Assembly Shop Intern - Lean Manufacturing & KPIs

Daimler AG (Canada); Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercedes‑Benz Vans LLC in Charleston, SC is seeking an Assembly Shop Intern to support factory planning, engineering and ongoing plant expansion. You will assist multiple production areas, document processes and help implement optimization ideas onsite for a six‑month period.

The role requires recent graduates or students in Engineering, Business, or related fields, with lean manufacturing understanding and strong communication.January 2027 start, onsite work required.

Qualifications

• Recent graduate or currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Business or relevant field.
• Experience with Information Systems.
• Experience with lean manufacturing and methodologies.
• Understanding of OEE and manufacturing KPI's.
• Good communication and presentation skills.
• Power BI and related software.
• Microsoft Office Suite.
• Interest in process optimization and problem-solving.

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.
• Overview and updated, detailed schedule.
• 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.
• Assist where needed by the department or other areas.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Process optimization

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Business or related field

Tools

Power BI

Microsoft Planner

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Mercedes‑Benz Vans LLC in Charleston, SC is seeking an Assembly Shop Intern to support factory planning, engineering and ongoing plant expansion. You will assist multiple production areas, document processes and help implement optimization ideas onsite for a six‑month period.

The role requires recent graduates or students in Engineering, Business, or related fields, with lean manufacturing understanding and strong communication.January 2027 start, onsite work required.