Assembly Intern

Job Overview

The immediate opening is for an Assembly Intern position. Reporting to the Assembly Manager, the Assembly Intern provides the best possible support by assisting with all aspects of factory planning and engineering and helps to ensure that the ongoing plant expansion runs smoothly.

Responsibilities

• Assist areas such as Trim, Chassis, End-of-Line or Quality Assurance in Production Process documentation
• Feasibility analysis of optimization projects
• Optimize daily processes with new ideas
• Oversee and update, detailed schedule
• Cook up project steps with plant operations
• Read and interpret drawings when needed
• Aid and lead meetings
• Take meeting minutes and KPI editing
• Process optimization of production line processes
• Improve quality transparency by creating dashboards
• Time studies and analysis of bottlenecks
• Process analysis and process improvement ideas and implementation
• Project planning using Microsoft planner
• Time studies and poke yoke implementations
• Aid where needed by the department or other areas

Skills

• Preferred studies in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Information System Engineering or other related/similar fields
• Experience with Information Systems
• Experience with lean manufacturing and methodologies
• Understanding of OEE and manufacturing KPI's
• Good communication and presentation skills
• Power-BI and related software
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Interest in process optimization and problem-solving

Qualifications

Having graduated within the past 12 months or currently working towards a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Engineering, Business or relevant degree is required to participate in the intern program.

Opportunities

• Learn or improve the German language; cultural exchange with German interns
• Gain insight to the workings of factory planning and engineering processes
• Exposure to all levels in the organization to assist in building a resume that will allow the team member to become competitive in the job market

Preferred Start Date

July 20, 2026

Benefits

• Mitarbeiterhandy möglich
• Gesundheitsmaßnahmen
• Mitarbeiterrabatte möglich
• Mitarbeiter Events
• Parkplatz
• Kontakt

Lillie Gosney
Mercedes-Benz Vans, LLC
8501 Palmetto Commerce Pkwy
29456 Charleston