CRST The Transportation Solution, Inc. is Delivering Promises and Driving Success to Ensure Everyone Has What's Needed to Live and Thrive. Today, more than ever, we are looking for talented individuals who will help us bring this vision to life.
Continuous Improvement Intern
CRST The Transportation Solution is hiring for Internships!
Are you student looking to land an Internship for the Summer of 2024 where experience and fun are prioritized? CRST The Transportation Solution is a thriving and expanding private company in the Supply Chain Industry hoping to hire energetic and focused students. We are looking for students who can add value to our operations as you offer your critical lens into what we do well, while developing concepts around what we can do better! Our company has a positive and inclusive culture whereby we value each person and each voice, giving an ear to your solutions and ideas! Maybe you discover a more efficient way to design the delivery chain? Come on in, believe in your skills and apply them to help us out!
Internship is onsite in Cedar Rapids, IA
Job Summary: Continuous Improvement Intern
The Continuous Improvement Intern supports Process Owners through the design, measurement, and improvement of CRST’s core processes. This person applies Continuous Improvement tools and methods to maximize process performance, and to demonstrate effective usage of the Continuous Improvement skillset throughout the organization.
Applicants must be an undergraduate student (enrolled in undergraduate courses), during the summer internship, to participate in the Early Talent Program. Interns who successfully complete the Early Talent Program are considered for full-time positions within CRST upon graduation with additional benefits. Housing is available to Cedar Rapids interns, if qualify.
Job Responsibilities:
- Manages special projects to define, measure, and improve CRST’s processes in support of the organization’s most pressing business goals.
- Demonstrates the hands-on practical application of Continuous Improvement tools such as Process Flow Diagramming, Value Stream Mapping, Goal flow-down, Process Analysis, and Change Management.
- Serves as a change agent, systematically driving continuous improvement and change throughout the business.
- Day-to-day activities will include meeting with employees to document current-state processes, facilitating brainstorming sessions to identify possible improvements, and overseeing the design and execution of experiments to test the feasibility and impact of recommended changes.
- The Continuous Improvement office reports directly to the CEO, and specializes in organizational improvements that span multiple operational, back-office, and support departments.
Competencies/Critical Skills:
- Exhibits an attitude of curiosity and willingness to experiment with new ideas
- Challenges the status quo, seeking out problems to solve
- Continually seeks new knowledge through multiple channels of learning
- Enjoys problem solving the types of cases typically presented in classes such as Operations Management, Organizational Behavior, and Industrial Engineering (actual completion of these courses is not required.)
Program by DAY/NIGHT
- Professional Development via Lunch and Learns with CRST Leadership
- Showcase Presentation to executive leaders
- Evening social events
- Week 1 all intern retreat to Cedar Rapids!
Our interns are a key source of future talent for New Grad opportunities!
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