Operations Management Intern

Great-Southern-Wood-Preserving-1; Irvington (AL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

College course credit

Job summary

Great Southern Wood Preserving, Inc. is offering an Operations Management Intern position for the 2027 Summer Internship Program.

This paid internship provides hands-on exposure to lumber production, scheduling, inventory, and safety processes. You will work with supervisors across departments, learn to analyze production trends, and develop leadership and project management skills while applying company policies, safety rules, and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Sophomore status pursuing a degree in operations/management/business/engineering or related field, GPA 2.50+.
• Experience with PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Teams and Outlook.
• Interest in production operations, safety and process improvement.

Responsibilities

• Work with supervisors to understand daily production operations including flow, scheduling, inventory, treating, and quality.
• Identify trends and recommend improvements to plant processes and operations.
• Develop management skills while leading and motivating others.
• Apply company policies, programs, regulations, and safety rules to support safety, quality, and production.
• Complete assigned projects.

Skills

Sophomore

Team collaboration

GPA 2.50+

Education

Sophomore standing

Pursuing Bachelor's or Master's in Operations, Management, Business, Engineering or related field

GPA 2.50+

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Word

Microsoft Teams

Outlook

Job description

Great Southern Wood Preserving, Inc., makers of YellaWood brand pressure-treated pine, is seeking an Operations Management Intern for the 2027 Summer Internship Program. This program is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience the lumber industry and workforce like never before.

Responsibilities may include:

• Work alongside supervisors and employees in various departments to understand daily production operations including production flow, scheduling, inventory accountability, treating operations, grading lumber, quality and more.
• Identify trends and make recommendations for improving plant processes and operations
• Develop management skills while leading and motivating others
• Understand and apply company policies, programs, regulations, and safety rules to support safety, quality, and production
• Complete projects as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be at least a Sophomore and actively seeking a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Operations, Management, Business, Engineering, or related field, and a cumulative GPA of 2.50 or greater.
• Must have experience with PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Microsoft Teams, and Outlook.

We will also offer:

• Competitive pay
• College course credit, if applicable

About Great Southern Wood Preserving:

Great Southern Wood Preserving, Inc. is the industry’s leading producer of pressure-treated lumber products for D-I-Y retail home centers, pro-dealers, and other retail building-related segments. Our YellaWood brand pressure-treated pine is widely known to consumers throughout the South who use it for various outdoor building projects. Great Southern also distributes a large volume of products from many of the best-known brands in the industry. Thanks to 15 full-service treating plants and several production facilities, Great Southern Wood is strategically located to provide prompt and efficient service to lumber yards and building supply stores throughout the South, Midwest, and Northeast.

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