Quality Summer Intern - Seymour, CT

Thule Inc, Seymour, CT

Thule is looking for a Quality Intern to work in our Seymour, CT office. This is an in-office role. The Quality Intern will support the Quality team during the summer by assisting with documentation, audits, and quality investigations. This role provides hands-on experience in quality systems and process, including creating and updating work instructions, assisting with internal audits, supporting with testing requirements of Thule products, reviewing rejected or nonconforming materials and documenting findings and reports. The intern will gain exposure to quality standards while contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Creating Work Instructions for spare parts in production and in Fabrication building-laser, tube bending, welding, saw cutting/drilling
• Layered Process Audits in Production and Fabrication
• Control Plan/ PFMEA/ Flow Chart review
• Reviewing rejected material and assist in documentation
• Assist in test lab with documentation and activities as needed
• Under supervision, conduct inspections of finished goods to improve product design, function, and ensure they meet Thule Quality Standards. Complete the proper documentation associated with this process.

Recommended Requirements:

• Computer literate in MS Office (Excel, Word, Access, Outlook and PowerPoint).
• Familiarity with basic quality tools is a plus – calipers, pin gages, micrometers, visual inspection
• Understanding of Blueprint reading, GD&T is a bonus
• Good oral and written communication skills

We believe in strong team work both within your own team but also across teams. We strive to be an open and curious organization, sharing our knowledge and inspiring one another. Within Thule Group you will find people who have a passion for the products we make and the outdoor company we are. We share the same values and we like to have fun. All of our employees have a joint responsibility to maintain that spirit and contribute to it.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, Gender/Minority/Veterans/Disabled.

About Thule Group

Thule is a global sports and outdoor company. We offer high-quality products with smart features and a sustainable design that make it easy for people across the globe to live an active life. Under the motto Bring your life — and with a focus on consumer-driven innovation and long-term sustainability — we develop, manufacture and market products within the product categories Sport & Cargo Carriers (roof racks, roof boxes and carriers for transporting cycling, water and winter sports equipment, and rooftop tents mounted on a car), Active with Kids & Dogs (car seats, strollers, bike trailers, child bike seats and dog transport), RV Products (awnings, bike carriers and tents for RVs and caravans) and Bags & Mounts (backpacks, luggage and performance mounts).

Thule Group has about 2,800 employees at nine production facilities and 35 sales offices worldwide. The Group’s products are sold in 138 markets and in 2024, sales amounted to SEK 9.5 billion.

www.thulegroup.com