Job Description

Job Type Internship Description American Plastics, a leading manufacturer specializing in Janitorial and Food Service Cleaning Products and Retail Storage Products is looking for an engineering intern for our Jefferson City, Missouri facility within their junior or senior years of college, who are pursuing an engineering degree to evaluate, time study, design and implement line layouts and labor efficiencies. This internship is a paid internship working part-time while attending University/College. It is an excellent opportunity to get hands-on experience while pursuing your engineering degree and work with a great Team! This position will report to the Plant Manager and will be responsible for, but not limited to: Responsibilities:

• Work with management to identify new process improvement opportunities in the areas of quality, cost, performance, and preventive and predictive maintenance.
• Evaluate and analyze current process metrics and performance to identify areas requiring improvements.
• Analyze and identify opportunities to reduce process variation, improve process capabilities and optimize process performance.
• Develop process improvement initiatives to increase operational efficiency and productivity.
• Facilitate the deployment of new and changed processes to provide improved results.
• Develop standard procedures and policies to be followed by the Engineers.
• Assist Managers in visual management.
• Prepare project presentations for management when needed.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Ability to work independently and in a team-based environment.
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills.
• Effective time management skills.
• Proficient in Excel, PowerPoint and Word.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Must be enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's level engineering degree program at an accredited university with an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• Ability to provide own transportation to/from the job site.
• Ability to participate in an internship work term (minimum of 6 months - 1 year).
• Legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship. American Plastics

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