Materials Management Intern (Summer 2027)

About Pierce, An Oshkosh Company

At Pierce Manufacturing, we build trucks that protect people and communities around the world. To our team, there is no room for anything less than providing the absolute best. Since 1913, building truck bodies on Model T Ford chassis in an old converted church has evolved to creating highly customized, carefully designed and engineering pumpers, aerials, tankers and rescue units that have no equal. Today, you'll find more than 30,000 Pierce apparatuses on the road that are making a difference in people's lives, every day. To us, every step in the process of building our trucks is personal. From innovation and expertise, to the customization and service. Our trucks are designed to perform under the toughest conditions.

Summary

Assist and support the Materials department within Pierce Manufacturing. This role will utilize analytical skills to identify opportunities and develop solutions that result in optimal material flow at the lowest total landed cost. Develop process improvements within the Materials department.

Responsibilities

• Compile data from ERP systems, spreadsheet, and other sources to support decision-making in conjunction with the Plan for Every Part process.
• Reduce excess material handling inside facilities, between facilities and to and from local suppliers through value stream analysis and application of PFEP principles.
• Support standardization, advancement and implementation of a lean enterprise material flow strategy.
• Work with the Materials and Operations department to introduce, promote, and implement lean manufacturing techniques to reduce cost and improve efficiency.
• Run and compile various reports as well as run various data analytics to understand the data.
• Assist in the continuous improvement techniques including Continuous Improvement events and 5S.

Minimum Qualifications

• Student working towards a Bachelor's degree in Operations/Manufacturing Management, Business, Engineering, or related field for entire duration of internship.

Standout Qualifications

• GPA of 3.0 or greater
• Excellent organizational, communication, and leadership skills.

Pay

$18.00 - $37.00