Quality Control Clerk

LKQ Corporation • Crystal River, FL

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About The Position

The Quality Control Clerk cleans, inspects, and prepares LKQ products for shipment and delivery, helping ensure customers receive high-quality parts. The role includes cleaning parts, checking their descriptions and condition against inventory records, communicating discrepancies to sales representatives, packaging parts for shipment, and preparing racks and parts for loading onto semi-trailers bound for other LKQ facilities. Other duties may be assigned. The position does not supervise employees.

Work may involve hazardous situations, conditions, and equipment; cramped spaces or working underneath vehicles in awkward positions; regular use of personal protective equipment; extreme temperatures; and high noise levels. Periodic travel, potentially including overnight stays, may be required depending on position requirements. The employee must be able to lift up to 75 pounds.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• At least 0 years of related experience required.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals; compute rates, ratios, and percentages; and 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 or offer guidance on routine procedures.
• Ability to follow clear directions and procedures to resolve routine, repetitive problems.
• Ability to prioritize assigned and routine tasks.
• Ability to lift up to 75 pounds.
• Ability to work in cramped spaces or underneath vehicles in awkward positions and to wear personal protective equipment as needed.

Nice To Haves

• Forklift experience.

Responsibilities

• Clean parts, including buffing small parts, power washing drivetrains, and washing panels with soap and water.
• Inspect parts by comparing their descriptions and quality with how they were inventoried.
• Communicate part-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 separated by foam pads.
• Prepare racks with panels and small parts and load them onto semi-trailers using a forklift.
• Prioritize and handle assigned 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 company match
• Company-paid life insurance and long-term disability
• Short-term disability
• Employee assistance program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee discounts

What This Job Offers

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