Performance Improvement Intern

Heidelberg Materials; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Heidelberg Materials North America offers a summer internship providing hands-on training and mentorship from professionals in the building materials industry. Interns will engage with senior leadership, participate in community initiatives, and build lasting connections with peers.

Assignments will span managing projects across mine planning, operations optimization, quality control, sales, maintenance, safety, and more, with opportunities to learn about financial reporting and cash flow

Qualifications

• Strong strategic thinking, problem solving, and decision making are essential.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated openness to change, flexibility, and adaptability.
• Ability to motivate teams while managing several projects.
• Commitment and engagement with high work ethic for the company.

Responsibilities

• Assist with summer projects across various functions in quarry or sand & gravel operations.
• Learn all aspects of Mine Planning, Operations optimization, Quality Control, Sales, Maintenance and Safety.
• Evaluate production equipment and mine layout.
• Gain exposure to financial reporting and cash flow modeling.
• Collaborate on continuous improvement initiatives and cross-functional projects.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Problem solving

Decision making

Communication

Adaptability

Team motivation & multitasking

Job description

Line of Business: Service & Support

Heidelberg Materials is one of the world’s largest suppliers of building materials. Heidelberg Materials North America operates over 450 locations across the U.S. and Canada with approximately 9,000 employees.

An internship with Heidelberg Materials is a unique experience. You’ll receive hands-on training and mentorship from some of the most talented professionals in the industry, while making meaningful contributions throughout your time with us. Interns also have opportunities to engage with senior leadership, participate in community initiatives, and build lasting connections with peers both inside and outside the workplace.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Summer projects vary in scope and size just as our products do. By the end of the summer, you will have had the opportunity to work with some of our industry’s best and brightest managers.


• Assignments will involve learning all aspects of managing a quarry or sand & gravel operation, including Mine Planning, Operations optimization, Quality Control, Sales, Maintenance, Safety, and more.


• Opportunities will include evaluating the production equipment and mine layout.


• Gain exposure to financial reporting, cash flow modeling, and M&A analysis.


• Collaborate on continuous improvement initiatives and cross-functional business projects.

What We Are Looking For

• Commitment and engagement through high work ethic and utilization of abilities for the best of the company.


• Demonstrated openness to change, flexibility, and adaptability.


• Strong strategic thinking, problem solving, and decision-making skills.


• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.


• Ability to motivate teams and simultaneously manage several projects.

Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority / Female / Veteran / Disabled

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