Quality Intern - Summer 2027

MacLean-Fogg • Plymouth Charter Township, MI

4d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Quality Intern at MacLean-Fogg, you will connect what you are learning in the classroom with the products and processes behind a manufacturing business. You will work with quality professionals, engineers, and production teams to understand requirements, investigate problems, and help make products and processes more consistent. You will take ownership of a meaningful project with guidance from an experienced team. Depending on your assignment, you might analyze defect trends, investigate a recurring issue, improve an inspection method, or make quality information easier to use. At the end of the program, you will present your work, findings, and recommendations to facility leadership. One application connects you with the Quality internship assignments available at this manufacturing facility. Tell us which areas interest you. We will consider your interests, coursework, and experience alongside available projects and business needs.

Requirements

• Enrollment in a bachelor's or master's degree program in engineering, engineering technology, quality technology, materials science, statistics, or a closely related technical field.
• Interest in manufacturing, product quality, measurement, or process improvement.
• A thoughtful approach to solving problems and checking your work.
• Willingness to ask questions, learn from feedback, and work with people in different roles.
• Ability to organize information and explain your reasoning clearly.
• Availability for a full-time, on-site summer internship. Limited start-date flexibility may be available for academic calendars.
• All college class levels are welcome.
• Previous internship experience is not required.
• Coursework, labs, projects, volunteering, student activities, and other jobs can demonstrate your potential.

Nice To Haves

• A cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• Coursework or projects involving statistics, measurement, manufacturing, materials, or process improvement.
• Experience using Excel or another tool to organize and analyze data.
• Exposure to drawings, measurement tools, inspection methods, or structured problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Learn the products, processes, and quality requirements relevant to your assignment.
• Gather and organize measurements, observations, and other evidence to understand a problem.
• Use spreadsheets or other tools to identify patterns and communicate findings.
• Work with team members to investigate causes and evaluate potential improvements.
• Support testing or verification of changes under the guidance of qualified team members.
• Document your work accurately, ask questions when results are unclear, and raise concerns promptly.
• Follow safety procedures, required training, and instructions for working in manufacturing and laboratory areas.
• Share project progress, seek feedback, and present your results and recommendations.

Benefits

• Ownership of a project with a clear business purpose and defined deliverable.
• Coaching and feedback from experienced team members.
• Practical experience working with manufacturing data, products, and processes.
• Opportunities to collaborate across functions and present your work to leadership.
• A closer look at potential career paths in Quality and manufacturing.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: Associate degree