Assembly Engineering Intern

Mercedes-Benz Vans, LLC (Charleston, SC); Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company phone

Health measures

Employee discounts

Employee events

Parking

Job summary

Mercedes-Benz Vans, LLC in Charleston, SC is offering an Assembly Intern position to support factory planning and engineering efforts during plant expansion. You will report to the Assembly Manager and help ensure smooth project execution across multiple facets of production.

The role emphasizes learning, collaboration, and exposure to German-language opportunities, with a competitive hourly wage and relocation/housing not provided.

Qualifications

• Graduate within the past 12 months or currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Engineering, Business or relevant degree is required to participate in the intern program.
• Experience with Information Systems.
• Experience with lean manufacturing and methodologies.
• Understanding of OEE and manufacturing KPI's.
• Good communication and presentation skills.
• Microsoft Office Suite.
• Interest in process optimization and problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Improve transparency of project-related action items
• Process documentation
• Feasibility analysis of optimization projects
• Optimize daily processes with new ideas
• Overview and updated detailed Schedule
• Coordinate project steps with plant operations
• Read and interpret drawings
• Assist where needed by the department or other areas
• Assist and lead meetings
• Process optimisation of production line processes
• Time studies and analysis of bottlenecks
• Innovate strategies to overcome bottlenecks
• Improve quality transparency in the End-of-Line operations as well as rework area
• Process analysis and process improvement ideas and implementation
• Taking meeting minutes and KPI editing
• Project planning using Microsoft planner
• Time studies and poke yoke implementations

Skills

Information Systems

Lean manufacturing

KPI knowledge

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Process optimization

Education

Mechanical Eng

Electrical Eng

Industrial Eng

Info Sys Eng

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Aufgaben

Shape the future today.

The world is changing. The question is, what will be our contribution to the outcome? We have set the pace in the field of mobility from the very beginning, and we will continue to do so. At Mercedes-Benz Vans, interdisciplinary teams are developing the mobility of tomorrow. Our goal is to make mobility safer, simpler, and more sustainable for people across the globe. Put your pioneering spirit to good use: This is your opportunity to make a contribution that extends far beyond your job title.

At Mercedes-Benz Vans, we offer you the perfect environment for your professional and personal growth. Cutting-edge training and promising career opportunities will help you to foster and expand your professional skill set as well as your individual strengths. Think, try, and thrive with us in collaborative work environments that spark game-changing concepts.

Job Overview

We have an immediate opening for an Assembly Intern position.

Reporting to the Assembly Manager, the Assembly Intern provides the best possible support by assisting with all aspects of factory planning and engineering and helps to ensure that the ongoing plant expansion project runs smoothly.

Responsibilities

• Improve transparency of project-related action items
• Process documentation
• Feasibility analysis of optimization projects
• Optimize daily processes with new ideas
• Overview and updated detailed Schedule
• Coordinate project steps with plant operations
• Read and interpret drawings
• Assist where needed by the department or other areas
• Assist and lead meetings
• Process optimisation of production line processes
• Time studies and analysis of bottlenecks
• Innovate strategies to overcome bottlenecks
• Improve quality transparency in the End-of-Line operations as well as rework area
• Process analysis and process improvement ideas and implementation
• Taking meeting minutes and KPI editing
• Project planning using Microsoft planner
• Time studies and poke yoke implementations

Skills

• Preferred studies in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Information System Engineering or other related/similar fields
• Experience with Information Systems
• Experience with lean manufacturing and methodologies
• Understanding of OEE and manufacturing KPI's
• Good communication and presentation skills
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Interest in process optimization and problem-solving

Qualifikationen

• Having graduated within the past 12 months or currently working towards a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Engineering, Business or relevant degree is required to participate in the intern program.

Opportunities

Learn or improve the German language; cultural exchange with German interns.

Learning Objective

We value education and want to invite current students to work with us as they work towards their educational goals. Our main objective is to give students experience and real world issues organizations face each day. We believe in working with our interns on a work schedule that allows them to focus on school and homework. We also believe in paying our interns competitive wages. This position will allow the team member to gain insight to the workings of factory planning and engineering processes. This internship will expose the team member to all levels in the organization to assist in building a resume that will allow the team member to become competitive in the job market.

Applicants should be eager, driven, focused, hard-working individuals that are ready to assist a growing company with handling a complex multi-million dollar project. He or she should be willing to learn and be taught skills from experienced members of the engineering team. The individual should be self-motivated and interested in adding value and making a difference within an organization.

Preferred Start Date

January 2027

Additional Details

This internship is paid at a rate of $20.00 per hour. Relocation assistance and housing or living-expense support are not provided for this position.

Benefits

• Mitarbeiterhandy möglich
• Gesundheitsmaßnahmen
• Mitarbeiterrabatte möglich
• Mitarbeiter Events
• Parkplatz

Company Information

Mercedes-Benz Vans, LLC (“MBV”) is a Ladson, South Carolina based production entity that produces Sprinter as well as eSprinter vans for the U.S. and Canadian markets.

Mercedes-Benz Vans, LLC has invested more than 500 million U.S. Dollars in the new Sprinter plant, which officially opened in 2018. Today, the MBV facility provides more than 1,700 jobs and supports at least 600 additional jobs in the region through its suppliers. Representing an additional nearly $60 million investment, MBV Charleston was selected to be the first plant in the Mercedes-Benz Vans global production network to produce the all-new eSprinter, beginning in 2024. Mercedes-Benz Vans Charleston also continues investing in the local community with over $1,900,000 dollars donated to local non-profits & schools via STEM programs since 2006 and over 900 volunteer hours.

Since 2006, more than 350,000 Sprinter and Metris vans have been assembled in North Charleston and delivered to destinations across the U.S. In 2021, the plant celebrated its 15-year legacy of SKD production in South Carolina. 2023 marked a plant milestone with a record-setting over 50,000 vans produced. The U.S. is the second largest market for Sprinter vans after Germany.

Mercedes-Benz Vans, LLC is committed to fostering an inclusive environment that appreciates and leverages the diversity of our team. We provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, ethnicity, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation),age, national origin, religion, marital status, veteran status, physical or other disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

Kontakt

KontaktMercedes-Benz Vans, LLC

8501 Palmetto Commerce Pkwy29456 Charleston

Details zum Standort

Lillie Gosney E-Mail: [e-mail]