Position: Quality Inspector

Reports to: Quality Operations Director

Location: Lightning Loveland, Colorado Headquarters

Division: Quality Operations

Base Salary: $21.42

About Lightning

The Lightning team works with forward-thinking fleets to engineer, deliver, and manage full transportation electrification solutions, including vehicles, charging, data analysis, and energy infrastructure.

Lightning eMotors designs and manufactures zero-emission all-electric medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, including delivery trucks, shuttle buses, passenger vans, chassis-cab models, and city transit buses. The Lightning products include best-of-class commercial EVs based on leading legacy platforms like the Ford Transit 350HD passenger and cargo vans, Ford E-450 shuttle bus and cutaway models, Ford F-59 step/food van, Ford F-550 cargo trucks and buses, Chevrolet 6500XD Low Cab Forward model, and 30-foot, 35-foot, and 40-foot transit buses.

Why join Us?

Here at Lightning, we focus on innovation, exceeding expectations, collaboration, integrity in our work, and respect for all.

We are a fast-growing public company which enables us to continue scaling our teams and capabilities while also maintaining our leadership within the commercial electric vehicle market. This is your opportunity to be an integral part of the team, working with like-minded professionals who are dedicated not only to making a difference in our world but also transforming the automotive industry.

About our Headquarters

We are headquartered in the heart of beautiful Northern Colorado!

Loveland is located just 45 minutes north of Denver/DIA; 40 minutes from Boulder; 35 minutes from Rocky Mountain National Park/Estes Park; and only 15 minutes from Fort Collins, the home of Colorado State University. Whether you are an art lover, outdoor enthusiast, foodie, wildlife admirer, big-city dreamer, or just want to get away, Loveland is the ideal location; and Lightning eMotors is grateful to be a part of this wonderful city.

Visit us at: www.lightningemotors.com to learn more about our organization and living in Colorado!

Position Summary

Reporting to the Quality Operations Director, the position for a Quality Inspector will perform regular product evaluations, responsible for recording inspection results, and recommending improvements to the production process. To excel in this role, applicants should demonstrate great attention to detail with excellent technical and math abilities. As the Quality Inspector, you will uphold the safety regulations of our company and supervise the production process to guarantee that all our products meet quality expectations.

Responsibilities

• Inspects and approves incoming materials by confirming specifications, conducting visual and measurement tests, and rejecting and returning unacceptable materials.
• Inspects in-process production by confirming specifications, conducting visual and measurement tests, communicating required adjustments to production supervisor.
• Approves finished products by confirming specifications, conducting visual and measurement tests, returning products for re-work, and confirming re-work.
• Reviews and works with Supplier Quality and Supply Chain engineers to approve or reject supplier Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) Documentation
• Documents First Article Inspection (FAI) results by completing reports and logs that identify product re-work, supplier return, and scrap.
• Ensure that all the quality check procedures put in place by the company are followed during every production phase.
• Maintains safe and healthy work environment by following standards and procedures and complying with legal regulations.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities and reading technical publications.
• Accomplishes quality and organization mission by completing related results as needed.

Competencies

• Safety focused: You should keep safety in the forefront of your mind, demonstrating safe work practices and complying with safety procedures.
• Quality focused: A passion for ensuring that the customer is at the center of everything we do. This includes supporting internal customers within Lighting and the end customer.
• Customer Service: Passion for delivering exemplary service. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external customers. You should also be collaborative and exhibit a positive attitude toward your work and colleagues.
• Communication: Demonstrated ability to interact respectfully with all colleagues and customers. Clear and concise written and verbal communication skills are essential along with the ability to listen intently to others.
• Time management: Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously, meet deadlines, remain organized, and focused on work in a manufacturing environment.
• Flexibility: You should be willing to learn new technologies; and both obtain and maintain technical certifications as needed. Reliability is key as the IT team is expected to work occasional evenings, weekend, after-hours, and on-call for scheduled and unscheduled events.

What we require: (education, experience, certifications)

• High school diploma
• One to two years’ quality inspector experience
• Experience with measuring devices such as meters, gages, computers, calipers, and other measuring instruments
• Experience with automotive, aerospace, or defense field a plus, not required
• Excellent organizational and documentation skills and attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proactive, self-motivated, and independent worker; ability to work alone and as part of a team
• Ability to read drawings, blueprints, schematics, and diagrams
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Must be proficient with computers (MS Office suite, basic networking, service tracking software)
• Basic Math skills

What we prefer: (education, experience, certifications)

• 2- or 4-year associate or college degree a plus
• Familiarity with First Article Inspection (FAI) and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP)

Benefits offered:

Once hired, employees are offered generous benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental, Vision insurance
• Health Savings Account and Health Reimbursement Plan (if enrolled in medical plan)
• 401(k)
• Paid time off (accrued)
• Paid holidays
• Short and Long-term disability
• Life insurance
• Employee assistance program

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Lightning eMotors is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and equitable environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, military, or veteran status.

Note: Statements included in this description are intended to reflect in general, the duties and responsibilities of this position and are not to be interpreted as being all-inclusive.

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