At Aurora Flight Sciences, we design, build, and fly advanced aircraft and enabling technologies from concept to reality. We are searching for a talented and self-motivated Operations Intern to help us create the future of flight. Responsibilities will include but not be limited to the following:
- Work with Operations Manager/Operations Team to plan, organize, and run optimum day-to-day operations to exceed our customers' expectations.
- Assist in the proposal of strategies in alignment with strategic initiatives and provide a clear sense of direction and focus.
- Assist Operations Manager in monitoring operations and trigger corrective actions.
- Share a trusting relationship with workgroup to help manage and develop plant staff.
- Collect and analyze data to find places of waste or overtime.
- Commit to plant safety procedures.
- Support the fostering of effective collaboration across work site that promotes drive for results and meeting production targets.
- Assist in the development of systems and processes that track and optimize productivity and standards, metrics, and performance targets to ensure effective return on assets.
- Pursuing a bachelor's degree in business management, mechanical, industrial technology, or related field.
- Experience contributing to a team in a fast-paced/comparative and/or self-directed environment.
- Computer literacy with the ability to generate relative manufacturing reports.
- Must be a U.S. Person.
- Understanding of industry standard equipment and technical expertise.
- Knowledge of safety, quality, productivity, demand creation, inventory, and stewardship processes.
- Knowledge of business and management principles (budgeting, strategic planning, resource allocation and human resources).
- Ability to create accountability and to lead by example.
- Strong team building, decision-making and people management skills.
- Ability to perform well under pressure.
- Foster environment that is conductive to sustaining productive, professional, and respectful rapport among work team.
- Ability to work in a manufacturing environment and wear proper PPE.
- Ability to transport objects up to 35 pounds as well as consistently stoop, crawl, bend, crouch, climb and kneel.
- Day shift.
- Work onsite in Columbus, MS.
- The ability to travel to Aurora locations.