Continuous Improvement Intern

Excelitas is seeking leaders and innovators to join our global teamENABLE your future through light.Excelitas is a global technology leader with more than 7500 employees focused on delivering market-driven solutions to fulfill the illumination optical detection and imaging needs of OEMs and end-users across the biomedical semiconductor industrial consumer products scientific security defense and aerospace sectors.ENGAGE with us today and make your contribution to the future Join the team that leading technology companies turn to for cutting-edge photonic innovation. At Excelitas Technologies you are how we EXCEL.Our facility in Billerica Massachusettsis located in the metropolitan Boston area and specializes in the designand manufacturing of advanced photonics products based on MEMS and other micro-scale optical devices. Our unique technology enables the highest system performance in the most compact and cost-effective formats in a variety of applications.This sites Optical Coherence Tomography OCT products are laser-based imaging tools that have transformed ophthalmic care and made notable impacts on patients in cardiology dermatology oncology gastroenterology and other medical specialties.We are presently seeking an Intern for our Continuous Improvement team at our Billerica site. This position will support operational excellence initiatives within a manufacturing environment. This role provides hands-on experience in Lean manufacturing process improvement data analysis and cross-functional project support while contributing to measurable business results.Main responsibilitiesSupport Continuous Improvement projects focused on safety quality delivery cost and productivity improvementsAssist in Lean initiatives including 5S Visual Management Standard Work Value Stream Mapping and Kaizen eventsCollect organize and analyze operational data to identify improvement opportunitiesParticipate in root cause analysis activities using A3 5 Whys and Fishbone methodologiesDocument current and future-state processes workflows and work instructionsSupport implementation and sustainment of process improvementsDevelop reports dashboards and visual management toolsCollaborate with operations engineering quality and supply chain teamsParticipate in Continuous Improvement training and operational excellence activities.ObjectivesAssist the CI manager in the development of a suite of Value Stream Maps for the HVP and LE production unitsLearn process observation skills and contribute to the documentation of process cycle times across relevant process areasUse the above to understand process bottlenecks and recommend areas of further explanationCreate and review process observation video files such that relevant information can be extractedDevelop a documented process for long-term data storage and manipulationDevelop and execute a single project designed to improve flow through a bottleneck.RequirementsBe enrolled in an accredited college university community college trade or technical program or have graduated within the last 12 monthsBe at least 18 years old required for clean room production and lab areasFor purposes of eligibility to access export-controlled information must be a U.S. Citizen U.S. Permanent Resident an admitted refugee or a person granted asylumPass the standard background check and any export-control screening required for the roleInterns are not eligible for company-sponsored benefits except where required by law or by the terms of a benefit plan.Internships last a minimum of 6 months and a maximum of 2 years. Every internship has a defined end date in the offer letter. Internships are reviewed every 6 monthsThe salary range for this position is 25.00 to 30.00No relocation for this positionMust be a US PersonsNo sponsorship allowedEqual OpportunityAffirmative Action EmployerMinoritiesFemalesDisabilityGender IdentitySexual OrientationNo agencies pleaseExcelitas is seeking leaders and innovators to join our global team Visit www.excelitas.comjoin-our-team