Intern – Manufacturing Leadership

Our people create our best Plexus. 

WHAT WE DO AT PLEXUS 

We’re a global team of over 20,000 engineering, manufacturing, supply chain and aftermarket service experts who partner with customers to bring their products to life through inspired innovation and world-class customer service. 

We are passionate about innovating, creating and delivering products that change people’s lives. From surgical devices and health monitors to warehouse robotics and space products, we partner with our customers to help create the products that build a better world.

At Plexus, you are more than just an intern. We embrace your innovative ideas and collaborative thinking.  You play a critical role in our success as we continue to grow as a global organization. 

WHY WE LOVE IT 

Engaging and challenging projects that fulfill and develop you. People that inspire and empower you to realize your full potential. A workplace centered on inclusion and collaboration.   At Plexus, we’re at our best when opportunities are met with passion, open communication and teamwork.  

We believe that our people create our best Plexus.  At Plexus, we value the ideas generated by our collective uniqueness and recognize that the diverse backgrounds, life experiences and perspectives of our team members enable us to create the innovative products that build a better world. Because of this, we encourage people of all backgrounds to apply to our positions, and will look at candidates holistically, balancing work, education and additional experiences.

HOW YOU WILL DO IT
 

OVERVIEW

The Manufacturing Leadership Internship is looking for someone who is interested in manufacturing site people leadership and has a passion for development to help grow our team!

For the right candidate, this role is expected to be a year-round position starting in Summer 2025, and supporting the work part-time, on-site during the following school year.

RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Support execution of production schedules based on financial forecasts, customer commitments, and capacity analysis.
• Utilize factory resource reviews to assure sufficient human and equipment resources exist to meet customer and site business objectives.
• Assure that product and process quality is compliant to internal, industry and customer quality standards.
• Drive productivity and financial performance by managing focus factory achievement of corporate and focus factory level metric goals.
• Implement and utilize lean manufacturing principles.
• Communicate with production associates, production leads, operations managers, on a routine basis to ensure that production goals are being met.
• Lead teams with a focus on development.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Student working towards a Bachelor’s degree in Operations Management, Supply Chain, Engineering, Business Administration or related field for entire duration of internship.
• Knowledge of lean and six sigma concepts

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Junior level status
• GPA: 3.0 or higher is preferred
• Excellent analytical, problem solving, and organizational skills
• Strong communication skills

We are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities or special requirements.  If you need an application accommodation, please contact us by email at [email protected]. Please include your contact information and clearly describe how we can help you.

The email address above is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

Some offers of employment are contingent upon successfully passing a drug screen and upon completion of a confidentiality agreement.

Our Values and How We Lead behaviors guide our processes. Plexus does not make employment decisions based on race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and encourage all to apply today!