Quality - Intern

IDEX•Benton Harbor, MI

11d

About The Position

If you’re looking for a special place to build or grow your career, you’ve found it. Whether you’re an experienced professional, a recent college graduate or somewhere in between, IDEX is a place where you can apply your existing skills and learn new ones in an environment where you can make an impact. With interesting opportunities in engineering, marketing, sales, supply chain, operations, HR, finance, and more across more than 40 diverse businesses around the globe, chances are, we have something special for you. A Unit of IDEX Corporation Who is GAST Manufacturing? As a business unit of IDEX Corporation, GAST Manufacturing has a long history of being the leader in the design and manufacture of quality air-moving products. We specialize in offering cost-effective solutions for a wide variety of industries, including industrial manufacturing, healthcare, and environmental cleanup applications. We are looking to add more talent to our team. SCOPE OF THE ROLE: Learn various aspects of the Engineering function by working with the Engineering and/or Manufacturing teams on core product lines at Gast. Provide day-to-day support to existing team members and take ownership of specific projects designed to achieve product development, quality improvements, and manufacturing improvements. Collaborate with other organization functions, including Procurement, Operations, Finance, Regulatory, and Sales, to achieve objectives.

Requirements

Strong drive for results; manage multiple tasks and priorities simultaneously; excellent verbal and written communication skills; fast learner to new concepts, natural curiosity and willingness to ask questions; proficient in basic Microsoft Office applications; able to travel domestically for 1-2 days at a time.
Sophomore year complete by start of internship, majoring or minoring in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline.
3.0 or higher grade point average.

Responsibilities

Provide project support for the Engineering team
Develop Work Instructions and Standard Work
Initiate and follow through on Engineering Change Notices for product/process enhancements
Write lab tests to validate product changes or measure performance/reliability
Assemble and test prototype/derivative products and work on processing development teams
Utilize project management tools to track activities and progress on projects
Provide Support to Product Manufacturing team
Participate in CI/Rapid Improvement Events, and LEAN manufacturing events
Assist in new layouts for the production line
Complete efficiency studies on the production floor
Investigate/determine the root cause of field failure/warranty returns
Correct production quality/assembly problems
Determine proper disposition of product in receiving/first article inspection