Paid Operations Leadership Intern

Target; Stuarts Draft (VA); On-site; USD 27,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k)

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Paid vacation

Job summary

Target is offering an Operations Intern program in our Supply Chain facility. This paid internship is a 40 hr./week, hands‑on training program designed to develop and prepare you for operations leadership.

As an Operations Intern, you’ll gain a realistic preview of life as an Operations Manager over a defined period, working with managers and team members to lead, motivate and influence a team. You’ll learn to problem solve, drive results, and uphold safety while maximizing productivity to serve

Responsibilities

• Spending time on the facilities floor helping to lead amongst team members and aligning the team in daily business priorities.
• Working alongside team members to lead through daily priorities
• Maintaining a high standard of quality/inventory accuracy through standardization of processes (standard works, job breakdowns, and quality risk analysis) while also ensuring employee accountability.
• Tracking various KPI’s such as safety, teamwork, quality and productivity to identify gaps, and drive actions in order to maintain consistent performance.
• Carrying out process improvement initiatives by leveraging CI methodologies such as Gemba, Fish Bone Analysis, and 5 why’s to create a lean defect‑free operation.
• Administering the communication between the IT and the Operation team to address system issues and conduct testing in the WMS.
• Recruiting and mentoring team members to adapt a continuous improvement mindset, and guide them to take up leadership roles in the company through engaging and inclusive leadership.
• Addressing team member concerns and remove operational hurdles to ensure smooth operations and goal attainment.
• Leading daily meetings for the operational team, share pertinent company and site‑specific information.
• Lead/present at daily planning meetings with peer/leadership team.
• Plan daily goals and organize shift plans to achieve targets at start of shift.
• Provide summary of results around plan attainment, share hurdles, successes, and key learnings to apply moving forward at end of shift.
• Conduct audits around standard adherence with safety, quality, and productivity. Share feedback and coach team members on audit observations.
• Conduct safety walks in building to identify, resolve and report findings.

Job description

Target is offering an Operations Intern program in our Supply Chain facility. This paid internship is a 40 hr./week, hands‑on training program designed to develop and prepare you for operations leadership.

As an Operations Intern, you’ll gain a realistic preview of life as an Operations Manager over a defined period, working with managers and team members to lead, motivate and influence a team. You’ll learn to problem solve, drive results, and uphold safety while maximizing productivity to serve