Patagonia, Inc.:
Internship - Quality Engineering Job in Ventura, VT
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Ventura, VT
Full-time | Engineering
About the job
This job posting will remain active until January 6th, 2020.
Role: Quality Engineer Intern
Team: Quality, Materials, and Supply Chain
Level: Undergraduate Student
Requirements: Applicants must have graduated in 2020 or be returning to school in the fall of 2020. This is a paid internship that will also include financial support for summer housing and temporary relocation to the area.
Location: Ventura, CA
Internship Overview
As a Quality Engineer Intern for Patagonia, you will work to ensure quality is a paramount consideration from the inception of an idea to mass production of product. You will work cross-functionally to understand the current product development and manufacturing processes, determine risks and gaps, and propose robust improvements. You will conduct analytical research to help the quality team reach informed conclusions. Your work will directly correlate to increasing process and product quality which will enable our customers to keep garments for long periods of time, help Patagonia and our suppliers to reduce waste, and ultimately helps save our home planet.
What You’ll Do
Define Standard Work and Standard Operating Procedures
Create Process Maps
Analyze and Visually Represent Quality Issues
Improve Communication Channel between Patagonia and Suppliers
Improve Quality Process in Development to Ensure Manufacturing Readiness
Develop Metrics to Track Performance
Internship Project
In addition to daily assignments that support your team, you will be assigned a project to complete by the end of the summer. You will present the results of your project at the end of your internship to your team and/or a company-wide audience.
For your project, you will work to clearly define, standardize, and socialize the Quality function's scope of work to take a new style from development into mass production. This work will include:
Developing a clear understanding of the current-state process
Integrate new or modify current interaction between Patagonia quality and development teams
Determine how to use supplier feedback to maximize production readiness
Create a deployable future-state process to support teams to make the best quality product
You will need to work cross-functionally within Patagonia as well as with our suppliers to deliver a strong project outcome. Deliverables from the project will be used by the Patagonia quality team to drive improvement in the development and manufacturing processes to increase product quality, reduce waste, and ultimately help save our home planet.
Who You Are
Passionate - about the environment and committed to saving our home planet
Analytical - with a creative and inquisitive mind
Resilient - comfortable and confident with ambiguity and autonomy
Adaptable - able to work in a dynamic environment
Thorough - demonstrates initiative, is conscientious and provides complete follow-through on areas of responsibility
Nimble - able to handle multiple tasks and meet required deadlines
Problem solver - with an analytical and inquisitive mind
Detail-oriented - ability to consistently communicate and follow up on priorities
Collaborative - possess strong interpersonal skills and can work with stakeholders from various functions
Experience You Bring
Undergraduate student pursuing a degree in Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, or another relevant field
Previous internship experience preferred
Experience with Lean, Six Sigma, or other Process Improvement Tools
Experience using KPIs/metrics to drive decisions
Employee Conduct
It is the responsibility of every employee to contribute to a positive, inclusive work environment through cooperative and professional interactions with co-workers, customers and vendors.
Equal Employment Opportunity
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other factors prohibited by law.
Role: Quality Engineer Intern
Team: Quality, Materials, and Supply Chain
Level: Undergraduate Student
Requirements: Applicants must have graduated in 2020 or be returning to school in the fall of 2020. This is a paid internship that will also include financial support for summer housing and temporary relocation to the area.
Location: Ventura, CA
Internship Overview
As a Quality Engineer Intern for Patagonia, you will work to ensure quality is a paramount consideration from the inception of an idea to mass production of product. You will work cross-functionally to understand the current product development and manufacturing processes, determine risks and gaps, and propose robust improvements. You will conduct analytical research to help the quality team reach informed conclusions. Your work will directly correlate to increasing process and product quality which will enable our customers to keep garments for long periods of time, help Patagonia and our suppliers to reduce waste, and ultimately helps save our home planet.
What You’ll Do
Define Standard Work and Standard Operating Procedures
Create Process Maps
Analyze and Visually Represent Quality Issues
Improve Communication Channel between Patagonia and Suppliers
Improve Quality Process in Development to Ensure Manufacturing Readiness
Develop Metrics to Track Performance
Internship Project
In addition to daily assignments that support your team, you will be assigned a project to complete by the end of the summer. You will present the results of your project at the end of your internship to your team and/or a company-wide audience.
For your project, you will work to clearly define, standardize, and socialize the Quality function's scope of work to take a new style from development into mass production. This work will include:
Developing a clear understanding of the current-state process
Integrate new or modify current interaction between Patagonia quality and development teams
Determine how to use supplier feedback to maximize production readiness
Create a deployable future-state process to support teams to make the best quality product
You will need to work cross-functionally within Patagonia as well as with our suppliers to deliver a strong project outcome. Deliverables from the project will be used by the Patagonia quality team to drive improvement in the development and manufacturing processes to increase product quality, reduce waste, and ultimately help save our home planet.
Who You Are
Passionate - about the environment and committed to saving our home planet
Analytical - with a creative and inquisitive mind
Resilient - comfortable and confident with ambiguity and autonomy
Adaptable - able to work in a dynamic environment
Thorough - demonstrates initiative, is conscientious and provides complete follow-through on areas of responsibility
Nimble - able to handle multiple tasks and meet required deadlines
Problem solver - with an analytical and inquisitive mind
Detail-oriented - ability to consistently communicate and follow up on priorities
Collaborative - possess strong interpersonal skills and can work with stakeholders from various functions
Experience You Bring
Undergraduate student pursuing a degree in Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, or another relevant field
Previous internship experience preferred
Experience with Lean, Six Sigma, or other Process Improvement Tools
Experience using KPIs/metrics to drive decisions
Employee Conduct
It is the responsibility of every employee to contribute to a positive, inclusive work environment through cooperative and professional interactions with co-workers, customers and vendors.
Equal Employment Opportunity
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other factors prohibited by law.