Quality Management Systems January - May 2027

Hohman Plating, LLC•Dayton, OH

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Hohman Plating, a division of Novaria Group, is a leading service provider for plated coatings serving a diversified customer base including aerospace, medical, large equipment and more. This co-op position is for local students and is scheduled from January 2027 to May 2027, with a possibility of extension through Summer 2027. The role involves coordinating and executing activities to support and maintain the Quality Management System (QMS), working closely with system analysts and engineers to identify and correct QMS deficiencies, and identifying areas for improvement to reduce waste and enhance process flow and business outputs.

Requirements

U.S. Citizenship Required.
Local students only.
Degrees being pursued in Industrial or Systems Engineering, Chemical Engineering or Computer Science (not programming) is preferred.
Key attributes that we will be screening are a bias for action, a results-oriented mindset, positive attitude and someone who loves a challenge.
Students applying for our position should prefer a single-employer cooperative learning program.

Nice To Haves

Workflo specification-driven planning software which specifies the process and inspection steps which the business follows.
TrueChem software for testing and maintaining chemistries within parameters.
SQL and Access database reports.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and execute activities to support and maintain the QMS.
Work closely with system analyst and engineers to identify and correct deficiencies in the QMS.
Identify areas for improvement and implement changes to reduce waste while improving process flow and outputs of the business’s processes.
Review and understand the key procedures and components of the QMS and the business’s quality objectives.
Read and interpret customer quality system requirements, including industrial processing and inspection specifications.
Audit business procedures and functions, including industrial processing and inspection operations, against a defined set of requirements.
Create reports which clearly and concisely outline how business procedures and functions either meet or do not meet the defined set of requirements.
Collaborate with business unit teams to agree upon specific, actionable items necessary to implement new requirements or address identified deficiencies.
Work in various software platforms to audit data pertaining to chemical process procedures and parameters, inspection, and quality performance.
Query and manipulate data, create Excel spreadsheets for review and to assist in executing project tasks.
Assist with product testing as needed.
Assist with instrument calibration as needed.
Other duties assigned as needed for this role.