Operations Intern: Manufacturing Process & Projects (Fall)

Kamatics Corporation; San Fernando (CA); Hybrid; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

Spira Manufacturing Corp in San Fernando, CA is seeking an Operations Intern (Fall) to learn Spira's end-to-end manufacturing process while supporting process documentation, cross-functional projects, safety initiatives, and day-to-day operations.

The intern will work with Operations, Sales, Engineering, Finance, Quality, and the Safety Team to improve process visibility, standardization, communication, and execution.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in high school, college, university, or a relevant career/technical program.
• No prior professional experience required; exposure to manufacturing, operations, process improvement, safety, or team-based projects is helpful.
• Interest in operations, manufacturing, engineering, or supply chain.

Responsibilities

• Complete onboarding and required safety training while learning the end-to-end manufacturing flow and key operational controls.
• Rotate through receiving, planning, material flow, production, quality, inventory, shipment, and related cross-functional workflows.
• Observe and document current-state processes, key handoffs, standard work, controls, and improvement opportunities.
• Create or revise procedures and work instructions for assigned priority processes, incorporating feedback from process owners and obtaining approval before release.
• Support an Operations special project through planning, data collection, action tracking, schedule follow-up, and recommendations.
• Collaborate with Sales, Engineering, Finance, Quality, and Safety partners to understand dependencies and support cross-functional execution.
• Assist the Safety Team with observations, audits, communications, action tracking, and timely closure of assigned safety tasks.
• Prepare summaries of manufacturing process flow, operational results, documentation gaps, and improvement opportunities.
• Deliver a final report and presentation summarizing work completed, results, recommendations, and project or document handoff items.

Skills

Strong organization

Attention to detail

Written and verbal communication

ERP systems

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical curiosity

Safety procedures

MS Office tools

Education

High school/college enrollment

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Spira Manufacturing Corp in San Fernando, CA is seeking an Operations Intern (Fall) to learn Spira's end-to-end manufacturing process while supporting process documentation, cross-functional projects, safety initiatives, and day-to-day operations.

The intern will work with Operations, Sales, Engineering, Finance, Quality, and the Safety Team to improve process visibility, standardization, communication, and execution.