Manufacturing Intern - Philly
About the role
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: 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: 2 years experience in field or similar manufacturing environment; 2 years experience 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
- 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
Pay
$23.52 - $31.16 / hour (hourly)
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