Kalmar · 1 day ago
Intern, Manufacturing Group Leader
Ottawa, KS
Internship
Onsite
InternKalmar is a global leader in sustainable material handling equipment and services, dedicated to moving goods in critical supply chains. They are seeking a Manufacturing Group Leader Intern who will supervise plant production operations while applying lean manufacturing principles and developing leadership skills. The role involves coordinating assembly operations, maintaining quality standards, and empowering employees.
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Responsibilities
Maintain awareness of quality standards, communicate department quality goals and use resources to solve quality problems
Build and maintain good working relationships with employees, union and management
Understand and consistently coordinate the Collective Bargaining Agreement
Bring leadership skills that help develop teams
Strong problem-solving skills utilizing data
Implement/follow systems that prevent reoccurrence of known issues
Promote safe work practices and achieve objectives for ergonomics, health and safety and housekeeping
Empower, train and develop employees to effectively perform their jobs utilizing standardized methods
Utilize human resources in accordance with corporate policies and procedures and government regulations
Control costs and achieve productivity improvements
Provide input to payroll and perform other administrative tasks as required
Demonstrated knowledge and ability to implement and apply lean principles to both operations and maintenance
Apply technical knowledge with some direct guidance from supervisor
Qualification
Required
College student (Junior or higher) majoring in Industrial Engineer or Business Management
Prior internship in automotive, technology, or manufacturing
Outstanding interpersonal and relationship management skills to effectively collaborate with varying levels of the organization as needed
Demonstrates leadership in field of study, extra-curricular activities or service organizations
Strong leadership skills, to guide project teams through planning, execution and insight phases
Strong critical thinking and analytical skills, especially the ability to synthesize large amounts of data involving multiple variables into comprehensive, actionable insights
Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously, managing results and goals
Willingness to ask questions, take initiative and be resourceful
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to distill sophisticated subjects to a wider audience
Emerging partnership and collaboration skills and ability to learn from and share knowledge with co-workers in a rapidly moving environment
High level of integrity, ability to deal with ambiguity, takes initiative/self-directed
Evidence of strong character with integrity, honesty, accountability and trust
Deliver new and creative solutions to sophisticated problems
This role requires you to work fulltime, 40 hours per week, in a plant environment
Company
Kalmar
Kalmar provides cargo handling solutions and services to ports, terminals, distribution centres and heavy industry.
Founded in 1949
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$210.11M2024-12-13Post Ipo Debt· $210.11M
2024-07-05IPO
Leadership Team
Karri Keskinen
Head of Global Sales, Horizontal Transportation
Recent News
2025-12-22
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