Operations Lead Intern (Summer 2021)

Company: Ingredion
Location: Indianapolis
Posted on: January 15, 2021

Job Description:

Ingredion has an outstanding opportunity for a motivated student to become an Operations Lead Intern for summer 2021. You will work closely with an experienced Operations Lead as well as others on the Operations Team and will be responsible for applying concepts that focus on people skills and building trust throughout the group. Focused projects will be completed in specific areas to help optimize and streamline the jobs of the hourly workforce with a heavy emphasis on partnership and collaboration with the workforce. In addition to this, the focus will be placed on techniques to handle the hourly workforce in accordance with daily productivity, quality and safety goals as well as normal daily operational activities around production scheduling and maintenance. As the Operations Lead Intern, your responsibilities will include: - Supporting safety, environmental and quality initiatives, including performing and assisting in investigations & corrective actions - Ensuring workforce compliance with all plant quality procedures and guidelines while supporting plant productivity and production - Scheduling requirements by removing obstacles to help productively of the hourly workforce - Identifying and execution on improvement projects that impact the group by offering new ideas with outside-the-box type thinking - Ensuring team adaptability, flexibility and readiness to change - Professionally leading and managing production requirements with the hourly workforce - Participating in and leading the improvement projects The Operations Lead Intern position is well suited for you if you: - Ability to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization and build effective links within a dynamic union environment - Are excellent at multi-tasking, time management and organizational skills - Have a high level of integrity, authenticity, and humility; are dedicated and innovative self-starter with a strong work ethic and strong will to succeed - Have a strong initiative to improve status-quo and incorporate change in a dynamic work environment - Can demonstrate the capacity to solve problems through creative, innovative solutions and challenge traditional methods of accomplishing tasks.

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