. Title: Industrial Engineer Intern Company: Global Power Components – www.globalpowercomponents.com Location: Milwaukee, WI (onsite 5-days/week) Hire Type: Direct Hire Position Summary: Global Power Components is seeking an Industrial Engineer Intern to gain hands-on experience supporting manufacturing operations and continuous improvement initiatives. This position is designed for a student pursuing Industrial Engineering or a related engineering degree who wants practical experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. The intern will work directly with engineering, production, quality, safety, materials, and other teams to help improve manufacturing processes, production flow, material movement, workplace organization, and operational efficiency. The role will provide significant exposure to the production floor and real-world industrial engineering projects. Responsibilities: Assist with time studies, labor studies, line balancing, and process observations to identify opportunities to improve productivity and efficiency. Support analysis and improvement of manufacturing layouts, workflows, material flow, and workstation ergonomics. Collect, organize, and analyze production data to identify bottlenecks, waste, and process improvement opportunities. Help create and update work instructions, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), standard work, and manufacturing documentation. Support Lean manufacturing, Kaizen, 5S, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement projects. Assist with establishing and maintaining labor standards, routings, bills of material, and other manufacturing data. Work with production and materials teams to evaluate material-handling and replenishment processes. Support visual factory and workplace-organization initiatives. Assist engineers with manufacturing problem-solving related to safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost. Participate in cross-functional manufacturing and process-improvement projects. Help evaluate manufacturing methods, fixtures, equipment, and potential process improvements. Provide hands-on support for special engineering and manufacturing projects as assigned. Required Qualifications: Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering field. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Interest in manufacturing processes, operations, and continuous improvement. Comfortable spending significant time on the production floor learning processes firsthand. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Ability to manage assignments independently while working effectively with cross-functional teams. Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel. Preferred Qualifications: Previous internship, co-op, manufacturing, fabrication, assembly, or production experience. Exposure to Lean Manufacturing, 5S, Kaizen, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement concepts. Familiarity with time studies, process mapping, line balancing, plant layouts, or material flow. Experience using CAD software. Exposure to ERP/MRP systems. Interest in metal fabrication, welding, assembly, engineered-to-order manufacturing, or heavy manufacturing. At Global Power Components, our mission is simple: Inov8OrDie Driven by this mindset, GPC has grown from 200 to more than 2,000 employees in just five years, expanding from one manufacturing facility to four locations across the Milwaukee area, including our new 500,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in West Milwaukee. We design and manufacture the critical infrastructure that surrounds and supports power generation. But what sets GPC apart isn't just what we build — it's how we work. We move fast. We make decisions. We solve problems. We challenge ourselves to continuously improve, raise the bar and deliver quality work on time. We look for ways to remove unnecessary complexity and make work easier for our customers, our partners and each other. And through it all, we protect our people, our workplaces and the reputation we've built. GPC isn't a traditional corporate environment — and we don't want to be. We expect people to take ownership, speak up, make decisions and get things done. As GPC continues to grow, our people have opportunities to take on significant responsibility, solve bigger problems and make a visible impact on the business. If you're energized by growth, comfortable with change, willing to roll up your sleeves and want to help build what's next in power generation, GPC is a place where you can make an impact.

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