Operations Co-op / Intern – Manufacturing Leadership

Job Description

Operations Co-Op/Intern | Precision Castparts

The Tone:
This is an on-site Fall Co-op/Internship at Precision Castparts, a high-performance manufacturing organization that upholds aerospace quality standards. This hands-on, leadership-oriented role is designed for students building a future career leading people within a manufacturing environment. It provides immersive exposure to daily operations, production systems, and front-line leadership. Unlike traditional technical or project-only internships, students will work directly alongside experienced operations leaders on the production floor, focusing on driving improvements, solving real operational problems, and delivering measurable results while learning how manufacturing systems are led, improved, and sustained.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Seasonal
• Location: In-person

• Mission: Develop future operations leaders by engaging them in hands-on problem-solving and continuous improvement within a manufacturing environment.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Production Support: Ensure daily production activities on the shop floor adhere to safety, quality, and operational standards.
• Process Improvement: Execute and sustain 6S initiatives (Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain, Safety) across all production areas.
• Performance Auditing: Conduct process, quality, and performance audits to identify gaps and drive corrective actions.
• Data Analysis: Monitor and analyze key performance metrics such as scrap, first-pass yield, throughput, and overall equipment efficiency (OEE).
• Project Implementation: Partner with engineering and operations to implement continuous improvement projects focused on productivity, cost reduction, and process capability.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Minimum qualification: Bachelor’s Degree in Operations Management, Engineering, or Business Management. Must have completed at least freshman year.
• Experience: Desire to pursue a career in Operations and manufacturing leadership, including an interest in managing people in a production environment. Demonstrated initiative and ownership, with a willingness to step in, ask questions, and take responsibility for improving outcomes.
• Skills:
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Ability to work effectively with frontline teams, including operators, supervisors, and cross-functional partners.
• Data Analysis & Problem Solving: Ability to analyze processes and performance data, apply root cause analysis, and drive corrective actions that improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost.
• Technical Acumen: Demonstrated technical and mechanical acumen, including comfort working directly with manufacturing equipment, processes, and materials, and the ability to understand how and why production systems operate.
• Continuous Improvement Mindset: Interest in continuous improvement, problem solving, and making practical, hands-on process improvements.