Manufacturing Intern - California

Niagara Water • Ontario, CA

5d

About The Position

The Manufacturing Intern spends 10–12 weeks working directly on high-impact projects within a manufacturing department. The internship takes place in a fast-paced, innovative environment, where interns contribute to operations and apply a continuous-improvement mindset to identify problems and develop solutions. Interns gain hands-on experience related to their field of study and rotate through different areas of the manufacturing plant to learn about its processes. The role also includes collaborating across the organization and presenting internship projects and outcomes to department leadership.

Requirements

• Be a current junior/rising senior pursuing a bachelor's degree.
• Minimum experience requirements are listed as zero years for experience in the field or a similar manufacturing environment, experience in the position, and experience managing people or projects; experience may combine work experience and education.

Nice To Haves

• Two years of experience in the field or a similar manufacturing environment; experience may combine work experience and education.
• Two years of experience working in the position; experience may combine work experience and education.
• Two years of experience managing people or projects; experience may combine work experience and education.

Responsibilities

• Rotate through multiple areas of the manufacturing plant to gain an overall understanding of the manufacturing process.
• Support plant team members and gain hands-on experience with production methods, machines, and processes.
• Assist with research on new and existing projects and support major decision-making.
• Develop proposed solutions to problems using intellectual and creative approaches.
• Attend department meetings and create action plans based on feedback.
• Learn to collaborate and communicate across all levels of the organization.
• Prepare and present a summary of the internship experience, projects, and outcomes to department leadership.
• Prioritize safety, respond to safety issues, and escalate them promptly.
• Recommend continuous improvements to policies, methods, procedures, or products.

Benefits

• Limited benefits package for interns, including paid time off for holidays, sick time, and vacation time; paid parental and caregiver leaves; medical coverage, including virtual care options; dental and vision coverage; 401(k) with company match; health savings account with company match; flexible spending accounts; expanded mental wellbeing benefits, including free counseling sessions for team members and household family members; family-building benefits, including fertility, adoption, surrogacy, and doula reimbursements; income protection coverage; special discount programs; tuition reimbursement; college savings plan; and scholarship opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern