Manufacturing Operations Intern | Lean & Safety Focus

Flash Technology, LLC

Pacific (MO)

On-site

USD 25,000 - 39,000

Full time

4 days ago
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Job summary

SPX Technologies in Missouri is offering a Production Supervisor Intern role to gain hands-on experience supporting and leading manufacturing operations within a dynamic production environment. You will engage with frontline leadership, participate in lean initiatives, and partner with plant leadership to drive safety, quality, and productivity while developing coaching and communication skills.

This internship includes a capstone project and opportunities to present results to plant leadership,

Qualifications

  • Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Business, Operations Management, Industrial or Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain, Human Resources, or related field.
  • Demonstrated communication skills and leadership potential.
  • Ability to work effectively with employees at all levels of the organization, including hourly production employees.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook).

Responsibilities

  • Production Operations: Support daily manufacturing operations to meet safety, quality, delivery, and productivity objectives.
  • Monitoring production schedules and assist in meeting customer demand requirements.
  • Participate in daily production meetings and shift communications.
  • Gain exposure to assembly, machining, and shipping processes.
  • Assist supervisors in coordinating workflow and resolving production issues.
  • Safety Leadership: Participate in safety observations and facility inspections.
  • Support safety initiatives and employee engagement activities.
  • Assist with near‑Miss investigations and corrective action tracking.
  • Promote a culture of safety accountability across the facility.
  • Employee Leadership & Development: Shadow production supervisors to understand frontline leadership responsibilities.
  • Participate in employee coaching discussions and team meetings.
  • Support onboarding and training activities for new hires.
  • Develop effective communication skills with hourly associates.
  • Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, quality, and workflow.
  • Participate in Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Assist with standard work documentation and process updates.
  • Support and lead elements of a structured internship project.
  • Performance Metrics & Reporting: Track and analyze key operational metrics, including safety, attendance, productivity, scrap, downtime, on‑time delivery, and overtime utilization.
  • Develop reports and presentations to communicate findings to leadership.
  • Internship Project: Complete a capstone project focused on improving plant performance in areas such as productivity, safety, quality, training effectiveness, or process standardization.
  • Present project results and recommendations to plant leadership at the conclusion of the internship

Skills

Communication skills
Leadership potential
Ability to work with hourly employees

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Operations Management, Industrial or Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain, Human Resources, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Outlook

Job description

SPX Technologies in Missouri is offering a Production Supervisor Intern role to gain hands-on experience supporting and leading manufacturing operations within a dynamic production environment. You will engage with frontline leadership, participate in lean initiatives, and partner with plant leadership to drive safety, quality, and productivity while developing coaching and communication skills.

This internship includes a capstone project and opportunities to present results to plant leadership,

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