Job Description

This internship will be based out of ITW's business unit, Buehler in Lake Bluff, IL. Buehler falls within ITW's Test and Measurement Segment. To learn more about our brand, please visit www.buehler.com. This internship will require onsite work with the flexibility to work from home. 

• Improve assembly quality, in conjunction with Design Engineering, Quality Engineering and manufacturing employees, through defined operational metrics: Defects Per Unit (DPU), First Pass Yield (FPY), Scrap %, assembly hours, etc.
• Performs product/parts specifications reviews and Design for Manufacturability (DFM) analysis to provide formal feedback to New Product Development (NPD) and Sustaining Engineering
• Assist with engineering design changes and temporary deviations, keeping assembly work instructions, engineering drawings, and documentation of production problems updated as needed
• Study operations sequence, material flow, provides input to Management regarding technical skills required for the different manufacturing process steps, and helps to develop specific product training and generic technical training.
• Collaborate with the NPD Engineering team to have a BOM properly structured for manufacturing and procurement processes and system updating
• Assist with guidance to manufacturing operators for new process, sorting, testing, inspection activities as required, in collaboration with Quality Engineer and Manufacturing Supervisor
• Engaged in product measurement, inspection, and testing activities to ensure quality control and reliability
• Assist with continuous improvement process for the overall assembly process optimization, manufacturing hours reduction; either quick wins or more structured projects and quality improvements

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or Industrial Engineering Technology
• Possess strong analytical and statistical skills
• Awareness of manufacturing tools, and experience working with precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models
• Excellent written and oral communication skills are necessary.
• Strong collaborator and able to partner with key cross-functional teams such as: Design Engineering,
• Quality Engineering, Production, Procurement and Finance.
• Proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Additional Information

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at buehlerHR@buehler.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this e-mail address. For more information about our commitment to equal employment opportunity, please click here.

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