Operational Excellence Intern Summer 2026
About The Position
Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse's mission to provide clean energy solutions? At Westinghouse, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace. About the role: As an industrial engineering intern, you will use knowledge obtained from core college courses. Working with other internal departments on similar engineering level to obtain information necessary to perform work assignments. You will report to the Operational Excellence, Transformation & Strategic Planning Manager and be located at our Columbia facility. This is a paid full-time onsite position for the summer.
Requirements
- Pursuing a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering or appropriate business field
- Minimum GPA of 3.0
- Complete sophomore year of college
Responsibilities
- Daily Management Systems deployment and tracking & 5S Implementation and tracking in SharePoint
- Help with gap analysis assessments (Value Steam Mapping, maturity assessment, WMS)
- Monitor / validate progress towards our goals (Visual workplace, Policy Deployment)
- Coordinate A3 and 8D activities and assisting teams in tracking data
- Deploy advanced reporting systems to improve access to critical information by area management
- Lead Operational Excellence projects that are critical to short and long-term strategic goals
- Facilitate and coach improvement teams
- Help identify barriers to project success and solicit help from program champions
- Use WEC resources for learning in Six Sigma, Lean, WMS, technology, systems, processes and tools
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
