Student Co-op - Continuous Improvement

Mubea; Florence (KY); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Mubea in Florence, KY is seeking highly-motivated Engineering students for a Continuous Improvement Co-op. The role focuses on process engineering collaboration, data-driven problem solving, and hands-on training in quality and production improvements.

You will participate in projects across quality, productivity, and cost reduction while developing skills in MS Office, data analysis, and cross-functional teamwork.

Qualifications

• Must be a currently enrolled degree-seeking student in Business Administration or Engineering.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong problem solving mindset.
• Self-motivated, able to work independently.
• Innovative, flexible, creative, analytical & proactive.

Responsibilities

• Participate and foster involvement of all associates in quality improvements and problem solving efforts.
• Data research and analysis with improvement plans. May include, but not limited to productivity, downtime, scrap and change over initiatives.
• Support Quality initiatives through leading, training and engaging employees on various initiatives
• Developing, planning, implementation of Quality tools, trainings and programs
• Performing Quality Audits using industry standard practices
• Improve process capabilities and output
• Identify and implement cost, scrap and waste reduction activities.
• Recommend and implement improvement to the manufacturing processes.

Skills

Problem solving

Verbal & written comm

Self-motivated

Independent work

Creative thinking

Education

Engineering or Business Administration student

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Are you ready to join a dynamic, innovative team and become an industry leader? Mubea is a global automotive supply company that can give you the career of your dreams. We employee over 15,000 employees in 20 countries and you could be one of them! If you are ambitious, focused, open minded and want be part of the development, manufacture and sales of technical products of the highest quality, specifically in the areas of chassis, body, powertrain, e-mobility and electrification.

Job Overview: We are seeking highly-motivated candidates for our Continuous Improvement Co-op position with a concentration in Engineering located in our Florence, KY location. Throughout this Co-op, you will be exposed to a variety of training functions and projects but will have a primary function in Continuous Improvement. This is an ideal experience for someone who is interested in beginning a career in Process Engineering, as well gaining exposure to a corporate training environment.

Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

• Participate and foster involvement of all associates in quality improvements and problem solving efforts.
• Data research and analysis with improvement plans. May include, but not limited to productivity, downtime, scrap and change over initiatives.
• Support Quality initiatives through leading, training and engaging employees on various initiatives
• Developing, planning, implementation of Quality tools, trainings and programs
• performing Quality Audits using industry standard practices
• Improve process capabilities and output
• Identify and implement cost, scrap and waste reduction activities.
• Recommend and implement improvement to the manufacturing processes.

Qualifications

Required Education & Experience:

• Must be a currently enrolled, degree-seeking student of Business Administration or Engineering
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Strong problem solving mindset
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Self-motivated, and able to work independently
• Innovative, flexible, creative, analytical &; conceptual thinking, initiative taking, change driven. Preferred Education and Experience:
• Experience in automotive manufacturing and /or engineering and sales driven business
• Experience working in a Germany based (international) organization
• Bilingual German/Spanish a plus The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit and stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• What We Offer

In addition to forward-looking perspectives in our growing family company worldwide, Mubea provides the opportunity for continuous development, actively supporting your ideas and goals. Take advantage of the diverse career opportunities at Mubea and enhance our team!

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability or veteran status.