Quality Assurance Intern

Why Valvoline Global Operations?

Valvoline Global is a worldwide leader in automotive and industrial solutions, creating future-ready products and best-in-class services for partners around the globe. Established in 1866, we introduced the world’s first branded motor oil, claiming our position as The Original Motor Oil. 

As an affiliate of Aramco, one of the world's largest integrated energy and chemicals companies, we continue to invest strategically and expand globally, driving unparalleled product innovation and sustainable business solutions.

Our corporate values of care, integrity, passion, and excellence shape everything we do. Living out our values is what makes our company, our employees, our partners, our customers, and the communities we serve great. 

When you join Valvoline Global, you join a culture that is committed to: treating all people with care, operating with integrity, striving for excellence in everything we do, and showing passion about delivering on our commitments.

Careers for the Driven

Valvoline has a rewarding opportunity as a Quality Assurance Intern. We whole-heartedly adopt a ‘never idle' mindset. We also know that outstanding service begins and ends with our employees. So, we’re looking for good people to join our team. You bring your skills, talents, and drive. We will give you a great place to work, a competitive salary and benefits, and the resources and support to develop and advance within our global company.

Individual will work within different data sets in the areas of quality, operations, technology, and supply chain to assess trends e.g. strengths, weaknesses and risks. Activities will include data migration, collection, reporting and analysis to support related continuous improvement projects to facilitate meeting company goals and objectives.

This role will be onsite in Lexington, KY.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Work in cross-functional teams with different data sets in quality, operations, equipment, customer satisfaction, technology and supply chain to identify trends (strengths, weaknesses and risks), perform efficiency/ capability studies, and support related continuous improvement projects.
• Develop reports and visualize data (dashboards) Track and report Quality Assurance metrics, e.g. customer claims, defects, complaints, and generate appropriate reports.
• Use SQL/R Studio Power BI, Mini-tab, excel as needed, with guidance.
• Work with process engineers and Quality Assurance personnel relating to:
  • Data analysis, generate statistical reports to identify trends leading to data-driven decision making and improvement. Support cost of poor-quality improvement projects.
  • Special projects related to organizational initiatives, support other groups with data requests, etc.
• Work within other non-QA company databases and record storage systems.
• Track Quality Assurance metrics, e.g. customer claims, defects, complaints, first pass yield, etc. and generate appropriate reports.

• Position will be primarily in an office setting, with up to 10% travel to manufacturing, warehouse, supplier and/ or customer sites.

What You’ll Need

• Actively enrolled in a university studying Computer or Data Science 
• Must have excellent computer skills, written and verbal communication skills.
• Microsoft applications: Excel, Teams, Visio, MS Project, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, Power BI, database activities.
• Ability to work seamlessly with all levels of the organization, management, hourly & salaried employees, technical managers, and other department employees.
• Must have excellent problem-solving skills.
• Some industry problem solving methods (8D, DMAIC, Cause & effect diagrams, etc.)
• Experience with mini-tab, JMP statistical software is a plus.
• Experience with SQL / R studio coding is a plus.
• Ability to work on-site 20-25 hours a week - preferably Tuesday - Thursday.

Valvoline provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Are you good at what you do? Join us.

The Company endeavors to make its recruitment process accessible to any and all users.  Reasonable accommodations will be provided, upon request, to applicants with disabilities in order to facilitate equal opportunity throughout the recruitment and selection process.  Please contact Human Resources at 1-800-Valvoline or email 1-800Valvoline@valvoline.com to make a request for reasonable accommodation during any aspect of the recruitment and selection process.  The contact information is for accommodation requests only; do not use this contact information to inquire about the status of applications.