Lean Manufacturing Process Improvement Intern

AP EMISSIONS TECHNOLOGIES LLC; South Goldsboro (NC); Sur place; USD 21 000 - 30 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

AP Emissions Technologies, part of Marmon Holdings and Berkshire Hathaway, offers a hands-on internship on the production floor to learn how products, machines, tooling, materials, staffing, and information flow through the process.

You will work with operators and supervisors, apply Lean tools, collect data, and drive practical, sustainable improvements while developing problem-solving and teamwork skills.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing an associate degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Technology, or related field.
• Interest in manufacturing operations, Lean, continuous improvement, or production leadership.
• Comfort working hands-on in a production environment and learning from operators and supervisors.
• Basic ability to organize and analyze data using Microsoft Excel or similar tools.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and teamwork skills.
• Curiosity, initiative, and willingness to ask questions and follow problems through to resolution.
• Ability to manage several responsibilities while keeping stakeholders informed.
• Previous manufacturing or Lean experience is helpful but not required.

Responsabilités

• Spend time on the production floor learning how products, machines, tooling, materials, staffing, and information flow through the process.
• Work with operators, technicians, and supervisors to understand daily pain points and recognize eight wastes of Lean manufacturing.
• Support production supervisors in tracking and achieving daily safety, quality, delivery, and productivity targets.
• Help investigate missed targets, bottlenecks, recurring disruptions, quality issues, and ergonomic concerns.
• Collect and analyze production data, complete process observations, and establish clear performance baselines.
• Use structured problem-solving methods to identify root causes and recommend practical countermeasures.
• Improve standard work, visual controls, workplace organization, material flow, and other process documentation.
• Coordinate with production, maintenance, quality, materials, and engineering when improvements require cross-functional support.
• Take ownership of appropriately scoped improvement projects and communicate progress, results, risks, and roadblocks.

Connaissances

Problem-solving

Communication

Teamwork

Data analysis (Excel)

Formation

Associate degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Technology, or a related field

Outils

Microsoft Excel

Description du poste

AP Emissions Technologies, part of Marmon Holdings and Berkshire Hathaway, offers a hands-on internship on the production floor to learn how products, machines, tooling, materials, staffing, and information flow through the process.

You will work with operators and supervisors, apply Lean tools, collect data, and drive practical, sustainable improvements while developing problem-solving and teamwork skills.