Undergraduate Intern

Ameron Pole Products•Steele, AL

2h•Onsite

About The Position

Meyer Utility Structures is seeking an Undergraduate Intern for its Gadsden, Alabama facility. The intern will analyze performance data to identify improvement opportunities and assist with continuous improvement projects intended to improve quality, efficiency, and safety throughout the plant. The role partners with plant personnel in applying continuous improvement methodologies and follows up to measure and sustain Lean activities. Meyer Utility Structures is an industry leader in the engineering design and fabrication of concrete and tubular steel structures for transmission, distribution, and substation applications. The company states that it is committed to providing reliable structures, superior service, and product solutions.

Requirements

Bachelor's or Associate's degree in progress in an engineering-related or manufacturing technical field.
Focus in Operational Excellence, DMAIC, and Lean tools.
Knowledge and experience in the intern's discipline, while continuing to acquire higher-level knowledge and skills.
Ability to apply standard principles, theories, concepts, and techniques.
Ability to build knowledge of the organization, its processes, and its customers.
Ability to solve straightforward problems and analyze possible solutions using standard procedures.
Ability to work with a moderate level of guidance and direction.

Responsibilities

Analyze performance data to identify improvement opportunities.
Assist with continuous improvement projects to improve plant quality, efficiency, and safety performance.
Partner with plant personnel in using continuous improvement methodologies and follow up to measure and sustain Lean activities.
Assist the plant in achieving maximum performance.
Assist with Operational Excellence and Continuous Improvement throughout the organization using Lean Six Sigma principles.
Partner with plant personnel on improvement opportunities.
Participate in Kaizen lean practices and principles.
Assist with troubleshooting manufacturing, quality, and assembly issues using data analysis.
Help define, refine, and improve manufacturing processes and procedures, new process development, process documentation, product design for manufacturability and assembly, capacity, efficiency, floor design, production processing, and problem solving.
Assist in designing, installing, and debugging tooling and capital equipment.
Work with the team to manage CAPEX of equipment.
Handle other duties as assigned.