About The Position
The Global Tool Unit (GTU), part of ITW's Construction Segment, develops and manufactures fastening solutions for the global construction market. As a New Product Implementation (NPI) Intern, you will work with project managers, engineers, manufacturing teams, quality professionals, and supply chain partners to support the development and launch of new products. This internship offers hands-on exposure to the product development lifecycle and opportunities to improve project execution, communication, and launch readiness in a manufacturing environment. The intern will also gain practical experience with project management systems and digital workflow tools, including Monday.com. The role may involve helping design and implement workspaces, boards, and dashboards that improve project visibility and cross-functional collaboration. At the end of the internship, the selected candidate will complete and present a capstone project to leadership that delivers a measurable improvement to the NPI process, project management infrastructure, reporting capabilities, or launch readiness framework.
Requirements
- Be a rising senior planning to graduate in 2028.
- Pursue a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Business, Project Management, Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, or a related field.
- Have strong organizational, communication, and time-management skills.
- Be proficient with Microsoft Office, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
- Be able to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Have strong attention to detail and a willingness to learn new systems, tools, and processes.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with data analysis, reporting, or visualization tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or advanced Excel.
- Familiarity with project management platforms such as Monday.com, Smartsheet, Jira, Asana, or Microsoft Project.
- Interest in product development, manufacturing, operations, project management, or process improvement.
- Experience developing dashboards, reports, databases, automations, or workflow solutions.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Responsibilities
- Assist project managers with coordinating new product development and launch activities.
- Help maintain project schedules, milestone tracking, meeting notes, action items, risks, and key deliverables.
- Participate in project meetings and support cross-functional teams in tracking progress toward project objectives.
- Help coordinate activities across Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Marketing, and Operations.
- Assist with prototype builds, validation activities, launch readiness reviews, and required project documentation.
- Collect, organize, and analyze project data to identify trends, risks, bottlenecks, and improvement opportunities.
- Assist with administering, enhancing, and standardizing Monday.com workspaces, boards, dashboards, automations, and reporting tools.
- Partner with stakeholders to design solutions that improve project visibility, communication, accountability, resource planning, and execution.
- Evaluate project tracking processes and recommend opportunities to expand use of Monday.com and other digital workflow tools.
- Complete and present a capstone project to leadership that delivers a measurable improvement to the organization's NPI process, project management infrastructure, reporting capabilities, or launch readiness framework.
Benefits
- Exposure to the full product development lifecycle, from concept through product launch.
- Hands-on experience working with cross-functional engineering and business teams.
- Practical experience with project management tools, digital workflow design, reporting, and process improvement.
- Opportunities to design and optimize Monday.com workspaces, dashboards, automations, and reporting solutions.
- Mentorship from experienced engineering, product development, and project management professionals.
- A portfolio of impactful projects demonstrating skills in project management, process improvement, data analysis, and business systems.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
