Industrial Engineering Intern: Lean, Projects, Growth

Commercial Metals Company; Birmingham (AL); Hybrid; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hands-on experience

Mentorship and guidance from industry

Exposure to multiple departments

Opportunities to innovate

Collaborative and inclusive culture

Pathways to full-time employment

Job summary

Commercial Metals Company offers a summer internship program in Birmingham, AL that blends hands-on projects across recycling centers, fabrication plants, and manufacturing facilities. You’ll rotate through departments, work on real processes, and learn from mentors while contributing to process improvements.

Ideal candidates are undergraduates in Industrial Engineering or Operations Management, with strong analytical skills, teamwork, and a readiness to handle field and office tasks in varying

Qualifications

• Pursuing an undergraduate degree in Industrial Engineering, Operations Management or similar field.
• Excellent quantitative and analytical skills with an aptitude for problem solving.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with ability to work in teams and to effectively interact with employees at all levels of the organization.
• Able to work independently, take initiative and drive for results with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Proficient in MS Office programs – Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio.
• Knowledge of Lean tools such as Value Stream Mapping, Time Study, 5S, Kanban, Standardization, JIT, PDCA preferred.
• Presentation/Report on an improvement project at the end of internship.
• Must meet CMC attendance standards.
• Ability to interact with coworkers and customers in a positive manner, follow directions and work rules and accept constructive feedback required.
• Must be able to bend, stoop, push, pull, lift, kneel, squat, crawl and reach.
• Ability to work overtime as necessary outside of normally scheduled shift with little or no advance notification required, including weekends and holidays.
• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Able to work a flexible schedule to include 40 hour work weeks appropriate semesters.
• Knowledge of processes in Microsoft Windows, engineering software such as Auto CAD and Solid Works
• Ability to understand and apply ISO work instructions and standard operating practices and procedures.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, highly motivated, and self‑starter.
• Use good decision making and problem solving skills to understand and meet customer expectations.
• Work in varying temperature and weather conditions.
• Understanding of Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement processes.
• Must possess a strong interest in Industrial Engineering Technologies and be enrolled at Junior/Senior level education.
• Able to work a flexible schedule to include 40 hour work weeks during summer (June-August).
• Working knowledge of engineering software such as Auto CAD and Solid Works programs and processes in Microsoft Windows preferred.
• Ability to manipulate and utilize Working Drawings.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, highly motivated, and a self‑starter.
• Use good decision making and problem‑solving skills to understand and meet customer expectations.
• Able to work in a team environment.
• Work in varying temperatures and weather conditionsUnderstand Manufacturing processes and maintenance reliability.
• Previous internship experiences preferred.

Responsibilities

• Cross-train across departments to learn hands-on skills related to industrial/engineering technologies.
• Complete and analyze time and motion studies.
• Document and report/suggest changes.
• Work with leadership on ways to improve and sustain processes.
• Create/Review/Update existing process flow layouts.
• Work closely with other on the CMC Team work on process improvement initiatives and projects.
• Identify, evaluate, and recommend cost saving opportunities by identifying process, quality and safety related improvement projects.

Skills

Analytical skills

MS Office proficiency

Lean tools

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Industrial Engineering degree

Operations Management degree

Tools

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

Job description

Commercial Metals Company offers a summer internship program in Birmingham, AL that blends hands-on projects across recycling centers, fabrication plants, and manufacturing facilities. You’ll rotate through departments, work on real processes, and learn from mentors while contributing to process improvements.

Ideal candidates are undergraduates in Industrial Engineering or Operations Management, with strong analytical skills, teamwork, and a readiness to handle field and office tasks in varying