Operations Intern

Job Description

Operations Intern | Avancez LLC

The Tone:
This is an internship at Avancez LLC, located in Lansing. Avancez Assembly is committed to a culture of excellence, with a focus on best practices and continuous improvement in manufacturing. They offer customers creative problem solving, progressive solutions, and improved outcomes. This role contributes to ensuring operational quality, supporting team member development, and driving safety within a people-focused, service-minded, and results-oriented organization.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Location: In-person, Greater Lansing
• Mission: This person will ensure operational compliance, support team training, assist with auditing processes, and validate daily operations to uphold quality standards and drive continuous improvement.
• Tech Stack: Microsoft Office suite, Windows applications

What You’ll Actually Do
• Quality Compliance: Ensure adherence to the company’s quality policies, values, and philosophies.
• Training Facilitation: Help facilitate team member training, including onboarding, on-the-job training, and the creation and modification of content.
• Audit Assistance: Assist with audit processes to identify gaps in policies and procedures and implement corrective actions for nonconformities (PVS, SOT, 5S).
• Operational Validation: Validate daily operational documents and actively participate in staffing and scheduling activities.
• Safety & Culture Promotion: Drive a safety culture, promote safety as a personal value, and actively participate in daily 5S activities.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Entry-Level. Currently enrolled in an accredited college, pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in Engineering, Business Management, or a related field.
• Experience: Minimum of one year of college education completed. Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. Previous work experience is preferred.
• Skills: Ability to use data-based decision making and problem solving; ability to plan and prioritize work activities; excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization; proficiency in Microsoft Office suite and Windows applications.
• Bonus: Must be able to function well in a team environment and build positive relationships.