QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST
Department: Operations
Reports To: Operations Manager
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Location: Lansing, MI
The Company
Invio Automation is a leading provider of advanced automation solutions, serving high-growth markets including medical device and life sciences, renewable energy, mobility, logistics & fulfillment, and heavy industry. Our collaborative teams deliver mission-critical R&D pre-validation services that lay the foundation for full-scale automation systems—where precision, efficiency, and accuracy are essential to success. With ten locations across North America and a global network of partners, Invio maintains a strong presence in key regions where local service and support matter.
Invio’s proven portfolio of Industry 4.0 technology includes Autonomous Guided Vehicles (AGVs) for heavyweight applications, turnkey assembly lines, welding automation, lift-assist tools for safety-critical operations, robotic cells, multi-station assembly systems, bonding and welding technologies, vision systems, and precision dispensing solutions such as high-viscosity pumps, impulse bag sealing, and needle bending.
Working at Invio means making a direct impact on the future of American manufacturing. We are committed to improving the lives of those who partner with us by designing and integrating custom-engineered automation solutions that enhance safety, increase efficiency, and raise product quality for our customers.
Description
Our operations team works with the largest companies in the world to transform how things are made. Having a passion for examining “the way it’s always been done” and seeking out a new and better way is a leadership trait we value. This role requires the ability to encourage a culture of exceptional quality by working with Invio Automation engineering, operations, and suppliers. Our goal is to exceed expectations and ensure our customers receive an exceptional experience at Invio Automation.
Responsibilities
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Navigate through 3D cad designs and assemblies for a variety of ergonomic and automation tooling.
- Work with other professionals within and outside of engineering.
- Review 3D models for safety concerns, accurate geometry, and completion.
- Work concurrently on one or more projects.
- Collaborate as a productive member on large projects.
- Create a good learning environment for the design team.
- Analyzes and interprets engineering drawings and other technical data.
- Work with current vendors to explain and maintain our expectations in terms of quality.
- Schedule and manage all external professional services related to quality.
- Work with Invio Automation Engineering to improve print accuracy/communication from our internal resources.
- Develop and implement quality standards.
- Develop plans to track and manage company waste.
- Maintain inspection equipment.
- Perform internal quality checks (processing mating parts together/verifying purchased parts fit together).
- Assist Manufacturing Engineer with inspecting print packages prior to release as needed.
- Communicate with team members to solve quality issues.
- Train other Invio Automation team members on inspection processes and methods.
- Maintain and manage internal stock component inventory levels.
- Led ISO compliance initiatives, coordinating calibration activities and site audits to ensure adherence to quality and regulatory standards.
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be professional, proactive and positive, with internal and external customers and coworkers. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable the individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to perform light physical activity. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and depth perception.
Other Skills and Abilities:
- MS Office Tools/Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint required)
- Adobe Acrobat Professional PDF Software – proficient for use of illustration markups; or use of a similar PDF (electronic) markup tool
- Preference given to individuals proficient in the use of NX and SolidWorks 3D modeling software.
- Customer Interaction/Customer Service skills required (some positions involve direct customer interface)
- Desire for professional growth as this may lead to other opportunities within our company.
- Open to pursuing roles of increasing levels of responsibility and leadership.
- Strong interpersonal skills with exceptional attention to detail, complemented by effective verbal and written communication abilities.
- Proven organizational skills
- Ability to prioritize and work with limited supervision
- Ability to explain how and why specific conclusions were reached
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Ability to work well under pressure and to remain flexible to changing schedules and demands
EDUCATION
Prefer a four-year degree in design, mechanical engineering, manufacturing or a related field or equivalent documented experience. Requires at least two years of experience in machining and validating machined material; experience in the auto industry is helpful.
INVIO AUTOMATION’S CORE VALUES
- We take pride in the reliability of our team and the difficult problems we solve for customers.
- We deliver real customer value that positively impacts the lives of those around us.
- We are dependable. Relationships and trust matter.
- Our ingenuity and desire to improve lives will complement our suite of solutions.
- We strive to demonstrate that our attention to detail does not start or end with the solutions we engineer and deliver.
- We believe exceptional service is better demonstrated than said.
