Operations Leadership Co-op: Lean Manufacturing & Leadership

Plexus Corp; Neenah (WI); On-site; USD 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Plexus Corp. in Neenah, Wisconsin offers an Operations Leadership Co-Op internship designed as a fast-track to a leadership role within Plexus Manufacturing. The program runs for a minimum of 7/8 months and a maximum of 12 months, serving as a stepping stone in operations, management, supply chain, or warehouse leadership.

The role emphasizes leadership activities of a Production Leader and Supervisor, with exposure to scheduling, lean practices, and performance analytics.

Qualifications

• Student working towards a Bachelor's degree in Operations Management, Supply Chain, Engineering or related field for the entire duration of internship are preferred, but other majors will be considered.
• Knowledge of lean and six sigma concepts

Responsibilities

• Support production schedules based on committed financial forecasts, and customer commitments.
• Execute focus factory resource reviews to assure sufficient human and equipment resources exist to meet customer and site business objectives.
• Assure that product and process quality is compliant to internal, industry and customer quality standards.
• Drive productivity and financial performance by managing focus factory achievement of corporate and focus factory level metric goals.
• Implement and utilize lean manufacturing principles.
• Provide leadership, direction, and guidance to production operators and
• Communicate with production operators, production leads, operations managers, etc. on a routine basis to ensure that production goals are being met.

Skills

Lean & Six Sigma

Education

Bachelor's degree in Operations Management or related field

Job description

Plexus Corp. in Neenah, Wisconsin offers an Operations Leadership Co-Op internship designed as a fast-track to a leadership role within Plexus Manufacturing. The program runs for a minimum of 7/8 months and a maximum of 12 months, serving as a stepping stone in operations, management, supply chain, or warehouse leadership.

The role emphasizes leadership activities of a Production Leader and Supervisor, with exposure to scheduling, lean practices, and performance analytics.