Shipbuilding Intern

Senesco Marine • North Kingstown, RI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Senesco Marine offers internship opportunities for students seeking hands-on experience in a working shipyard and manufacturing environment. Interns support real business projects across engineering, planning and project controls, production and operations, purchasing and supply chain, material control, quality, information technology, human resources, finance, safety and compliance, business process improvement, and data analysis, reporting, and automation. Assignments are based on the student’s education, interests, experience, learning opportunity, and current business needs.

Interns work under the direction of an assigned department supervisor or manager, supporting projects that address real business needs. Tasks may include gathering and reporting information, analyzing processes, supporting technical or administrative projects, and communicating findings to office and production personnel. The role may involve working in multiple areas and environments, both inside and outside buildings or structures.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing or recently graduated from an Engineering, Business, IT, or relevant degree program.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States.
• Demonstrated willingness to learn, ask thoughtful questions, and collaborate with different departments.
• Ability to organize information, communicate clearly, and work effectively with office and production personnel.
• Comfort using technology and data, with an interest in identifying simpler or better ways to perform work.
• Ability to understand an existing process before recommending changes.
• Correctable vision to 20/40; contact lenses are not permitted in certain production area positions.
• Must pass the Ishihara test for color blindness and be able to read and understand safety symbols and colors.
• Ability to stand, sit, walk, squat, kneel, stoop, or climb stairs or a ladder.
• Good balance and capability of standing on each foot for 30 seconds or more.
• Ability to wear personal protective equipment as determined by a Senesco Marine Job Hazard Analysis.
• Ability to work at a pace consistent with meeting company deadlines.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Microsoft Excel, SharePoint, Teams, Power BI, Power Automate, Microsoft Copilot, Smartsheet, or engineering/project-management systems.
• Academic, technical, engineering, business, data, or project work demonstrating initiative and problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Support assigned projects that address real business needs under the direction of an assigned department supervisor or manager.
• Collect, organize, analyze, and report information to support project decisions and process improvement.
• Assist with assigned work such as engineering drawing and package tracking, project schedules, work-order analysis, planned-versus-actual labor reporting, material readiness, inventory analysis, purchasing and supplier reporting, production improvement, rework or root-cause analysis, quality or compliance projects, data cleanup, dashboards, workflow automation, process mapping, documentation, records improvement, IT/systems support, or management research.
• Work across office and production functions, ask questions, learn how work is performed, and communicate findings clearly to appropriate personnel.
• Complete assignments accurately, maintain organized records, and follow through on agreed actions and deadlines.
• Report accidents, injuries, equipment damage, and broken or misused tools to the appropriate supervisor or department.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern