Labor Industrial Engineering Intern- Summer 2027

Meijer•Grand Rapids, MI

22h

About The Position

Meijer offers an 11-week internship program that challenges interns to deliver innovative solutions to real projects that impact the business. Throughout the course of the internship experience, we deliver diverse personal and professional development opportunities that further develop skillsets that can be implemented both during and after the program. The internship program will allow for interaction with other interns and Meijer senior leaders. The Meijer Store Labor Specialist Internship Program will provide college students with a well-rounded retail educational experience and assist them in developing professional skillsets. Interns will work with the Store Labor team to drive operational productivity, capacity, and efficiency through the development of engineered labor standards. They will also apply industrial engineering concepts to forecast accurate future budgets, including sales, customer counts, and item movement. At the end of the Store Labor Specialist Internship students will be able to: Develop and maintain engineered labor standards, including time and motions studies, process optimization, and process documentation Work with store operations and scheduling teams to create Standard Operating Procedures based on engineered standards Provide labor-based estimates and comparisons using anticipated business ventures/processes Assess and discuss the human and organizational impacts of major change on an existing operation The intern may also get exposure to other activities of the function, including: Store Analytics Store Operations

Requirements

Progress toward a bachelor's or advanced degree in Industrial Engineering or a related field
3.0+ GPA preferred
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Excel and other office products
Detail-Oriented – Carefully reviews work to ensure accuracy in assumptions and calculations
Problem Solving - Probes all fruitful sources for answers, and looks beyond the obvious to assemble and interpret data
Drive for Results - Has focus on the bottom line
Customer Focus - Dedicated to meeting expectations of internal and external customers
Relationship Skills - Can create positive working relationships with customers, team members, leadership, and other internal and external constituencies
Communication Skills - Conveys the right information in writing and verbally

Nice To Haves

Prior experience working with engineered standards and labor budgeting is a plus

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain engineered labor standards, including time and motions studies, process optimization, and process documentation
Work with store operations and scheduling teams to create Standard Operating Procedures based on engineered standards
Provide labor-based estimates and comparisons using anticipated business ventures/processes
Assess and discuss the human and organizational impacts of major change on an existing operation
Store Analytics
Store Operations