Manufacturing Engineer Intern

Ascensia Diabetes Care is a global specialist diabetes care company, dedicated to helping people living with diabetes. Our mission is to empower people living with diabetes through innovative solutions that simplify and improve their lives. We use our innovation and specialist expertise in diabetes to develop high quality solutions and tools that make a positive, daily difference for people.

At Ascensia, our values serve as the bedrock of our organization. They guide our decisions, actions, and interactions, shaping the culture we collectively foster.

Our Values include:

• Resilient Growth Mindset
• Executional Excellence
• Courageous Leadership
• Inclusive Collaboration

We believe that when we live our values authentically, both individually and as a team, we unlock our true potential and drive sustainable success.

Job Title: Manufacturing Engineer Intern

Who you are: You have energy and drive in abundance, a passion for serving our customers and possess a growth mindset and love of continuous learning, with an appreciation for diverse perspectives and helping others win

Position Overview: Our values reinforce our culture of collaboration, growth mindset, and how we serve our customers.

• This position will consist of learning the necessary tools of a Manufacturing Engineer. The intern will then use these tools to help develop projects across the plant that help drive efficiency gains, cost reduction, and improved ergonomics.

Location: This is a part-time internship that will be onsite at our Kalamazoo facility for a few hours a day Monday through Friday.

What you will do:

• Contributes as a member of the Engineering team by developing projects that will contribute toward company goals.
• Investigates and analyzes the cost and reliability of using various equipment and processes.
• Studies performance and troubles in existing equipment or processes and recommends improvements through redesign or modification.
• Designs parts using 3D software and implements them in the manufacturing process.
• Executes validation for any process changes or equipment upgrades.
• Creates standard operating procedures and work instructions for process changes.
• Works with other departments in the facility to drive projects forward.
• Calculates cost impacts and ROI for projects that were implemented.
• Follows up to see that schedules are met.

Qualifications & Skills:

• Currently enrolled & seeking a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering. Sophomore or higher class standing is preferred
• Experience with basic engineering courses
• Previous manufacturing experience preferred
• CAD or Solid Works experience preferred

Pay Rate: $22/hr

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TO ALL RECRUITMENT AGENCIES:  Ascensia does not accept unsolicited third-party resumes.
 

Building an Inclusive Culture: We are a company that brings varying backgrounds, ideas, and points of view to inventing on behalf of all customers. Our diverse perspectives are enriched by many dimensions, including race, ethnicity, gender, age, physical and mental ability, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, culture, language, and education, as well as professional and life experience. We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and leveraging our unique perspectives to scale our impact and growth.