Assembly Intern – Engineering & Process Optimization

Daimler Trucks North America LLC

Charleston (SC)

On-site

USD 24,796 - 30,307

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Mercedes-Benz Vans, LLC is seeking an Assembly Intern to support factory planning and engineering activities for the Charleston plant. You will assist in multiple production areas, document processes, and help optimize daily workflows while learning during a structured internship.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, learning opportunities, and the chance to contribute to a multi-million dollar project while gaining real-world experience in factory planning, with possible start in

Qualifications

Having graduated within the past 12 months or currently pursuing a degree in Engineering, Business or related field.
Learn or improve the German language; cultural exchange with German interns.

Responsibilities

Assist areas such as Trim, Chassis, End-of-Line or Quality Assurance in Production.
Process documentation.
Feasibility analysis of optimization projects.
Optimize daily processes with new ideas.
Coordinate project steps with plant operations.
Read and interpret drawings when needed.
Assist and lead meetings.
Taking meeting minutes and KPI editing.
Process optimization of production line processes.
Improve quality transparency by creating dashboards.
Time studies and analysis of bottlenecks.
Process analysis and process improvement ideas and implementation.
Project planning using Microsoft Planner.
Time studies and poke-yoke implementations.