Student Employee

U. S. Steel•Munhall, PA

21h

About The Position

The WCO group supports research labs in Munhall, Pennsylvania, and Troy, Michigan. It runs the WCO operations platform, supports the labs’ ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation, and manages the Knowledge Resource Center, the research library. This student employee will help improve the completeness and currency of data used by WCO tools and processes. The role will work with laboratory staff to collect and organize equipment, maintenance, calibration, documentation, and employee skills data, enter it into WCO systems, and improve the processes that keep it current. The student employee will also use AI tools to catalog the Knowledge Resource Center’s physical and digitized holdings, check cataloging accuracy, and help make the catalog searchable by AI research tools.

Requirements

Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Industrial, Manufacturing, Process, Engineering Management, or a related field.
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail with data.
Comfortable working face-to-face with lab staff and asking questions to obtain accurate information.
Proficient with Excel.
Comfortable learning new software and AI tools.
Clear written and verbal communication.

Nice To Haves

Coursework or experience in Lean, Six Sigma, process improvement, or quality systems.
Familiarity with ISO 9001 or ISO/IEC 17025, calibration, or maintenance programs.
Lab, manufacturing, or industrial internship experience.
Basic SQL, Power BI, or data-cleaning experience.
Interest in library science, information management, or research data.

Responsibilities

Work with lab leads and technicians to inventory lab equipment and collect equipment status, maintenance, calibration, and documentation records.
Enter equipment information into the WCO Equipment Dashboard.
Work with lab managers to define required lab skills, goals for each skill, and each employee’s current skill level.
Populate the WCO Skills Matrix.
Ensure collected data supports ISO/IEC 17025 requirements for personnel competence and equipment records.
Map current data collection and maintenance processes, identify breakdowns, and recommend and pilot simpler, repeatable processes using Lean and continuous-improvement methods.
Write short how-to guides and train lab users to keep data current after the internship ends.
Use Claude and other AI tools to catalog the Knowledge Resource Center’s physical and digitized holdings, including technical reports, journals, and microfilm archives.
Define and apply consistent catalog fields such as title, author, date, report number, subject, and location.
Spot-check AI-generated catalog information for accuracy.
Flag items that cannot be shared with AI tools because of copyright or licensing restrictions.
Work with the Software Engineering intern and WCO team to make the catalog searchable by AI research tools.