Hands-On Lean Process Engineer Intern

AP Emissions Technologies; Goldsboro, Northern (NC, KY); Hybrid; USD 21,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

AP Emissions Technologies in Goldsboro, NC is seeking a Process Engineer Intern to work on the shop floor, learning product flow, equipment, and process steps while supporting daily targets. You will collaborate with operators, technicians, and supervisors to identify wastes and opportunities for improvement.

This part‑time internship offers hands‑on problem solving, data collection, and improvements to standard work, visual controls, and 5S.

Qualifications

• Pursuing an associate degree in Industrial/Manufacturing/Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Interest in manufacturing operations, Lean, continuous improvement.
• Comfort working hands-on in a production environment.
• Basic data organization and analysis using Excel.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and teamwork.
• Willingness to ask questions and follow problems through to resolution.

Responsibilities

• Spend time on the production floor learning how products, machines, tooling, materials, staffing, and information flow through the process.
• Work with operators, technicians, and supervisors to understand daily pain points and recognize the eight wastes of Lean manufacturing.
• Support production supervisors in tracking and achieving daily safety, quality, delivery, and productivity targets.
• Help investigate missed targets, bottlenecks, recurring disruptions, quality issues, and ergonomic concerns.
• Collect and analyze production data, complete process observations, and establish clear performance baselines.
• Use structured problem-solving methods to identify root causes and recommend practical countermeasures.
• Improve standard work, visual controls, workplace organization, material flow, and other process documentation.
• Coordinate with production, maintenance, quality, materials, and engineering when improvements require cross-functional support.
• Take ownership of appropriately scoped improvement projects and communicate progress, results, risks, and roadblocks.

Skills

Lean principles

Data analysis

Teamwork

Problem solving

Communication

Microsoft Excel

Education

Associate degree in Industrial/Manufacturing/Mechanical Engineering or related field

Tools

Excel

Job description

AP Emissions Technologies in Goldsboro, NC is seeking a Process Engineer Intern to work on the shop floor, learning product flow, equipment, and process steps while supporting daily targets. You will collaborate with operators, technicians, and supervisors to identify wastes and opportunities for improvement.

This part‑time internship offers hands‑on problem solving, data collection, and improvements to standard work, visual controls, and 5S.