Intern - Manufacturing/Process Engineer - $20.00 Hour at Tekni-plex in City Industry, California

Job Description:

Summary:

The COI team is seeking a paid summer intern who is prepared to assist with multiple process engineering projects. The TekniPlex City of Industry plant specializes in plastic medical tubing manufacturing. The intern will assist with identifying processes within the manufacturing process, provide summaries and make corrections to current manufacturing instructions.   

Responsibilities and Learning Opportunities:

• Identify targets, define strategic rationale and evaluate potential acquisitions in both new and existing markets


• Assessment of the manufacturing process and provide a SWOT analysis.


• Work on engineering corrective actions “ECO’s”


• Make work instruction changes as directed by management


• Work closely with manufacturing engineering team for guidance and mentoring


• Gather real time feedback from operations/quality team and summarize feedback to management.


• Participate in gathering, documenting and managing project requirements


• Create presentations for management and supervisor teams summarizing strategic and corrective action opportunities

Minimum Skills, Knowledge and Ability Requirements:

• Current pursuit of a full-time undergraduate degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Medical Devices Engineering, Material Sciences, Quality Engineering, or similar.


• Demonstrated initiative, uncompromised integrity, and a results-oriented mindset


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills


• Acute attention to detail with strong quantitative and analytical skills


• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word


• Strong motivation and work ethic and the ability to work independently, ability to balance multiple projects and competing deadlines


• Third year students or above with prior internship experience preferred 
  

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to see, sit, stand, walk, talk, and hear. The employee must be able to frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and infrequently lift up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Duties will be primarily based in a production environment.  Most of the job will be performed in a desk area. A frequent amount of time may be required on the production floor interfacing with key stakeholders to identify/resolve issues and/or develop solutions.  Travel may include tours, observations and/or troubleshooting in the company’s and/or customer’s production environments.

The job duties, physical demands and work environment characteristics described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Where possible, reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions where it does not cause undue hardship or safety risks to the company and/or the employee.

 

TekniPlex is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace.  TekniPlex is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

 

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