Manufacturing Process Engineer — Lean, Safety & Cost Improvement

MSA - The Safety Company; Jacksonville (NC); Hybrid; USD 27,552 - 34,440; Full time

Job summary

MSA Safety is seeking a motivated Industrial Engineering student for an internship in our manufacturing environment in the United States. You will assist with cost-saving projects, time studies, and process documentation to drive efficiency and safety.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration across supervisors, engineers, and production teams, with opportunities to apply Lean techniques and SAP/Excel tools.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or related Engineering discipline from an ABET accredited program.
• Solid interpersonal skills. Ability to interview others to collect information.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks, solve technical problems, lead small projects, and work effectively in cross-functional teams.
• Excellent writing, presentation and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational and analytical problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the execution of projects to improve safety and reduce product manufacturing costs.
• Conduct time studies to define manufacturing cost (labor routings).
• Develop/maintain/implement process standards and manufacturing documentation (Operational Method Sheets, work instructions, value stream map, etc.).
• Review Bill of Materials for errors and production consumption variances, determine root causes and recommend corrective actions.
• Lead 6S organization projects and present results to cross-functional teams.
• Advocate behavior-based safety in all aspects of plant operations. Identify efforts to improve workplace ergonomics.
• Participate in daily communication meetings and performance monitoring.
• Collaborate with supervisors, factory managers, engineers, and production associates.

Skills

Industrial Engineering

Cross-functional teamwork

Time management

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

ABET-accredited program

Bachelor's degree in IE

Tools

SAP

Excel

PowerPoint

CAD (SolidWorks/AutoCAD)

Job description

MSA Safety is seeking a motivated Industrial Engineering student for an internship in our manufacturing environment in the United States. You will assist with cost-saving projects, time studies, and process documentation to drive efficiency and safety.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration across supervisors, engineers, and production teams, with opportunities to apply Lean techniques and SAP/Excel tools.