Co-Op: Manufacturing Engineer - Equipment Maintenance (Spring 2027)
Manufacturing & Production · Production & Assembly · Manufacturing Engineering
In short
This co-op position focuses on building an industrial maintenance organization by improving equipment uptime and enabling production. You will develop maintenance strategies, identify root causes of failures, and implement process/equipment design changes to reduce downtime. The role involves developing job plans, implementing continuous improvement systems, and leading root cause analysis.
Responsibilities
- Develop precision job plans for routine, complex, and proactive maintenance tasks specifying tasks, tools, resources, parts required to complete, and time estimates.
- Implement systems & processes to drive continuous improvement such as management of change and computerized maintenance management systems.
- Develop proactive maintenance strategy to reduce unplanned downtime – including preventative and predictive techniques and autonomous (operator-driven) maintenance activities.
- Determine opportunities for design changes to improve equipment reliability, design/collaborate with engineering to implement and using data to measure improvement.
- Review, prioritize, plan, and coordinate with maintenance supervisors for ad-hoc and routine maintenance activities to ensure safe work and minimal production interruptions.
- Lead root cause analysis activities for downtime/quality/rate deviations – identify problem and impact, determine root cause utilizing 5 why/fishbone techniques and implement necessary preventative actions.
- Reduce costs through optimization of maintenance tasks and equipment reliability enhancements.
Requirements
- Working towards a B.S. degree in Industrial Engineering or Mechanical Engineering at an accredited school.
- Completed 30 semester hours of undergraduate studies prior to the start of the internship.
- Minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.75.
- Co-ops may work up to 40 hours per week.
- Office 365, Power Automate, Power BI skills preferred.
- Experience with AutoCAD, SolidWorks, or other CAD programs.
- Analytics skills or experience a plus.
- Ability to design basic electrical circuits and experience with PLC a plus.
Benefits
- Hourly range of $17.00 - $46.00.
- Housing assistance, when applicable.
- Countless career opportunities / internal mobility across our global organization.
- Training and personal development.
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Company
Volvo Group
Job Posted
1 week ago
Employment Type
Internship
WorkMode
On Site
Experience Level
Student
Locations
Grover, United States
Kings Mountain, United States
Qualification
Undergraduate
Applicants
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