Logistics Specialist - Quality Auditor

It's more than a job

As part of the Contract Logistics team at Kuehne+Nagel, you will play a key role in designing, managing, and optimizing solutions that keep goods moving efficiently. Whether you’re leading a team, engineering processes, or driving projects, your work ensures that our customers’ products are stored, handled, and delivered with precision. From everyday essentials to seasonal items, what we do in Contract Logistics impacts businesses and communities around the world. At Kuehne+Nagel, your contribution goes far beyond the warehouse—it helps shape the flow of global trade.

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As a Quality Auditor, you will play a key role in ensuring products, processes, and shipment execution meet customer requirements and Kuehne+Nagel quality standards. Responsibilities include conducting product inspections and shipment audits, identifying and investigating discrepancies and non-conformances, supporting corrective actions, and partnering with warehouse operations and leadership teams to maintain compliance and drive continuous improvement. The ideal candidate is analytical, detail-oriented, and committed to maintaining high operational standards in a fast-paced distribution environment. This is a 1st shift position, Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with a pay rate of $18.00 per hour.

How you create impact

• Perform quality audits and inspections on products, orders, and outbound shipments.

• Validate adherence to quality procedures, customer requirements, and work instructions.

• Identify, document, and communicate quality concerns and non-conformances.

• Support root-cause investigations and corrective action activities.

• Monitor shipment accuracy and product condition prior to release.

• Maintain audit records, documentation, reports, and trend analysis.

• Partner with operations leadership to improve quality performance.

• Follow company, customer, safety, and OSHA requirements.

• Support continuous improvement and process compliance initiatives.

• Work overtime and weekends based on operational needs.

• Perform other responsibilities as assigned.

What we would like you to bring

• High school diploma or equivalent required.

• 2+ years of warehouse, distribution, logistics, or manufacturing experience preferred.

• 1+ year of experience in a dedicated quality role such as Quality Auditor or Quality Inspector preferred.

• Strong attention to detail and documentation skills.

• Basic technical, math, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.

• Ability to work independently, establish priorities, and manage multiple responsibilities.

• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and perform warehouse-related activities.

• Commitment to quality, safety, accountability, and teamwork.

What's in it for you

There has never been a better time to work in logistics. Bring your skills to an industry that offers stability and international career growth. We offer great compensation and medical/dental benefits packages, employee discounts, tuition reimbursement, excellent training programs, and a fun, and interesting global work environment. #LI-onsite

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Individuals with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process may contact us by sending an email to kn.taaccommodations.com

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used to support portions of the recruitment process, such as reviewing application materials or assisting with scheduling. These tools analyze information to help inform decision making; however, all hiring decisions are made by human reviewers.

Who we are

Logistics shapes everyday life - from the goods we consume to the healthcare we rely on. At Kuehne+Nagel, your work goes beyond logistics; it enables both ordinary and special moments in the lives of people around the world.

As a global leader with a strong heritage and a vision to move the world forward, we offer a safe, stable environment where your career can make a real difference. Whether we help deliver life-saving medicines, develop sustainable transportation solutions or support our local communities, your career will contribute to more than you can imagine.

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Kuehne + Nagel is an equal employment/affirmative action employer. If you require an accommodation for any part of the online application process due to a disability, please contact the Employee Services HR Help Desk at 1-800-267-1326 during the hours of 8:00am - 5:00pm EST; Monday through Friday or via e-mail at: [email protected] with the nature of your request. We will answer your inquiry within 24 hours.