Job Title: Asset Management Intern - Maintenance
Location: De Pere, WI
Department: Maintenance
Reports To: Asset Manager
Are you a Business Analytics, Finance, Supply Chain, or Business Administration major?
Consider our Asset Management & Supply Chain Internship at Paper Transport! This internship provides hands-on experience in the day-to-day administrative and analytical work that supports important business and operational decisions.
You will work closely with the Asset Manager, Maintenance team, Operations, Accounting, and other internal partners to understand how data, financial information, equipment utilization, and operational needs come together to support a successful transportation company.
This is more than an internship where you complete administrative tasks. You will have the opportunity to learn how businesses manage assets, analyze information, identify opportunities for improvement, and make decisions that directly impact operations.
What Youll Do
- Manage toll bills received by mail and ensure they are accurately routed to the appropriate Profit & Loss.
- Audit incoming data sources used for reporting to support asset management and operational decisions.
- Maintain accurate asset and equipment information across multiple software systems.
- Manage trailers through the various stages of their utilization within the company.
- Communicate with internal and external customers regarding trailer utilization and equipment needs.
- Help monitor trailer utilization and equipment pools to support operational needs.
- Cross-train across multiple fleets to gain exposure to different regions, customers, and equipment needs.
- Assist with reporting, data collection, and administrative processes that support the Maintenance and Operations teams.
- Identify discrepancies or opportunities within data and work with team members to resolve issues.
- Support special projects and other business initiatives as assigned.
What Youll Learn
Throughout the internship, you will gain practical experience in:
- Asset Management: Learn how transportation companies track, manage, utilize, and maintain their equipment.
- Data Analysis: Work with business data and reporting to identify trends, discrepancies, and opportunities.
- Financial Awareness: Gain exposure to Profit & Loss reporting and how operational decisions can impact financial performance.
- Equipment Utilization: Understand how trailer and equipment availability, utilization, and movement affect the business.
- Transportation Operations: Learn how Maintenance, Operations, Accounting, and other departments work together.
- Business Systems: Gain experience working across multiple software systems and maintaining accurate business information.
- Problem Solving: Develop your ability to investigate issues, identify solutions, and make informed recommendations.
- Communication: Work with a variety of internal and external customers and learn how to communicate effectively in a professional environment.
- Decision-Making: See firsthand how accurate data and reporting contribute to larger business decisions.
What Were Looking For
- Currently pursuing a degree in Business Analytics, Finance, Supply Chain, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
- Comfortable working with data and learning new software systems.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively with individuals at various levels of the organization.
- Ability to work independently while also collaborating with a team.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel or a willingness to learn.
- Curious, dependable, and eager to learn how a business operates.
- Previous work experience, coursework, or involvement in transportation, finance, analytics, supply chain, or operations is a plus, but not required.
Why PTI? Take a Look at PTIs Advantages and Apply Today!
- Flexible Schedule: We will work around your school schedule!
- Company Culture: Enjoy a family-like work environment. We wouldnt be who we are today without our employees!
- Paid Real-World Experience: No getting coffee or running errands! We need dedicated individuals who are serious about advancing their career. You are here to learn, grow, and gain experience that will help you land your dream job.
- Training & Development: Learn how to get your seat at the table with regular training sessions, hands-on learning, and advice from our leaders.
- Cross-Functional Experience: Work alongside Maintenance, Operations, Accounting, and other teams to see how different areas of the business work together.
- Opportunity to Get Your Foot in the Door in Transportation: Get up close and personal with transportation and learn the systems, processes, and business decisions necessary to succeed in a lucrative and growing industry.
- Career Opportunities: Build relationships with leaders and gain experience that can help position you for future opportunities with Paper Transport.
A Dedicated Transportation Partner of the Green Bay Packers
At Paper Transport, we're not just building careers, we're building community. As a Dedicated Transportation Partner of the Green Bay Packers, we bring the same passion, teamwork, and commitment to excellence on the road as the Packers do on the field. Join a team that's driving forward with purpose, pride, and a winning spirit.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand, talk, and hear. The employee is constantly required to use hands and fingers to feel, handle, or operate objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
Information included in this job description does not necessarily represent a complete list of responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, or working conditions for the job. While this is intended to accurately reflect the current role, management reserves the right to revise the job or require other duties as circumstances change.