Warehouse Intern Job at Wagner Spray Tech in Minneapolis

We are excited to offer an internship opportunity for motivated individuals looking to gain valuable experience within Warehouse Management for summer of 2025! You will have the opportunity to work alongside experienced professionals, contributing to meaningful projects and gaining hands-on experience within your profession. This internship is designed to provide you with a comprehensive learning experience, helping you develop key skills and insights that will support your professional growth.

Benefits & Your Time with Wagner:

• On-site cafe - breakfast, lunch and grab & go items available. 
• On-site fitness center with locker rooms
• Volunteer opportunities
• Sick & safe time

Pay: $22hr

Position Objective:

Motivated and dedicated individual seeking an internship opportunity to gain practical experience and further develop skills in Operations and Supply Chain Management. Internship position is responsible for assisting the Warehouse Manager to achieve the below objective: Continuously improving material flow to ensure that daily operations are capable of meeting demand expectations. Must hold paramount achieving customer excellence and employee safety. Provide Supervisory team support in daily operations, develop and implement improvement projects in the current warehouse and production area.

Responsibilities:

• Lead lean initiatives including demand-driven continuous flow, 5-S, and elimination of waste using lean principles and improving warehouse efficiency. Track progress by the use of setting goals and tracking progress to ensure goals are met.
• Create insightful reports using Excel and/or PowerBI based on specified data and business requirements.
• Identify trends and recommend business improvements for the Warehouse.
• Work hand in hand with the operations team to plan and execute plant transformation projects. i.e. Warehouse layout improvements.
• Work with manager and warehouse staff to identify and execute cost reduction projects and/or ergonomic process improvements.
• Perform other duties and assume accountability as apparent or as delegated, including mutually agreed upon objectives.

Relationship to Others:

Warehouse Manager:  will receive work directions and provide weekly reviews

Operations, Engineering, Quality, Marketing, and Suppliers: Main contact points in making, qualifying, improving, and resolving processes as needed to make product.

Dimensions of Position:

Assist Warehouse Manager in daily execution of warehouse plan and development of improvement projects.

Provide work guidance to warehouse staff including receiving and inventory staff.

Education and Experience:

Education

• In pursuit or has a Bachelor of Science in Business-related field or  Degree.

Experience

• Previous internship or coursework in data analysis
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills. Experience in PowerBI a plus
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, organizational and communication skills.