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Lincoln Electric

<div><div><div><div><div><p>Upfit Quality Assurance Specialist
</p></div></div></div></div><div></div><div><div><div><div><div>Lincoln Electric is a high-performance industrial machinery and technology leader who helps customers manufacture and maintain vital equipment and infrastructure. Lincoln Electric&rsquo;s innovative solutions enable higher quality and productivity across a variety of processes including welding, cutting, brazing, machining, process automation, and field repair. The Company leverages proprietary technologies and expertise in materials science, power electronics, automation, and intelligent software to help customers build better and achieve resilience in their operations. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln Electric is the essential &lsquo;Linc&rsquo; that keeps the economy running. The Company operates 71 manufacturing and automation facilities across 20 countries and serves customers in over 160 countries. For more information about Lincoln Electric and its products and services, visit the Company&rsquo;s website at https://www.lincolnelectric.com.</div><br>
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Location: <b>Michigan City-North</b><br>
Req ID: <b>29206</b></div><div></div><div><br>
</div><div><div><div><div>About</div>
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 </b>Vanair&reg;, a Lincoln Electric company, has been an industry leader since 1972, working to bring our customers the very best in Mobile Power Solutions&reg;. Lincoln Electric is the world leader in the engineering, design, and manufacturing of advanced arc welding solutions, automated joining, assembly and cutting systems, plasma and oxyfuel cutting equipment, and has a leading global position in brazing and soldering alloys. We are recognized as the Welding Expert&trade;, which advance customers&rsquo; fabrication capabilities to help them build a better world.</div><br>
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If you like being challenged, want to be a part of something special, and desire being part of an exciting team that is always striving to be at the forefront of our industry, then we&rsquo;re looking for you &ndash; a driven and motivated new team member.</div></div></div><div><div><div>
Position Summary</div>
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The <b>Upfit Quality Assurance Specialist</b> is responsible for supporting, evaluating, and improving the quality of equipment installations performed by upfitters, dealers, and installation partners. This role helps reduce installation-related failures, improve customer uptime, strengthen installer performance, and protect the customer experience.</div>
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This position is part of the Upfit Support &amp; Quality Team, which focuses on installation quality for multi-function machines, engine-driven machines, mobile welders, and related mobile power equipment. The Specialist will inspect installations, document findings, coach installers, support corrective actions, and help build standardized installation checklists, scoring systems, and installer certification processes. The USQT program is designed to strengthen customer confidence through expert evaluation, coaching, and certification.</div></div></div><div><div><div>
Key Responsibilities</div>
</div><div><ul><li>Conduct installation reviews at upfitter, dealer, service, and customer locations.</li>
<li>Inspect electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, cooling, mounting, routing, and control system installations.</li>
<li>Identify installation errors, unsafe practices, workmanship issues, and repeat failure trends.</li>
<li>Document findings with photos, inspection forms, written notes, and formal reports.</li>
<li>Provide on-site coaching and technical support to installers and shop personnel.</li>
<li>Recommend and track corrective actions when installation issues are found.</li>
<li>Escalate repeat issues, unresolved concerns, or unsafe installation practices.</li>
<li>Support stop-work actions when serious safety concerns are identified.</li>
<li>Help develop installation checklists, audit forms, scoring methods, and quality standards.</li>
<li>Provide feedback to Service, Training, Quality, Engineering, and Factory Install teams.</li>
<li>Support installer certification, recertification, retraining, and compliance reviews.</li>
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</div><div><ul><li>Strong technical background in mobile equipment, vehicle upfitting, field service, manufacturing, installation, or quality inspection.</li>
<li>Working knowledge of electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and control systems.</li>
<li>Ability to read and interpret wiring diagrams, hydraulic schematics, installation instructions, technical manuals, and service documentation.</li>
<li>Strong troubleshooting skills with the ability to identify root causes of installation-related issues.</li>
<li>Ability to communicate clearly with installers, shop leaders, customers, and internal teams.</li>
<li>Ability to document findings clearly and accurately.</li>
<li>Valid driver&rsquo;s license required.</li>
<li>Ability to travel as needed.</li>
</ul></div></div><div><div><div>Preferred Qualifications</div>
</div><div><ul><li>Experience with mobile power equipment, compressors, welders, generators, PTO-driven systems, or service trucks.</li>
<li>Experience working with upfitters, dealers, fleets, utilities, municipalities, or service truck builders.</li>
<li>Prior field service, warranty, quality, technical training, or installation inspection experience.</li>
<li>Experience using inspection checklists, audit reports, quality scoring systems, or corrective action processes.</li>
<li>Technical certifications in electrical, hydraulic, welding, automotive, manufacturing quality, or related areas are a plus.</li>
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The ideal candidate is technically strong, detail-oriented, professional, and comfortable working directly with technicians and shop leadership. This role requires strong judgment, clear communication, hands-on troubleshooting ability, and the confidence to hold installers accountable while still building productive working relationships.</div></div></div><div><div><div>
Travel and Work Environment</div>
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This position requires travel to upfitters, dealers, service locations, and customer sites. Work may be performed in shop, manufacturing, service, and field environments. The initial USQT build phase is planned around centralized development of standards, checklists, scoring methods, and pilot audits before expanding into regional alignment.</div></div></div><div><div><div>
Success Measures</div>
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Success in this role will be measured by reduced installation-related failures, improved upfitter compliance, lower warranty costs, fewer repeat defects, stronger installer audit scores, timely corrective action completion, and improved customer uptime.</div></div></div></div><br>
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<div><b>Lincoln Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer.</b> We are committed to promoting equal employment opportunity for applicants, without regard to their race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited to, lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.</div><br>
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<b>Nearest Major Market: </b>Michigan City
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<b>Job Segment: </b>Quality Assurance, Welding, Field Service, Fabrication, Machinist, Technology, Manufacturing</p></div>

Upfit Quality Assurance Specialist

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 Lincoln Electric is a high-performance industrial machinery and technology leader who helps customers manufacture and maintain vital equipment and infrastructure. Lincoln Electric&rsquo;s innovative solutions enable higher quality and productivity across a variety of processes including welding, cutting, brazing, machining, process automation, and field repair. The Company leverages proprietary technologies and expertise in materials science, power electronics, automation, and intelligent software to help customers build better and achieve resilience in their operations. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln Electric is the essential &lsquo;Linc&rsquo; that keeps the economy running. The Company operates 71 manufacturing and automation facilities across 20 countries and serves customers in over 160 countries. For more information about Lincoln Electric and its products and services, visit the Company&rsquo;s website at https://www.lincolnelectric.com.
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  Euclid - 22801
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  Salary Full-Time
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  Distribution/Logistics
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  ASC060-P2
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 Min: $63,904.00- Max: $95,000.00
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 Bonus Plan: 10%
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 Role Summary
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 The STRATEGIC SOURCING ANALYST &ndash; LOGISTICS &amp; TRANSPORTATION supports the execution and continuous improvement of logistics procurement across transportation and warehousing categories &ndash; primarily within North America (US and Canada). This role strengthens analytical rigor, sourcing execution, and operational governance within the logistics procurement function. The ANALYST owns RFP and eAuction execution, metrics aggregation, payables issue resolution, and supplier onboarding, while serving as a key business partner to internal stakeholders. The role enables scalable sourcing operations, provides actionable insights to sourcing leadership, and builds a strong foundation for future category and sourcing leadership roles.
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   Aggregate, analyze, and report logistics procurement metrics including freight and warehousing spend, carrier performance, RFP throughput, and compliance.
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   Support the maintenance of dashboards and recurring reports (monthly, quarterly, ad hoc).
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   Serve as the primary point of contact for freight payables issue resolution in coordination with Finance, Accounts Payable, carriers, and third-party freight audit providers.
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   Investigate rate discrepancies, accessorial disputes, and invoice exceptions and track root causes and trends.
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   Report on invoice accuracy, audit recoveries, and process gaps.
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   Own logistics supplier and carrier onboarding workflows including Ariba setup, ERP and TMS coordination, and freight audit system configuration.
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   Ensure compliant, accurate, and timely supplier activation across systems.
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   Maintain onboarding documentation, controls, and service level expectations.
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   Act as a business partner to logistics, warehousing, supply chain, and finance stakeholders to understand needs and sourcing opportunities.
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   Support category strategy development through data analysis, scenario modeling, and project pipeline tracking.
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   Identify and support continuous improvement, automation, and digital enablement initiatives within logistics procurement.
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 Basic Requirements
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   Bachelor&rsquo;s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, Finance, or a related field.
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   2&ndash;5 years of experience in procurement, sourcing, logistics, supply chain analytics, or related roles in a global manufacturing or distribution environment.
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   Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex data sets.
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   Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
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   Ability to manage multiple workflows and collaborate across functions.
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  Preferred Attributes
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   APICS certification &ndash; CSCP, CLTD, PMP, CPIM a plus
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   Exposure to RFPs, RFQs, or eAuctions.
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   Experience with Ariba, SAP, TMS platforms, or freight audit providers.
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   Familiarity with analytics and visualization tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or Smartsheet.
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   Understanding of logistics cost drivers, carrier pricing structures, and freight audit processes.
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   Experience with global TMS platforms and logistics analytics tools.
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   Strategic mindset with hands-on execution ability.
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   Experience in digital transformation or automation in logistics.
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  Lincoln Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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 We are committed to promoting equal employment opportunity for applicants, without regard to their race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited to, lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.
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