Operational Excellence Intern

EVRAZ North America•Lakehead, CA

2d•$25 - $28•Onsite

About The Position

At Interpro Recycling, our strength starts with our people! As a team we collaborate to solve problems, contribute ideas and challenge each other to ensure growth and ultimately success for the business and our employees. Job Description and Responsibilities The Operational Excellence Intern will be work alongside our analyst and leads in assisting with developing and implementing the corporate operational excellence strategy at an Interpro Recycling Business Systems (EBS) deployed unit with a focus on employee engagement and cultural transformation. In this role the successful candidate will support all activities assigned to the program office at a deployed unit. Successful candidates for the Operational Excellence Intern role will bring strong attention to detail, interest in change management, and process improvement. As an intern, you will gain exposure to continuous improvement, plant operations and can interact with employees across a broad range within Interpro Recycling. This internship will be approximately 3 months starting in late April/May, with the opportunity to extend based on workload, and will be onsite at our Thunder Bay, ON location: Assist with ideation sessions with cross-functional teams and track initiative progress and financial impact for unit Analyze data and monitor performance KPIs with units Identify and develop operational change activists while establishing a strong communication and engagement across unit Support of all other members of program office and execute activities provided by program office manager Help with training, coaching and mentoring sessions with shop personal Support all EBS activities within your assigned unit Working with site administrative support functions such Human Resources, Finance and Accounting, IT, to create a collaborative approach to EBS success

Requirements

Pursuing a degree in Industrial or Manufacturing Engineering, Engineering Technology, or another closely related engineering disciplines will be considered
Strong interest in manufacturing and management
Prior internships will be helpful, but not required
Must be a self-starter with the ability to multi-task while maintaining accuracy and meeting deadlines
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Knowledge or experience with Lean tools or training is a plus, but not required
Highly proficient with Microsoft Office applications
Ability to use analytical tools and strong understanding of statistics preferred

Nice To Haves

Prior internships will be helpful, but not required
Knowledge or experience with Lean tools or training is a plus, but not required
Ability to use analytical tools and strong understanding of statistics preferred

Responsibilities

Assist with ideation sessions with cross-functional teams and track initiative progress and financial impact for unit
Analyze data and monitor performance KPIs with units
Identify and develop operational change activists while establishing a strong communication and engagement across unit
Support of all other members of program office and execute activities provided by program office manager
Help with training, coaching and mentoring sessions with shop personal
Support all EBS activities within your assigned unit
Working with site administrative support functions such Human Resources, Finance and Accounting, IT, to create a collaborative approach to EBS success