Lean Intern: Drive Operational Excellence on the Shop Floor

Allegion; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 30,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Allegion seeks a Summer Intern, Operational Excellence Lean in Colorado Springs to support Lean transformation across the plant by collecting data, observing processes, and implementing future-state deliverables.

You will interact with all levels of plant operations and leadership, helping drive improvements in safety, quality, delivery, cycle time, growth, and inventory while learning Lean concepts on the shop floor.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a bachelor's or master's program in engineering, business, or related.
• GPA of 3.0 or higher and previous work experience (preferred).
• Experience with Microsoft Office Excel, Visio, and other various Project/Process Management Tools is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support continuous improvement projects that will include collecting data, observing current state processes, and implementing future state deliverables using lean methodologies.
• Drive Operational Excellence culture change through coaching of employees and leaders to drive Lean behaviors and follow the principles and practices of Allegion’s Operational Excellence Model
• Support the Lean initiatives as the Lean Specialist in collaboration with the value stream team through operational design, process improvements, and systems support utilizing value stream mapping techniques.
• Participate in and actively direct Gemba Walks and educating others on continuous improvement including takt time attainment and Lean methodologies.
• Implement and maintain visual performance tools.
• Shadow floor operators, supervisors, and management to observe process steps and build rapport

Skills

Listening

Time management

Communication

Problem solving

Curiosity about processes

Education

Industrial Engineering / Manufacturing Engineering

Operations Management / Supply Chain / Business

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Visio

Project Management Tools

Job description

Allegion seeks a Summer Intern, Operational Excellence Lean in Colorado Springs to support Lean transformation across the plant by collecting data, observing processes, and implementing future-state deliverables.

You will interact with all levels of plant operations and leadership, helping drive improvements in safety, quality, delivery, cycle time, growth, and inventory while learning Lean concepts on the shop floor.