Manufacturing Engineering Co-Op

At Nexteer, our strength lies in the diversity of our team-each member contributing unique backgrounds, experiences, and aspirations. We believe this diversity fuels our innovation, broadens our perspectives, and propels our collective growth.

We are seeking a detail-oriented and technically skilled co-op student to support our department in a variety of administrative and analytical tasks. This role will assist the Audit Results Analyst (ARA) with completing change notice documentation audits to ensure consistent presentation and compliance with established standards. The ideal candidate will enhance and maintain computer applications, spreadsheets, and databases to standardize information and generate departmental metric reports. Responsibilities also include monitoring and reporting performance against key metrics, as well as providing administrative support to the supervisor as needed. This position offers a great opportunity to contribute to process improvement and data integrity within a dynamic team environment.

Student Program:

The objective of the Student Programs at Nexteer Automotive is to select students with high potential and provide them with "real world" work experiences. Work assignments expose students to many of the company's products, processes and procedures. Assignments are designed to assimilate acquired classroom education with actual hands-on work experience in a technical environment. In addition, Nexteer Automotive gains the opportunity to find new talent to enhance productivity while providing students exposure to full-time career opportunities.

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This position will allow the Student to assist with plant Manufacturing Engineering activities with a blend of manufacturing plant and office environment. The Student must learn quickly and be motivated to complete the given tasks quickly and efficiently. In this position, the Student will have the opportunity to work with Manufacturing Engineers and Managers to enhance their own leadership skills. The Student will have a variety of tasks and must be able to show flexibility to work in this dynamic environment.

Primary Job Responsibilities:

• Assist Manufacturing Engineers to document Continuous Improvement ideas
• Participate in plant gage R&R activities
• Participate in problem solving activities. Create Spreadsheets and document process capability
• Create reports using Power BI tool
• Support plant process capability studies
• General Engineering administrative activities

Requirements:

• Candidate must be attending a 2-year college or 4-year university local to Saginaw
• Candidate must be studying for a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical Engineering
• Candidate must be able to work 20-32 hours during Fall and Winter semesters
  • Up to 40 in the summer
• Must have cumulative 2.7 GPA on 4.0 scale
• Must be a full-time student (12 or more credits) during Fall and Winter semesters
• Candidate must have right to work in the US and not require current or future sponsorship

Nexteer is an Equal Opportunity Employer Disabled/Minorities/Veterans/Women

Nexteer is an E-Verify employer. E-Verify is an internet based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA) that allows participating employees to electronically verify the employment eligibility of their newly hired employees in the United States.

Accessibility for Applicants with Disabilities: If you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability please email careers@nexteer.com. Please provide your contact information and details about the posted position of interest. Only inquiries regarding assistance for those who need an accommodation with the online application process due to a disability will be returned.