Intern: Continuous Improvement (Spring 2027)

Mack Trucks; Macungie (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 23,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing assistance

Internal career opportunities

Training and development

Job summary

Volvo Group offers an internship within its Mack Trucks production context, focusing on lean manufacturing and process improvement. You will work with engineering teams to drive efficiency, data collection, and training in a fast-paced plant setting.

Ideal candidates are engineering students with a mindset for continuous improvement, capable of collaborating across departments and contributing to kaizen and 5S activities.

Qualifications

• Applicant must be enrolled in an Engineering degree (Mech/Industrial).
• Completed 30 semester hours before internship and 2.75 GPA minimum.
• Interns may work up to 30 hours per week; strong communication required.

Responsibilities

• Drive lean methodology and support continuous improvement.
• Collect data and analyze standards for repeatability.
• Assist in line balancing and kaizen weekly cycles.
• Coordinate with departments to implement process changes.
• Support training and documentation of Lean tools.

Skills

Lean methodology

Data analysis

Kaizen

5S

Education

Mechanical Engineering

Industrial Engineering

Job description

Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future. If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match.

About This Role

We are currently looking for students to work with our production teams. You should be prepared to work in a challenging and fast-paced environment, gaining experience and knowledge in various aspects of Planning, Communication, Feedback. As a valued member of our team, you will have the opportunity to work directly on production focusing on increasing efficiency and quality while utilizing your engineering education and continuous improvement mindset. This team’s goal is to contribute to your development, as well as providing an opportunity to work in a business environment within the manufacturing industry.

What You Will Do

Key Responsibilities

• Drive lean methodology
• Data collection and analysis focus on standards and repeatability of current
• Video analysis of current process to analyze 3Ms (Muri, Mura and Muda)
• Assist line balancing projects
• Work with other departments to implement product and process changes.
• Support training session of Lean Manufacturing tools.
• Participate in project planning, implementation and improvements
• Works FI (Focus Improvement) Owner to promote the Culture of Continuous Improvement
• Support 5S activities
• Assist kaizens on the organization (assembly lines, logistic areas and quality area)
• Assist in Kaizen weeks
• Assist in follow-up, reports and flow charts.
• Participate in functional meetings.
• Good attitude & continuous improvement mindset are critical to performing daily activities in this Lean Manufacture

Critical Competencies

• Attention to Detail: Provide accurate data and reports that are pertinent to the team’s tasks.
• Teamwork: Building cooperation among individuals and departments, sharing information and resources, and working to achieve group goals and outcomes.
• Communication: Listen effectively, transmit information accurately and understandably, and actively seek feedback from experienced engineers, project manager, etc.
• Dependability/Reliability: Follow through on commitments, timely delivery on projects, assigned tasks, etc.
• Flexibility: Willing to perform a wide range of tasks, positive responds to changes in direction and priorities, and acceptance of new challenges, responsibilities, and assignments.

Minimum Education And Program Requirements

• Applicant must be currently enrolled and pursuing a degree in Engineering: Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering.
• Applicants must have completed 30 semester hours before the internship starts and must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.75.
• Interns may work up to 30 hours per week.
• Strong communication skills.
• Valid US Work authorization.

Personal Competencies

• Customer Focus
• Technical Skills
• Peer Relationships
• Integrity and Trust
• Standing Alone
• Action Oriented
• Perseverance

At the Volvo Group, we strive for a clear, transparent, and straightforward compensation approach, motivating you to contribute to the company’s growth. For all intern and co-op positions, the hourly range is set at $17.00 - $46.00. The hourly rate for these roles is determined by several factors including, but not limited to, geographic location, academic classification, and degree seeking area of study. In addition to these factors, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer.

We also offer the following benefits to interns and co-ops:

• Housing assistance, when applicable
• Countless career opportunities / internal mobility across our global organization
• Training and personal development

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

We value your data privacy and therefore do not accept applications via mail.

Who We Are And What We Believe In

We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities.

Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment.

Mack Trucks is part of Volvo Group. Founded in 1900, Mack Trucks is an iconic brand that embodies the American spirit: pioneering, hard-working, authentic and ambitious. Mack trucks are recognized around the world as “The American Truck You Can Count On,” thanks to our durable, reliable and application-driven vehicles that get the job done. With Mack Trucks you will be part of a global and diverse team. We work with passion, we trust each other and we embrace change to stay ahead. We make our customers win.