Manufacturing Intern - Atlanta

About the role

Manufacturing Interns spend the summer working directly on high impact projects within one of our manufacturing departments. Interns work in a fast-paced, innovative environment where they will be asked to be a key part of our operations. During this 10-12 week internship, participants are encouraged to think outside the box and use a continuous improvement mindset to approach projects and come up with solutions. Interns gain hands on experience in work related to their field of study.

Essential Functions

• Rotate through multiple areas of the manufacturing plant to gain an overall understanding of the manufacturing process
• Provide support to plant team members to gain hands on experience with production methods, machines, and processes
• Assist with research on new and existing projects and support major decision making
• Receive intellectual and creative opportunities to tackle a problem and develop proposed solutions
• Attend department meetings and action plan based on feedback
• Learn to collaborate and communicate across all levels of the organization
• Create a presentation on internship experience, projects, and outcomes and present to department leadership

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• 0 Years – Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment
• 0 Years – Experience in Position
• 0 Years – Experience managing people/projects (experience may include a combination of work experience and education)

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2 Years – Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment
• 2 Years – Experience working in Position
• 2 Years – Experience managing people/projects (experience may include a combination of work experience and education)

Education

Current Junior/Rising Senior pursuing a Bachelor's Degree

Competencies

This position embodies the values of Niagara's LIFE competency model, focusing on the following key drivers of success:

• Lead Like an Owner – Makes safety the number one priority; keeps alert for safety issues and escalates immediately; effectively prioritizes tasks based on department goals; shows respect to others and confronts interpersonal issues directly; prioritizes resolution of customer issues effectively; responds promptly and honors commitments to internal and external customers
• InnovACT – Makes recommendations to continuously improve policies, methods, procedures, and/or products; demonstrates adaptability by reacting appropriately to unexpected changes in situations or circumstances; increases performance through greater efficiency
• Find a Way – Seeks to develop technical knowledge through learning from other experts; understands interdepartmental impact of individual decisions and actions; seeks solutions rather than placing blame
• Empowered to be Great – Consistently looks for ways to improve one's self through growth and development opportunities; communicates clearly and promptly up, down, and across; communicates effectively to manage expectations

Benefits

• Paid Time Off for holidays, sick time, and vacation time
• Paid parental and caregiver leaves
• Medical, including virtual care options
• Dental
• Vision
• 401(k) with company match
• Health Savings Account with company match
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Expanded mental wellbeing benefits including free counseling sessions for all team members and household family members
• Family Building Benefits including enhanced fertility benefits for IVF and fertility preservation plus adoption, surrogacy, and Doula reimbursements
• Income protection including Life and AD&D, short and long-term disability, critical illness and an accident plan
• Special discount programs including pet plans, pre-paid legal services, identity theft, car rental, airport parking, etc.
• Tuition reimbursement, college savings plan and scholarship opportunities
• And more!

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