Body Shop Quality Gate Inspector - 1st Shift

About the role

Shape the future today. The world is changing. The question is, what will be our contribution to the outcome? We have set the pace in the field of mobility from the very beginning, and we will continue to do so. At Mercedes-Benz Vans, interdisciplinary teams are developing the mobility of tomorrow. Our goal is to make mobility safer, simpler, and more sustainable for people across the globe. Put your pioneering spirit to good use: This is your opportunity to make a contribution that extends far beyond your job title. At Mercedes-Benz Vans, we offer you the perfect environment for your professional and personal growth. Cutting-edge training and promising career opportunities will help you to foster and expand your professional skill set as well as your individual strengths. Think, try, and thrive with us in collaborative work environments that spark game-changing concepts.

Job Overview: Conduct in-process quality inspections of vans, identify vehicle defects, and enter inspection results into the appropriate computer systems. Communicate effectively with production personnel to create awareness of quality issues that leads to effective resolution.

Responsibilities

• Be able to read and comprehend checklist inspection points and locate the targeted area for inspection.
• Must have basic computer, writing and language skills; ability to enter data into a computer unassisted.
• Be able to identify, evaluate and determine the severity of a defect based on the Van Benchmark Catalog NQ rating scale.
• Ability to conduct needed inspections in the established takt time.
• Input defects into QSYS and on FBK.
• Properly clear defects in QSYS and on the FBK.
• Be able to inspect FBKs for conformance to stamping requirements.
• Identify the correct process owner for a defect and communicate with them.
• Verify correction of defects if/when corrected in-station.
• Determine next process step for vehicles with defects (light tunnel/EOL only).

Qualifications

• 2–3 years manufacturing process experience.
• Inspection experience preferred.
• Significant MBV product knowledge.
• Knowledge in the application of quality inspection methods.
• Basic computer skills; use of MS Office required.
• Ability to work in teams.
• People and persuasion skills.
• Assertiveness in difficult situations.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.

Schedule

Current openings are on First shift. Normal hours of work for first shift are currently Monday to Friday from 6:00 am to 2:15 pm; normal hours for second shift are currently Monday to Thursday from 2:10 pm to 10:10 pm and Friday from 2:10 pm to 11:25 pm; normal hours for third shift are currently Sunday from 8:50 pm to 6:05 am and Monday to Thursday from 10:05 pm to 6:05 am. Hours are subject to change based on the needs of the business. You may be required to work on 1st, 2nd, or 3rd shift for training purposes.

Benefits

• Excellent compensation & benefits plan with 401k matching.
• Mitarbeiterhandy möglich (company phone possible).
• Gesundheitsmaßnahmen (health measures).
• Mitarbeiterrabatte möglich (employee discounts possible).
• Mitarbeiter Events (employee events).
• Parkplatz (parking).

About the company

Mercedes-Benz Vans, LLC (“MBV”) is a Ladson, South Carolina based production entity that produces Sprinter as well as eSprinter vans for the U.S. and Canadian markets. Mercedes-Benz Vans, LLC has invested more than 500 million U.S. Dollars in the new Sprinter plant, which officially opened in 2018. Today, the MBV facility provides more than 1,700 jobs and supports at least 600 additional jobs in the region through its suppliers.

Representing an additional nearly $60 million investment, MBV Charleston was selected to be the first plant in the Mercedes-Benz Vans global production network to produce the all-new eSprinter, beginning in 2024.

Mercedes-Benz Vans Charleston also continues investing in the local community with over $1,900,000 donated to local non-profits & schools via STEM programs since 2006 and over 900 volunteer hours.

Since 2006, more than 350,000 Sprinter and Metris vans have been assembled in North Charleston and delivered to destinations across the U.S. In 2021, the plant celebrated its 15-year legacy of SKD production in South Carolina. 2023 marked a plant milestone with a record-setting over 50,000 vans produced. The U.S. is the second largest market for Sprinter vans after Germany.