Quality Lab Technician/Scheduler

Job Summary

Who We Are 

North American Lighting Inc., member of the Koito Group of Companies, is the largest tier one automotive exterior lighting manufacturer in North America. As the market share leader in exterior automotive lighting, NAL provides advanced lighting technology, engineering design expertise, and state-of-the-art production capabilities to auto makers based in North America and around the world.  

Our Opportunity 

North American Lighting (NAL) is looking for a Quality Lab Technician/Scheduler to join our team. The ideal candidate will plan and schedule all of the environmental and photometric testing of individual lighting components and completed lamp assemblies in accordance with established company, customer, industry, and regulatory standards and specifications. 

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Your Priorities 

• Creates testing schedules for each job, machine, and/or tool and coordinates those schedules in order to develop and maintain a Master Testing Schedule. 
• Monitors the amount of time a job is on a machine and/or tool, checks its progress, and verifies that each job is on schedule in order to maintain the master schedule. 
• Works with the manager and supervisor of the lab in order to prioritize work. 
• Provides Work Orders to the assigned employees. 
• Helps to coordinate the preventative maintenance of the lab equipment to incorporate the PM plan into the master schedule. 
• Creates testing schedules for annual product validation, as required by the customer, and incorporates them into the master schedule. 

The salary range for this position is $51,400 - $72,000 per year. Final compensation will be determined by location, skills, experience, qualifications, and the career level at which the position is filled.

Requirements

Your Background 

• Associate’s Degree in Engineering, Industrial Technology, or a related discipline, plus 2 to 4 years of experience in a related position that worked with electronic, environmental, and photometric equipment OR
• High School Diploma or GED, plus 4 to 6 years of experience in a related position that worked with electronic, environmental, and photometric equipment. 

Laboratory experience with electronic, environmental, and photometric equipment within the automotive supplier industry, and Proficiency using MS Project software is preferred. 

At North American Lighting

Team Member Benefits 

World class health insurance plans 

Award winning 401k plan 

Relocation assistance 

Paid time off (vacation, sick, holidays, etc) 

Supplier discounts (wireless, computer, vehicle, etc.) 

Company sponsored wellness program including gym reimbursement 
 

Diversity at NAL: 

The mission of NAL’s Diversity Committee is to facilitate NAL’s ongoing and continuing efforts to foster a culture and atmosphere of mutual respect, for the benefit of all Team Members from different backgrounds, perspectives, and abilities that represent our communities. 

You can learn more about NAL and our opportunities at jobs.nal.com.