Lean Manufacturing Intern
Adient
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- Location
- Plymouth, MI
- Work style
- On-site
- Job type
- Full time, Internship
- Posted
- Oct 15
- 4 days ago
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About the company
Adient
Automotive · 10,001+ employees
What you'll do
- Evaluate and implement workstation layouts, design material flow, develop process tools, document processes and line balancing, and contribute to CI workshops and business initiatives.
What you need
- Must be enrolled in an accredited university and working toward a 4-year B.S. degree in Industrial or Mechanical Engineering, with an overall GPA of at least 3.0.
- Requires strong analytical, communication, organization, and follow-up skills, attention to detail, and proficiency in MS Office.
- Education: a bachelor's degree
Key skills
Lean Manufacturingstandard labor analysisAutoCADmacrosanalytical skillsverbal and written communicationMS Officeattention to detailorganization skills
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JOB DESCRIPTION
Summer Interns will work onsite 40 hours per week (full-time), with a targeted start date of May 3, 2027 through August 12, 2027.
Description
An engineer with good communication skills to work in standard labor analysis and Lean Manufacturing.
Responsibilities may include:
Evaluation and implementation of workstation layouts compliant with strike zone methodology
Material flow design from dock door to point of use
Development of process tools for the team
Documenting current processes and line balancing activities
Participation in CI workshops as a contributing team member
Support of key business initiatives and core projects
Unique Challenges include: Balancing multiple requirements from differing internal functional groups, learning to develop macros to assist in standard document development, understanding how to apply our core standards in a variety of OEM products and plant constraints
Duties:
This role may support
Material flow planning for new model year launch
Direct labor CI activities and line rebalances
Ergonomic workstation improvements
Process tool development for the Lean ME team
New material flow equipment testing and implementation
New model year layout change implementation
Simulation data collection
This role may require travel both within and outside of Michigan to visit our manufacturing plants
Other position requirements:
Must be currently enrolled in an accredited university and working towards a 4 year B.S. degree in Industrial or Mechanical Engineering.
Available to work up to 40 hours per week during program
Minimum overall GPA of at least 3.0.
Previous internship or co-op experience in automotive related position an added plus
AutoCAD experience is an added plus.
Experience developing macros is an added plus.
Solid analytical skills and work effectively with plant and corporate teams.
Strong verbal and written communication skills; attention to detail, organization skills and follow up
Proficient in MS Office
PRIMARY LOCATION
Central Tech Unit Plymouth MI