Warehouse Optimization Intern — Lean & Robotics

Jobtailor; Northbrook (IL); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor internship opportunity in Illinois focuses on warehouse process improvement and lean initiatives. Rising seniors in engineering/industrial systems explore cost-benefit analyses, standards development, and bottleneck mitigation within Medline warehouse operations.

You will collaborate with rotational engineers, analyze bottlenecks, slot warehouses, and support go-lives for robotics technology. This internship emphasizes hands-on projects and measurable performance gains.

Qualifications

• Rising senior in an undergraduate program.
• Background in Engineering, Industrial or Systems preferred.
• Junior standing with 3.0 minimum GPA preferred.
• Strong leadership abilities and demonstrated problem solving skills.
• Motivated self-starter.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing/Continuous Improvement principles is a plus.
• Unrestricted permanent US work authorization.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with rotational engineers.
• Focus on projects assigned by upper management relating to Medline warehouses.
• Perform work measurements and standards activities.
• Develop process improvements.
• Conduct cost-benefit analysis and justification.
• Analyze and correct bottlenecks in a Medline warehouse.
• Create and implement new standards.
• Slot multiple warehouses to improve travel time per line.
• Improve cubic utilization within warehouses.
• Provide on-site support during technology (robotics) go-lives.
• Complete projects ranging from daily activities to large-scale projects throughout the internship.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Process Improvement

Cost-Benefit Analysis

Problem Solving

Leadership Abilities

Motivated Self-Starter

Education

Undergraduate student – rising senior

Engineering/Industrial/Systems background

GPA 3.0 minimum

Unrestricted US work authorization

Tools

Work Measurement

Standards Activities

Cubic Utilization

Bottleneck Analysis

Warehouse Slotting

Robotics Technology

Job description

Jobtailor internship opportunity in Illinois focuses on warehouse process improvement and lean initiatives. Rising seniors in engineering/industrial systems explore cost-benefit analyses, standards development, and bottleneck mitigation within Medline warehouse operations.

You will collaborate with rotational engineers, analyze bottlenecks, slot warehouses, and support go-lives for robotics technology. This internship emphasizes hands-on projects and measurable performance gains.