Intern, Business Support (Continuous Improvement Engineering)

General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (OTS) is a global leader in the design, engineering and production of munitions, energetics, weapons, armaments, and missile subsystems around the world. OTS empowers the U.S. military and its allies with an extensive range of overarching product segments applied across all levels of strategic and tactical operations, providing a cutting-edge advantage to our warfighters. Our Ethos of Honesty, Trust, Transparency, and Alignment, are the guiding principles that form the foundation of everything we do. Integrity is paramount, innovation fuels our passion, customer satisfaction is at the core of our mission, and collaboration is key to our success - fostering a culture of teamwork and mutual respect among employees, partners, and stakeholders. Whether you're just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a robust total rewards package that goes above and beyond with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement, and work/life benefits that include career development and recognition programs. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!

Completed a minimum of 2 years in an Engineering discipline, working towards a BS.

This is a Year-Round Internship located on-site at our facility in Lincoln, NE.

This is a Year-Round Internship located on-site at our facility in Lincoln, NE.

The overall roll of the Continuous Improvement Intern will be to learn and practice using Lean/Six Sigma concepts with additional time spent supporting functions within Operations Analysis.

Some duties will be as follows:

Assist with 5S events and follow up actions.
Assist with data entry linked to performance metrics.
Assist with exploring new data creation for new metrics.
Create planning and instruction for data collection.
Utilize skills to sort through data and create macros for analysis.
Create requisitions to purchase items.
Some data analysis in Minitab as needed.
Corrective and/or Preventative Action projects as assigned.
Assist with updating monthly cost savings metrics and postings.
Advanced Database, Excel, and Access skills recommended.
Familiarity with statistics is a plus.
Time studies to verify cycle time improvements.

Essential Functions:

Provides support to professional employees working in an organizational function related to the Intern's area of study.
• Contributes to assigned projects and may assist with the development and maintenance of documentation or records.
• Learns organizational processes and procedures.
• Job shadows other more experienced professionals and or support staff.
• May also support the documentation & updates of procedures or work instructions.
• Handles basic issues and problems

Required Qualifications:

• Required education and experience: Must be currently enrolled in related Business courses or be within 6 months of graduation; No prior experience needed.
• Must be enrolled in a degree-seeking program.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge, skills & abilities: Ability to work as part of a team. Oral and written communication skills. Attentiveness. Ability to understand and follow directions.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position at a desk and/or computer for extended periods of time.
• Work primarily in a climate-controlled environment with minimal safety/health hazard potential.

Travel Requirements:

• No or very little travel likely.

The above statements describe the general nature and level of work only. The statements do not represent an exhaustive list of required responsibilities and skills. Other duties may be added or this job description may be amended at any time. This job description does not alter an employee's at-will employment status or create an employment agreement or contract, implied or otherwise.