About this role
Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future. If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match.
What you will do
The purpose of this position is to assist the BIW and/or Paint manufacturing engineering.
The internship role provides students with the opportunity to apply academic knowledge and skills in a manufacturing environment, and to support/promote the graduate’s career goals through interaction with engineering professionals. Interns participate in professional activities for the Volvo New River Valley Plant by working on practical, innovative and important projects. This Internship provides structured learning experiences where interns and our engineering professionals work together on projects within their selected organization. The internship allows student to integrate knowledge and skills in a manner that is mutually beneficial to the student and Volvo New River Valley Plant.
Core Responsibilities
- Review current/upcoming labor standards identify and present ways to improve labor utilization, eliminating waste or non-value added work.
- Assist with developing and updating standardized work at each station and help implement lean manufacturing practices.
- Perform time studies on the shop floor using stopwatch and video.
- Learn and apply lean manufacturing principals
- Create and maintain Standard Operating Procedures.
- Assist in maintaining and updating “Plan For Every Part” document.
- Review and analyze work-station layout and flow. Provide feedback and recommendations.
- Engage and communicate throughout various levels within the organization.
- Lead projects in designing, prototyping, building, testing and implementation for production and logistic use.
Essential Skills & Experience
- Attention to Detail: Monitoring adherence to standards and actively checking for accuracy of data received or generated before passing it on
- Communication: listening effectively, transmitting information accurately and understandably and actively seeking feedback non-defensively
- Flexibility: performing a wide range of tasks, responding to changes in direction and priorities, and accepting new challenges, responsibilities, and assignments
- Dependability/Reliability: Following through on commitments, producing timely work to promote a higher standard; pitching in to get the job done
- Strong writing, communication, and presentation skills
- The student needs to have intermediate Microsoft Excel skills for data analysis and creating graphs.
- The student will need to create Microsoft PowerPoint presentations for communicating work done throughout the semester and reporting on new project ideas.
- The student needs to have proficient AutoCAD skills for general layout and workstation design.
- The student needs to have 3-D modeling skills to design and create various assembly aids.
Minimum Education and Experience
- Applicants must be currently enrolled and pursuing a degree in industrial systems engineering, mechanical engineering, or mechanical engineering technology at an accredited school and have completed 30 semester hours prior to the start of the internship.
- Student should have a minimum GPA of 2.75
- Spring interns may work up to 30 hours per week
Personal Qualifications
- Customer Focus
- Technical Skills
- Peer Relationships
- Integrity and Trust
- Standing Alone
- Action Oriented
- Perseverance
- Time Management
- Availability for light travel
At the Volvo Group, we strive for a clear, transparent, and straightforward compensation approach, motivating you to contribute to the company’s growth. For all intern and co-op positions, the hourly range is set at $17.00 - $46.00. The hourly rate for these roles is determined by several factors including, but not limited to, geographic location, academic classification, and degree seeking area of study. In addition to these factors, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer.
We also offer the following benefits to interns and co-ops:
• Housing assistance, when applicable
• Countless career opportunities / internal mobility across our global organization
• Training and personal development
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
We value your data privacy and therefore do not accept applications via mail.
Who we are and what we believe in
We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities.
Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group . Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment.
Trucks Technology & Industrial Division hire team players who are ready to create real customer impact. Our decentralized teams work close to our customers, with speed and autonomy, to build what they truly need.
Join us to collaborate on innovative, sustainable technologies that redefine how we design, build, and deliver value. Bring your curiosity, your expertise, and your collaborative energy, and together, we’ll turn bold ideas into tangible solutions for our customers and contribute to a more sustainable tomorrow.