Contract Manufacturing Quality Associate
(Six-month contract)
Company Overview
Driven by our vision of the affordable, reliable, net-zero carbon grid of the future, Mainspring has developed a new category of power generation — the linear generator — that delivers onsite, fuel-flexible power to help accelerate the transition to the future grid.
The unique combination of attributes offered by Mainspring’s linear generator enables applications on both the customer and utility sides of the meter for the $816B global electricity equipment market. We serve a wide range of Fortune 500 customers across markets and industries as well as top-tier utilities and other gridside providers.
We are looking to build relationships with people who share our values:
- Pragmatic Optimism. Building a new category of world-class power generation requires the optimism of ambition and creativity, balanced with practicality to solve problems efficiently. The challenges that arise are opportunities for growth.
- Excellence without Ego. We bring expertise and commitment to creating the best customer experience, from sales to deployment and service, just as we apply deep technical rigor to building and delivering world-class products. We strive for excellence and behave as leaders with the humility to acknowledge our challenges, both collectively and as individual contributors.
- Proactive Collaboration. The integration and cross-disciplinary nature of Mainspring’s business requires intentionally seeking out others who bring different skills, perspectives, and priorities. Our culture of inclusion and respect extends beyond our team to interactions with our partners and customers.
Mainspring is based in Menlo Park and is backed by top-tier venture and strategic investors such as Khosla Ventures, Bill Gates, American Electric Power, and Centrica Innovations. More information can be found at www.mainspringenergy.com.
Responsibilities
We are searching for an organized and detail-oriented Warehouse Quality Associate to ensure our fast-paced pilot factory is supplied with the qualified parts and kits needed to build our exciting new product. In this position, you will play a key role in incoming part quality, and manufacturing quality. You will work within our Pilot Manufacturing facility in Menlo Park, collaborating with our highly talented team of mechanics and engineers to bring affordable, dispatchable, and clean energy to the world.
- Inspect deliveries for damage or discrepancies and report those to accounting for reimbursements and record keeping
- Using assigned inspection tools such as calipers or other gages to inspect incoming products quality against defined specification
- Perform Quality inspection at various stages of the manufacturing processes
- Conduct end-of-line inspection for the core and package
- Execute Pre-shipment inspection for the L-Gen prior to shipment to customer
- Document inspection results by completing quality records and inputting data into the system/database
Qualifications
- 2+ years of inspection experience using handheld inspection measurement devices and filling out quality documentation.
- 2+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Physical ability to frequently lift and carry materials weighing up to 25 pounds, and in rare occasion up to 50 lbs.
- Minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Working knowledge of MS office; experience creating and analyzing charts and pareto charts a plus.
The Bay Area hourly wage for this role is $24-$27 + benefits. This position will report on-site in Menlo Park, CA. The hourly wage will be adjusted based on the experience of the employee.
Does your experience not meet all of our posted requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to positions unless they meet every listed requirement. At Mainspring, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, flexible, and collaborative environment, so if you want to help us transition the world to clean and affordable electricity, and don’t meet all posted requirements for a particular role, we’d still love to hear from you. Mainspring can sometimes be flexible enough to shift responsibilities for the right person, or otherwise identify open or upcoming roles that may better fit your professional background.
In more traditional words, Mainspring Energy, Inc is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
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