Industrial Engineering Intern

National Wire LLC

Conroe (TX)

On-site

USD 20,664 - 34,440

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Paid internship

Hands-on experience in manufacturing

Exposure to senior leadership

Job summary

National Wire LLC is seeking an Industrial Engineering Intern for a full-time, on-site summer position in Conroe, Texas. The intern will observe and document manufacturing and administrative processes, identify inefficiencies, and propose improvements based on industrial engineering principles. This role requires a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or a related field, strong analytical and communication skills, and proficiency in Excel. The internship lasts ~10–12 weeks, offering a competitive hourly rate.

Qualifications

Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field.
Experience in lean manufacturing, time studies, process mapping, or Six Sigma.
Comfortable spending hours on the manufacturing floor for direct observation.

Responsibilities

Observe current-state manufacturing processes to document actual practices.
Conduct data analysis to quantify cycle times and process variation.
Propose and pilot improvements based on observations.

Skills

Analytical skills

Strong communication skills

Patience and discipline for observation

Curiosity and humility

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or related field

Tools

Excel

Visio

Power BI

Job description

Company Overview

National Wire LLC is a family-owned and operated welded wire manufacturer based in Conroe, Texas, approximately 40 miles north of Houston. Since 1995, the company has grown its product lines and prioritized top-tier customer service. As the largest local source of welded wire in the southern US, National Wire specializes in high-quality wire products for construction, agriculture, and industrial applications.

With a 75-acre production facility, the company delivers a diverse range of products, including Welded Wire Reinforcement, Engineered Mesh, Building Mesh, and more.

Role Description

The Industrial Engineering Intern is a full‑time, on‑site summer position based in Conroe, TX. This role is built around direct, sustained observation of how work actually happens—both on the manufacturing floor and across the administrative and support processes that connect to it.

The intern will spend the majority of their time watching, measuring, and documenting current‑state processes: how operators run equipment, how material moves through the plant, how shifts hand off, how orders flow from entry to shipment, and how the back‑office processes that touch production (scheduling, receiving, inventory, quality documentation, shipping paperwork) actually function in practice versus how they are assumed to function.

From those observations, the intern will map current state, quantify what they see, identify gaps and inefficiencies, propose improvements, and help document the new standard. Reports to the Supply Chain Supervisor, with guidance from the Director of Finance.

Key Responsibilities

Observe current-state manufacturing processes.Spend extended time on the floor conducting time studies, cycle‑time measurement, spaghetti diagrams, and process flow mapping across production cells. Document what is actually being done, not what is assumed.
Observe current-state administrative and support processes.Sit with team members in scheduling, receiving, inventory control, quality, and shipping to map how information and paperwork flow, where rework and delays happen, and where handoffs break down.
Gather and analyze data.Build datasets from direct observation and existing systems to quantify cycle times, downtime, workload distribution, transaction times, and process variation.
Identify gaps and improvement opportunities.Apply industrial engineering and lean principles (7 wastes, value‑stream thinking, work balancing, 5S) to translate observations into prioritized opportunities with estimated impact.
Propose and pilot improvements.Develop recommendations, work with the responsible team to test changes, and measure before/after results.
Document the new standard.Create or update SOPs, work instructions, visual standards, and process maps so improvements stick after the internship ends.
Support training and onboarding.Help convert new standards into training materials and assist supervisors in rolling them out.
Collaborate cross‑functionally.Work with production, supply chain, quality, finance, and HR to ensure proposals are aligned with operational realities and business priorities.
Final deliverable.Present current‑state findings, root causes, recommended changes, measured impact, and a sustainment plan to senior leadership at the end of the internship.

Qualifications

Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field; recent graduates also considered.
Coursework or project experience in lean manufacturing, time studies, work measurement, process mapping, or Six Sigma (Green Belt a plus).
Strong analytical skills with the ability to turn raw observations and data into clear, quantified insights.
High patience and discipline for direct observation—this role requires comfort spending hours on the floor and at workstations watching processes before drawing conclusions.
Strong written and verbal English communication skills; able to engage credibly with both operators and senior leaders.
Comfortable in a manufacturing environment (heat, noise, PPE required).
Proficiency in Excel; familiarity with Visio, Lucidchart, Power BI, or similar tools is preferred.
Curiosity, humility, and willingness to ask "why" repeatedly without jumping to conclusions.

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