Manufacturing Engineering Intern — Onsite & Impactful

Vermeer Corporation; Pella (IA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Vermeer Corporation in Pella, IA is seeking an engineering intern who wants to impact manufacturing by solving technical problems alongside engineers and technicians. You will engage with operations, equipment, and data to drive production improvements.

This paid, onsite internship offers exposure to machine shop, welding, assembly, and data teams. You will learn to analyze processes, support improvements, and contribute to future equipment and data initiatives while pursuing a B.S.

Qualifications

• Current student pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
• Desire to dig in and understand the technical details of manufacturing processes including safety, process capability, manufacturing data, capacity planning, and manufacturing flow.
• Prior experience implementing manufacturing equipment, making parts out of steel in manufacturing, continuous improvement, capital justification, managing capital projects, technology transfer, and supporting existing manufacturing cells, preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Complete interview and assessment to match strengths and aptitude to where you will make the biggest impact between our machine shop, welding, weld robotics, paint, assembly engineering, and systems/data teams.
• Learn and understand the job from the operators’ perspective and then help determine improvements you can drive to existing processes and equipment.
• Work with a team to implement equipment into manufacturing.
• Work with a team to determine manufacturing data to display that helps improve manufacturing.
• Work with a team on research and development of future equipment, processes, and data.

Skills

Manufacturing data

Process capability

Continuous improvement

Capital projects

Safety

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

Vermeer Corporation in Pella, IA is seeking an engineering intern who wants to impact manufacturing by solving technical problems alongside engineers and technicians. You will engage with operations, equipment, and data to drive production improvements.

This paid, onsite internship offers exposure to machine shop, welding, assembly, and data teams. You will learn to analyze processes, support improvements, and contribute to future equipment and data initiatives while pursuing a B.S.