Lean Industrial Engineer Co‑Op: Process Excellence

Large Privately-owned Family Company; Flowood (MS); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Ergon, Inc. is seeking an Industrial Engineer Co-Op to join our Operational Excellence team in Flowood, MS.

This temporary, full-time co-op position begins January 2028 and offers hands-on experience evaluating and improving production processes across manufacturing, industrial, and office environments. The role focuses on human work factors, quality control, inventory control, logistics, cost analysis, and production coordination, with opportunities to contribute to efficiency, quality,

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled as a sophomore or higher in an Industrial & Systems Engineering degree program.
• Demonstrated project leadership skills.
• Excellent teamwork and collaboration skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work directly with diverse groups across manufacturing, industrial, and office environments.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office software products.
• Ability to travel.

Responsibilities

• Assist with designing layouts of equipment, materials, and workspaces to maximize efficiency and assist with implementing recommended changes.
• Apply tools and techniques to improve process capability, eliminate defects, improve on-time delivery, and achieve cost-saving targets.
• Facilitate and support the use of Lean Manufacturing methodologies throughout production activities and work processes.
• Participate in cross-functional project teams focused on continuous quality improvement.
• Conduct time, motion, capacity, and utilization studies.
• Identify, analyze, and implement improvements related to cost, quality, workflow, and delivery.
• Participate in assigned Operational Excellence projects.
• Organize information and complete customer writing deliverables in accordance with Ergon Procedure Writer's Guide requirements.
• Confer with customers and/or subject matter experts to determine technical content and subject material.
• Edit and revise technical, operational, or administrative documents prepared by other writers.

Skills

Project leadership

Teamwork

Communication

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Travel flexibility

Education

Industrial & Systems Engineering degree program

Sophomore or higher

Tools

Microsoft Office

AutoCAD

Job description

Ergon, Inc. is seeking an Industrial Engineer Co-Op to join our Operational Excellence team in Flowood, MS.

This temporary, full-time co-op position begins January 2028 and offers hands-on experience evaluating and improving production processes across manufacturing, industrial, and office environments. The role focuses on human work factors, quality control, inventory control, logistics, cost analysis, and production coordination, with opportunities to contribute to efficiency, quality,