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Faurecia · 3 months ago

Year-Round Continuous Improvement Intern

Madison, MS

Internship

Onsite

Intern

Faurecia is a sustainable mobility technology leader focused on developing innovative solutions for the automotive industry. They are seeking a Continuous Improvement Intern to support plant improvement initiatives, provide training, and contribute to cost management and productivity enhancements within their manufacturing facility.

AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesIndustrialManufacturingSustainability

No H1B

Responsibilities

Follow up with plant on FES deployment plan, to support the Plant Improvement Plan (PIP) execution

Provide FES knowledge and skills to the plant team through training, coaching and education

Contribute to the Plant MOD cost budget construction & achievement, through efficient “MOD cost management” & “MOD cost improvement plan.”

Ensure efficient data management methodology is correctly applied for direct standard and actual labor cost accuracy

Ensure DLE/DLP tracking process linked with the DL cost % results

Support the implementation of FES improvement tools for production reliability, change over standards (flexibility), reduction of Line stoppages, Line balancing and overall MOD efficiency

Ensure identification of MOD “Productivity Potential)

Contribute to the lead reduction through the implementation of continuous flow, layout optimization and pull-system changes

Support FES network in the plant

Contribute to the deployment of FES culture at Supervisor & GAP Leader level

Propose and promote best practices within the Plant (FES Network)

Participate in workshops to test the new lean concepts

Ensure full respect of HSE rules and regulations

Ensure respect for the environment and secure internal control of the plant

Commitment to the highest ethical standards and willingness to promote and adhere to Faurecia’s code of ethics and code of management

Support and follow Being Faurecia values and convictions

Update monthly reporting of the facility’s FES score and deployment of tools pushed by the business group

Lead the production teams to greater efficiency and success through corrective coaching daily

Make updates and changes to standard work and cycle times in our master data list

Assist with any additional tasks as assigned by the company

Qualification

Lean manufacturing principlesData management methodologyMicrosoft Office SuiteEnglish proficiencyInnovation cultivationManage ambiguityManage complexityDrives resultsOptimize work processesLearning agilityPolitical savvyInstill trustCommunication skillsInterpersonal skillsPresentation skillsPositive attitudeCustomer focusSelf-awarenessCollaboration

Required

Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering or related field

Experience in an industrial environment (ideally in the automotive industry)

Proficient level in English

Knowledge of lean manufacturing principles

Ability to handle a fast-paced environment

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Strong interpersonal and presentation skills

Positive attitude and optimistic mindset

Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suits (Outlook, Excel, Power Point, etc.)

Cultivate innovation comes up with useful ideas that are new, better, or unique

Manage ambiguity deals comfortably with the uncertainty of change, effectively handles risk, can decide and act without the full picture, is calm and productive, even when things are up in the air, deals constructively with problems that do not have clear solutions or outcomes

Manage complexity asks the right questions to accurately analyze the situations, acquires data from multiple and diverse sources when solving problems, uncovers root causes to difficult problems, evaluates pros and cons, risks, and benefits of different solution options

Customer focus gains insight into customer needs, identifies opportunities that benefit the customer, builds, and delivers solutions that meet customer expectations, establishes, and maintains effective customer relationships

Drives results has a strong bottom-line orientation, persists in accomplishing objectives despite obstacles and setbacks, has a track record of exceeding goals successfully, pushes self and helps others achieve results

Optimize work processes identifies and creates the processes necessary to get work done, separates and combines activities into efficient workflow, designs processes and procedures that allow managing from a distance, seeks ways to improve processes, from small tweaks to complete reengineering

Learning agility learns quickly when facing new situations, experiments to find new solutions, takes on the challenge of unfamiliar tasks, extracts lessons learned from failures and mistakes

Political savvy is sensitive to how people and organization function, anticipates land mines and plans approach accordingly, deals comfortably with organizational politics, knows who has power, respect, and influence, steers through the organizational maze to get things done

Demonstrate self-awareness reflects on activities and impact on others, proactively seeks feedback without being defensive, is open to criticism and talking of shortcomings, admits mistakes and gains insight from experiences, knows strengths, weaknesses, and limits

Collaborates with others works cooperatively with others across the organization to achieve shared objectives, represents own interests while being fair to others and their areas, partners with others to get work done, credits others for their contributions and accomplishments, gains trust and support of others

Instill trust follows through on commitments, is seen as direct and truthful, keeps confidences, practices what he/she preaches

Benefits

We cultivate a learning environment, dedicating tools and resources to ensure we remain at the forefront of mobility. Our people enjoy an average of more than 22 hours of online and in-person training within FORVIA University (five campuses around the world)

We offer a multicultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration. We believe that diversity is a strength. To create an inclusive culture where all forms of diversity create real value for the company, we have adopted gender diversity targets and inclusion action plans.