What are the responsibilities and job description for the Paint Shop Quality Co-op (FALL 2025) position at BMW?
A good student experience is never hands-off. We are dedicated to fostering a dynamic learning environment where students actively engage in practical experiences throughout their time with us. From the beginning, students are entrusted with specific responsibilities, ensuring they play a significant role in their learning journey. As valued team members, students are also encouraged to share and implement their own ideas, enhancing both their personal growth and the collective success of the team.
- Supports Paint Shop Quality Management through problem solving and process optimization on current topics.
- Leads projects using root cause investigation through data collection and trend analysis.
- Drives Paint Shop quality systems and process improvements with Production area teams.
- Supports Problem solving and area quality engineers with tasks on open projects
- Performs data collection for quality assessment in designated Production areas
- Analyzes quality data and creates trend and control charts (Microsoft Excel / Minitab)
- Generates daily and weekly Quality reports and participates in meeting rounds
- Views product audit cars and assists with defect landscape, problem solving and corrective action communication
- Implements containment and problem solving activities (with Quality Engineer)
- Collects samples from production and coordinates analysis with Laboratory groups to support problem solving investigations
- Creates presentations for quality topic status and defect trends. Communicates results in Work Organization or Quality meeting.
- Participates in cross-functional teams to help with problem solving with colleagues in Body Shop, Assembly, Engineering, Launch and / or Laboratory groups.
- Develop visual feedback tools to deliver quality status and direction to Production areas (visual aids, additional work instructions, etc.).
- Support open Shop Floor management initiatives including defect landscape and problem solving.
- Participate in CIPs (Continuous Improvement Project) with cross-functional team on open quality topics or areas of opportunity
- Gather defect data and use logical analysis approach to draw conclusions and make recommendations
Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Computer Science or related Technical degree.
Possess a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 (not just in major)
Have enrolled student status at an accredited four-year college or university in the United States.
Must be an enrolled student during all three rotations.
Completed at least 30 credit hours at time of application.
Ability to work full-time on-site (40 hours / week).
Transfer students must have a GPA from current university.
MUST ATTACH A COPY OF UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT
Complete and pass a substance abuse test before the work term.
THE WORK TERM DATES ARE August 11th – December 12th, 2025.
