Intern - Manufacturing

Wabtec•London, ON

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Unifin International is a business unit within Wabtec Corporation’s Components Division. Originally founded in the 1920’s, Unifin International is an electric equipment-cooling company focused on the power generation and transmission markets. Our primary business is within North America, but it reaches worldwide from legacy fossil fuel and nuclear plans, to growing renewable energy power grids. As a member of the team at Unifin International, you will work closely with 32 production employees, 1 Production Supervisor, the JHSC and 1 continuous-improvement leader. Uphold priorities of Safety, Quality, Continuous Improvement, Teamwork and Leadership; Develop procedures to help the team understand how to correctly perform a task or function. These procedures will be approved by management before implementation. Develop lockout tagout (LOTO) procedures to ensure employees are working safely. These procedures will be approved by management before implementation. Help identify and implement process improvements to reduce costs, minimize waste and increase efficiency.

Requirements

Honest, friendly, self-starter, a team player willing to help your team
Energetic with a positive attitude
Possess problem-solving skills, with the ability to think critically and strategically
Able to communicate effectively with your team members
Knowledge of working procedures and techniques utilized in a manufacturing environment
Take pride in your work

Responsibilities

Help identify which tasks on the production floor need written, step-by-step process procedures and lockout/tagout (LOTO) instructions
Collaborate with operators and supervisors to understand how each task is done
Write clear and easy-to-follow instructions for workers to use
Take photos of processes and make simple visual instructions
Make sure the instructions are reviewed and approved before implementation
Support training by explaining new or updated instructions to staff
Keep documents organized and make updates when processes change
Ask for feedback from workers to improve the instructions
Follow company safety and quality standards when creating documents
Work with cross-functional teams to accomplish goals