5s Intern

ATS Automation•Vineland, NJ

4d•Onsite

About The Position

SP Industries Inc. is hiring for our team in Vineland, NJ and has an immediate opening for a 5S Intern for Summer 2026. In this role, the right candidate will support the implementation of 5S principles—Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, and Sustain—within selected areas of the glass manufacturing facility. The goal is to improve workplace organization, reduce waste, enhance visual management, and support a safer and more efficient production environment. Project 1: 5S Implementation Scope and Responsibilities: The intern will evaluate designated production, maintenance, storage, and support areas to identify housekeeping, organization, labeling, storage, and floor-marking opportunities. Tasks may include documenting current conditions, taking before-and-after photos, red-tagging unnecessary items, assisting with workstation organization, creating visual controls, and helping establish simple standards for maintaining improvements. As part of the project, the intern will also help identify and support the proper marking of work areas, waste storage locations, fire extinguisher locations, workspaces, pedestrian walkways, and required clearance areas in front of electrical panel boxes. Key Deliverables: Baseline 5S assessment for selected work areas Photo documentation of pre-project and post-project conditions Red-tag log and disposition tracking for unnecessary items Area organization recommendations and visual management improvements Recommendations and implementation support for proper marking of work areas, waste storage, fire extinguisher locations, workspaces, walkways, and electrical panel clearances Simple 5S standards or checklists for sustaining improvements Final summary report showing completed improvements and future opportunities Project 2: Facility Chemical Audit and SDS Database Update Objective: The intern will complete a full chemical audit of the glass manufacturing facility and support the verification and update of the company’s Safety Data Sheet (SDS) database. The goal is to ensure that chemicals on-site are accurately inventoried, properly identified, and matched to current SDS records to support hazard communication and regulatory compliance. Scope and Responsibilities: The intern will conduct a room-by-room and department-by-department review of chemicals used, stored, or staged throughout the facility. Responsibilities may include recording product names, manufacturers, container sizes, use locations, and storage conditions; identifying missing, outdated, or duplicate SDS records; coordinating with department leaders to verify active products; and organizing information for upload or correction in the company SDS system. Key Deliverables: Complete chemical inventory by area or department List of chemicals missing SDS records or requiring updated SDS versions Identification of obsolete, duplicate, or no-longer-used products Updated and organized SDS database entries for active chemicals Gap summary identifying compliance or housekeeping opportunities related to chemical storage and labeling Final report summarizing audit findings, corrective actions taken, and recommendations for maintaining the SDS system HSE All employees have the responsibility to work in a safe manner and report any health, safety or environmental concern to their manager or supervisor in a timely manner. Employee responsibilities for Health, Safety and Environment include: Work in compliance with divisional health, safety and environmental procedures Refrain from removing or altering safety devices or guarding unless hazardous energies are controlled through lockout-tagout methods Report any unsafe conditions or unsafe acts Report defect in any equipment or protective device Ensure that the required protective equipment is used for the assigned tasks Attend all required health, safety and environmental training Report any accidents/incidents to supervisor Assist in investigating accidents/incidents Refrain from engaging in any prank, contest, feat of strength, unnecessary running or rough and boisterous conduct

Requirements

Must be available for Summer 2026.
Ability to evaluate areas for housekeeping, organization, labeling, storage, and floor-marking opportunities.
Skill in documenting current conditions and taking photos.
Capability to identify unnecessary items for red-tagging.
Proficiency in assisting with workstation organization and creating visual controls.
Ability to help establish simple standards for maintaining improvements.
Skill in identifying and supporting the proper marking of various work areas and safety-related locations.
Capability to conduct room-by-room and department-by-department reviews of chemicals.
Proficiency in recording chemical product details, manufacturers, container sizes, use locations, and storage conditions.
Ability to identify missing, outdated, or duplicate SDS records.
Skill in coordinating with department leaders to verify active products.
Capability to organize information for upload or correction in the company SDS system.
Understanding of working in compliance with health, safety, and environmental procedures.
Knowledge of refraining from removing or altering safety devices.
Ability to report unsafe conditions or acts.
Skill in reporting equipment defects.
Understanding of using required protective equipment.
Willingness to attend required health, safety, and environmental training.
Ability to report accidents/incidents to supervisor.
Willingness to assist in investigating accidents/incidents.
Understanding of refraining from engaging in unsafe conduct.

Nice To Haves

Support the implementation of 5S principles—Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, and Sustain.

Responsibilities

Evaluate designated production, maintenance, storage, and support areas to identify housekeeping, organization, labeling, storage, and floor-marking opportunities.
Document current conditions, take before-and-after photos, and red-tag unnecessary items.
Assist with workstation organization and create visual controls.
Help establish simple standards for maintaining improvements.
Identify and support the proper marking of work areas, waste storage locations, fire extinguisher locations, workspaces, pedestrian walkways, and required clearance areas in front of electrical panel boxes.
Conduct a room-by-room and department-by-department review of chemicals used, stored, or staged throughout the facility.
Record product names, manufacturers, container sizes, use locations, and storage conditions.
Identify missing, outdated, or duplicate SDS records.
Coordinate with department leaders to verify active products.
Organize information for upload or correction in the company SDS system.
Work in compliance with divisional health, safety and environmental procedures.
Refrain from removing or altering safety devices or guarding unless hazardous energies are controlled through lockout-tagout methods.
Report any unsafe conditions or unsafe acts.
Report defects in any equipment or protective device.
Ensure that the required protective equipment is used for the assigned tasks.
Attend all required health, safety and environmental training.
Report any accidents/incidents to supervisor.
Assist in investigating accidents/incidents.
Refrain from engaging in any prank, contest, feat of strength, unnecessary running or rough and boisterous conduct.