Production and Operational Efficiency Intern

North Kingstown, RI - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Overview

Understand true process efficiencies and create meaningful accurate and easy to use reports for Daily Gemba tracking. To learn and understand actual product cycle times compare those to known product routing times and develop a functional sophisticated yet easy-to-use and understand daily report for use at daily GEMBA presentations.

Responsibilities

Gain hands-on experience in a real-world manufacturing environment to apply knowledge learned in the classroom
Understand how to calculate and improve production efficiencies
Reduce downtime associated with eight wastes
Interfacing with an ERP System
Identify efficiency improvements to existing assembly lines and realize cost savings by line balancing
Participate in daily GEMBA walks
Participate and lead Kaizen/Continuous Improvement Events
Create and promote a new 5S implementation strategy for the production floor
Collaborate daily with Production Operators to better understand manufacturing processes
Identify gaps and opportunities in standard work
Create/update standard work documentation

Qualifications

Currently enrolled in an undergraduate program in the field of Engineering or Business
Good academic standing
Excellent verbal written and interpersonal skills
Excellent computer skills; Excel Word PowerPoint
ERP/MRP background
Ability to handle and prioritize multiple tasks effectively
Rising Junior or Senior in a degree program for Bachelor of Science degree (B.S) from a four-year college or university in Business or another related field.
While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to sit talk hear stand and walk. The employee will frequently be required to use hands to finger handle or feel objects tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop kneel crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds using proper lifting techniques. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision color vision peripheral vision depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Required Experience:

Intern

OverviewUnderstand true process efficiencies and create meaningful accurate and easy to use reports for Daily Gemba tracking. To learn and understand actual product cycle times compare those to known product routing times and develop a functional sophisticated yet easy-to-use and understand daily re...

Overview

Responsibilities

Gain hands-on experience in a real-world manufacturing environment to apply knowledge learned in the classroom
Understand how to calculate and improve production efficiencies
Reduce downtime associated with eight wastes
Interfacing with an ERP System
Identify efficiency improvements to existing assembly lines and realize cost savings by line balancing
Participate in daily GEMBA walks
Participate and lead Kaizen/Continuous Improvement Events
Create and promote a new 5S implementation strategy for the production floor
Collaborate daily with Production Operators to better understand manufacturing processes
Identify gaps and opportunities in standard work
Create/update standard work documentation

Qualifications

Currently enrolled in an undergraduate program in the field of Engineering or Business
Good academic standing
Excellent verbal written and interpersonal skills
Excellent computer skills; Excel Word PowerPoint
ERP/MRP background
Ability to handle and prioritize multiple tasks effectively
Rising Junior or Senior in a degree program for Bachelor of Science degree (B.S) from a four-year college or university in Business or another related field.
While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to sit talk hear stand and walk. The employee will frequently be required to use hands to finger handle or feel objects tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop kneel crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds using proper lifting techniques. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision color vision peripheral vision depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Required Experience:

Intern