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Industrial Engineering Intern
internship•Virginia Beach
About this role
About Us:
We are more than just chainsaws, blowers, and trimmers. We have a long-standing tradition of hiring diverse, talented people who help make STIHL a successful, world-class brand. Since revolutionizing the forestry industry in Germany with the first electric chainsaw in 1926, the STIHL name has remained synonymous with outstanding innovation, high-quality products, and comprehensive services.
As part of our internship program, students will have the opportunity to:
- Gain hands-on, real-world experience within a leading industry, working on meaningful projects that contribute to day-to-day operations and long-term initiatives
- Volunteer to assist with company events such as the Family Picnic, Employee Summit, Manufacturing Technology Summer Camp, and other events as needed.
- Complete a final presentation outlining their internship experience, which may be presented to their direct supervisor and colleagues.
- Gain hands-on exposure to projects, team collaboration, and professional development opportunities designed to prepare them for future careers.
- Participate in learning sessions, networking opportunities, and community-building activities across the organization
Job Duties & Responsibilities:
Join Us for an Exciting Summer! We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our Engineering team as a Industrial Engineering intern.
As an Industrial Engineering intern, you will be exposed to hands-on workforce analysis and process evaluation initiatives that support effective staffing and operational planning. This role offers the opportunity to collaborate with Assembly and Industrial Engineering teams to better understand skill requirements across production lines and translate that information into actionable insights.
In this role, you will work closely with the Assembly group and Industrial Engineering to document work content at each assembly station, develop a skill-scoring system, and analyze skill requirements across assembly lines. You will then synthesize your findings and present insights that help inform staffing strategies and workforce planning decisions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with the Assembly group and Industrial Engineering to document work content for each assembly station
- Log and organize workstation data to support consistent analysis across assembly lines
- Develop and apply a scoring system to assign skill levels to each workstation
- Analyze skill requirements across assembly lines to identify staffing needs and complexity levels
- Work with Assembly leadership to validate findings and refine skill assessments
- Prepare and deliver a presentation summarizing insights, conclusions, and recommendations
Internship Goals:
- Develop a deeper understanding of workforce skill requirements in a manufacturing environment
- Gain hands-on exposure to real-world risk management and staffing challenges
- Build experience working within a large, cross-functional team environment
Specifications:
Candidate Perferences
Academic Year: Junior, Senior
Area of Study: Industrial Engineering
Software Experience: SharePoint
Additional Information:
Work Hours: 8:30AM-5:00PM *Flexible
Department: Engineering
Compensation: $20/hr
What you'll do
- The intern will collaborate with the Assembly and Industrial Engineering teams to document work content and analyze skill requirements across assembly lines. They will also prepare and deliver a presentation summarizing their insights and recommendations.
About STIHL
STIHL builds on experience.
Founded in 1926 by Andreas Stihl as a one-man company, STIHL has branched out to be a world leader in the portable outdoor power equipment industry. We’ve held onto our values as we’ve grown, believing progress demands strong roots in order to flourish in a meaningful way. As a family-owned business with great global impact, sustainability is built into the structure of our company. STIHL is grounded in tradition and its command of innovation.
STIHL gets things done.
Working with nature requires both, skill and craft. STIHL products use highly sophisticated technology, developed to match our customers’ needs: straightforward, effective, long-lasting and hands-on. From the professional to the hobbyist, STIHL helps to face new endeavors and guarantees a reliable partner is at hand, whenever needed.
STIHL helps people grow.
A career at STIHL means innovative work, centered around our high-technology products. As a global company, we offer you international opportunities and entrust you with challenging tasks. Together, we seek new ideas while maintaining the highest standards of quality, which have reinforced STIHL’s legacy for almost a century. We can always rely on our highly motivated personnel, their diverse talents and varied expertise. At STIHL, you craft your career.
Thanks to our transparent structures, we create space for you to develop both personally and professionally. Your decisions will help shape STIHL’s future. As you grow, we’ll grow, together as a company.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does a Industrial Engineering Intern do at STIHL?
As a Industrial Engineering Intern at STIHL, you will: the intern will collaborate with the Assembly and Industrial Engineering teams to document work content and analyze skill requirements across assembly lines. They will also prepare and deliver a presentation summarizing their insights and recommendations..
Is the Industrial Engineering Intern position at STIHL remote?
The Industrial Engineering Intern position at STIHL is based in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States. Contact the company through Clera for specific work arrangement details.
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