Adient

Designs, manufactures, and delivers automotive seating

Lean Manufacturing Intern

Manufacturing EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Internship · Summer 2027Plymouth, MI, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

Must be currently enrolled in an accredited university and working toward a four-year Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering or Mechanical Engineering.
Must have a minimum overall GPA of 3.0.
Must be available to work up to 40 hours per week during the program.
Must have solid analytical skills and be able to work effectively with plant and corporate teams.
Must have strong verbal and written communication skills, attention to detail, organizational skills, and follow-up.
Must be proficient in Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

Evaluate and implement workstation layouts compliant with strike zone methodology.
Design material flow from dock door to point of use.
Develop process tools for the team.
Document current processes and conduct line-balancing activities.
Participate in continuous improvement workshops as a contributing team member.
Support key business initiatives and core projects.
Support material flow planning for new model year launches.
Support direct labor continuous improvement activities and line rebalances.
Support ergonomic workstation improvements.
Develop process tools for the Lean Manufacturing Engineering team.
Test and implement new material flow equipment.
Implement new model year layout changes.
Collect simulation data.
Travel to manufacturing plants within and outside Michigan may be required.

Desired Qualifications

Previous internship or co-op experience in an automotive-related position is an added plus.
AutoCAD experience is an added plus.
Experience developing macros is an added plus.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Summer Interns will work onsite 40 hours per week (full-time), with a targeted start date of May 3, 2027 through August 12, 2027.

Description

An engineer with good communication skills to work in standard labor analysis and Lean Manufacturing.
Responsibilities may include:
- Evaluation and implementation of workstation layouts compliant with strike zone methodology
- Material flow design from dock door to point of use
- Development of process tools for the team
- Documenting current processes and line balancing activities
- Participation in CI workshops as a contributing team member
- Support of key business initiatives and core projects
Unique Challenges include: Balancing multiple requirements from differing internal functional groups, learning to develop macros to assist in standard document development, understanding how to apply our core standards in a variety of OEM products and plant constraints

Duties:

This role may support

Material flow planning for new model year launch
Direct labor CI activities and line rebalances
Ergonomic workstation improvements
Process tool development for the Lean ME team
New material flow equipment testing and implementation
New model year layout change implementation
Simulation data collection

This role may require travel both within and outside of Michigan to visit our manufacturing plants

Other position requirements:

Must be currently enrolled in an accredited university and working towards a 4 year B.S. degree in Industrial or Mechanical Engineering.
Available to work up to 40 hours per week during program
Minimum overall GPA of at least 3.0.
Previous internship or co-op experience in automotive related position an added plus
AutoCAD experience is an added plus.
Experience developing macros is an added plus.
Solid analytical skills and work effectively with plant and corporate teams.
Strong verbal and written communication skills; attention to detail, organization skills and follow up
Proficient in MS Office

PRIMARY LOCATION

Central Tech Unit Plymouth MI

About the Company

Adient

Designs, manufactures, and delivers automotive seating

Adient is a global leader in automotive seating, designing, manufacturing, and delivering seating systems and components for various vehicles. It uses a vertically integrated process from research and design to production, with more than 200 manufacturing and assembly plants across 29 countries, ensuring consistent quality and innovation. The company sells seating solutions to major automakers to differentiate vehicles through quality, technology, and performance, and it operates AdientDX to enable controlled data exchange across its supply chain. Its goal is to maintain leadership in automotive seating by delivering high-quality, scalable seating solutions with a global footprint and data-enabled operations.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Plymouth Township, Michigan
Founded: 2015

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