Kohler Co-op – Quality – Spring 2025

Kohler Co-op – Quality – Spring 2025

Work Mode: Onsite

Location:  Onsite–Kohler, WI

Timeframe: January 2025 through August 2025

Opportunity

Are you an engineering student looking for a career within quality or supplier quality? Are you interested in a Co-Op with a global consumer products company? Are you someone who thrives in an environment that allows you to use your creativity and expertise to architect solutions to challenging problems? Join an exciting quality team where your ideas, hard work ethic, and teamwork are appreciated and recognized – and where you get to see the results of our work in consumer’s everyday lives.

As a Co-op – Quality Engineer/Analyst, you will help minimize the variability of purchased materials by utilizing Supplier Quality Management (SQM) principles. This position will support both new product development (NPD) project releases for Kohler product as well as support for product already released to the field.

Develop Qualification & Verification Test Plans, Capability Studies, and subsequent Control Plans at suppliers for new products. Help develop PFMEA and Print Process Reviews with suppliers for new/existing products.

Participate in supplier qualification activities, quality system assessments, and process/facility audits and surveys. Communicate and help facilitate supplier PPAP submissions.

Assist with the selection of qualified suppliers; match product quality requirements with supplier capability; and Supplier development. Initiate quality system improvements via application of quality engineering methods and/or supplier quality management principles.

Support internal manufacturing operations via investigation, analysis, and obtaining supplier corrective action for purchased product failures impacting affected Kohler facilities.

Assist with identification of Significant Quality Characteristics – both for internal manufacturing operations and supplied product. Develop supporting process and product performance data, reports, recommendations, and initiate corrective actions for all listed responsibilities.

Skills/Requirements

Must be actively enrolled in a degree program from an accredited institution with a major in engineering

Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.

The hourly range for this position is $30.79 – $38.49. The specific hourly rate offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidate’s education and work location. This position may be eligible for benefits.

Why Choose Kohler?

We empower each associate to #BecomeMoreAtKohler with a competitive total rewards package to support your health and wellbeing, access to career growth and development opportunities, a diverse and inclusive workplace, and a strong culture of innovation. With more than 30,000 bold leaders across the globe, we’re driving meaningful change in our mission to help people live gracious, healthy, and sustainable lives.

About Us

It is Kohler’s policy to recruit, hire, and promote qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran. If, as an individual with a disability, you need reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact kohlerjobs@kohler.com . Kohler Co. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.