Operations Co-Op Intern

PCC Talent Acquisition Portal•Garden Grove, CA

About The Position

The Operations Co-op / Intern role is a hands-on, leadership-oriented experience for students interested in pursuing a career leading people in a manufacturing environment. The position provides exposure to daily operations, production systems, and front-line leadership within a high-performance manufacturing organization. It is not a traditional technical or project-only internship. Interns work alongside experienced operations leaders and spend most of their time on the production floor driving improvements, solving operational problems, and delivering measurable results while learning how manufacturing systems are led, improved, and sustained. The role is scheduled for 30 hours per week and has a stated start date of December 2026. The pay range is $21.00 to $23.00 USD per hour. Employees receive 10 paid holidays and 0 hours of paid time off per year. Employees and their families may participate in the company’s medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance plans, and employees may enroll in the company’s 401(k) plan.

Requirements

Currently pursuing a BS degree in Operations Management, Engineering, or Business Management.
Must have completed at least the freshman year.
Strong desire to pursue a career in operations and manufacturing leadership, with interest in leading people and managing in a production environment.
Demonstrated initiative and ownership, including willingness to step in, ask questions, and take responsibility for improving outcomes.
Interest in continuous improvement, problem solving, and practical, hands-on process improvements.
Ability to work effectively with frontline teams, including operators, supervisors, and cross-functional partners.
Ability to analyze processes and performance data, apply root cause analysis, and drive corrective actions that improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost.
Demonstrated technical and mechanical acumen, including comfort working directly with manufacturing equipment, processes, and materials, and ability to understand how and why production systems operate.

Responsibilities

Support daily production activities on the shop floor and ensure adherence to safety, quality, and operational standards.
Execute and sustain 6S initiatives across production areas.
Conduct process, quality, and performance audits, identify gaps, and drive corrective actions.
Monitor and analyze metrics including scrap, first-pass yield, throughput, and overall equipment efficiency (OEE).
Partner with engineering and operations to implement continuous improvement projects focused on productivity, cost reduction, and process capability.
Assist with root cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions (RCCA) for quality and production issues.
Ensure compliance with work instructions, routers, and aerospace quality standards such as AS9100 practices.
Maintain a clean and organized work environment and identify and mitigate safety risks.
Assist with production scheduling support, work order management, and documentation control.
Collaborate with operators, supervisors, quality, and engineering teams.
Participate in kaizen events, process trials, and new product or process introductions.
Perform other duties as assigned.