Quality Inspection Engineer

L-H Battery Company, Inc., located in Jeffersonville, Ohio, is a Joint venture of LG Energy Solution and Honda to manufacture large lithium-ion polymer batteries. Products from L-H Battery power a variety of innovative energy storage applications.

Established in 2023, L-H Battery is passionate about developing and maintaining a culture where our associates and customers understand their value and worth. we are making a positive impact and we want you to be a part of it!

The Quality Inspection (QI) Engineer is responsible for strengthening inspection precision, laboratory performance, and cross‑functional alignment within a high-volume lithium‑ion battery manufacturing environment. This role provides technical guidance to Quality Inspectors, leads process‑improvement initiatives, manages inspection equipment standards, and ensures full compliance with applicable safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements. The engineer serves as a key interface between Quality Assurance and other engineering functions to support robust product quality, operational excellence, and drives root‑cause investigations for quality issues.

• Provide technical leadership to Quality Inspectors during complex investigations and nonconformance evaluations.
• Review inspection data to identify inaccuracies, systemic errors, and opportunities to reduce invalid or cancelled nonconformance reports.
• Ensure inspection activities are executed with high levels of accuracy, repeatability, and procedural adherence.
• Conduct MOST (Maynard Operation Sequence Technique) studies to evaluate inspection workflows and identify opportunities to improve efficiency and throughput.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives within inspection and laboratory operations, ensuring changes are data‑driven and sustainable.
• Oversee laboratory turnaround time (TAT), including monitoring, documenting, and reporting performance metrics to drive accountability and improvement.
• Co-Develop, maintain, and standardize training materials for laboratory inspection methods, equipment operation, and quality procedures.
• Ensure training content is clear, concise, effective, and incorporates historical problem cases and lessons learned.
• Support inspector onboarding and ongoing competency assessments to maintain a highly skilled inspection workforce.
• Manage and maintain equipment operation procedures (EOP) for all quality laboratory equipment, ensuring documents remain current, robust, and aligned with best practices.
• Ensure EOP documentation clearly defines proper operation, calibration, maintenance, troubleshooting, and relevant historical issues.
• Collaborate with OEM and engineering teams to ensure equipment reliability, readiness, and compliance with quality requirements.
• Ensure full compliance with health, safety, fire, and environmental regulations within inspection and laboratory areas.
• Lead or support root‑cause investigations, perform plan do check action (PDCA) and track the long‑term effectiveness of implemented solutions.
• Maintain accurate documentation in accordance with internal quality systems and external regulatory expectations.
• Serve as the liaison between QA Engineers and other cross‑functional engineering teams to ensure alignment on inspection requirements, quality standards, and technical resolutions.
• Prepare and deliver formal presentations to senior leadership and cross‑functional stakeholders to communicate quality issues, risks, trends, and improvement initiatives related to QI.
• Translate complex technical findings into clear, actionable insights for diverse audiences.
• Maintain cleanliness at work-site in accordance with 5S3R Standards:
  • Sort, Set in order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain
  • Right Location, Right Quantity, Right…