Engineering Intern, Continuous Improvement

As a James Hardie intern you will gain hands-on experience in your chosen field while contributing to meaningful projects that drive business results. Our 12-week paid internship program is designed to provide real-world industry exposure strengthen your professional and technical skills and help prepare you for a successful career. Throughout the program you will collaborate with experienced professionals build valuable relationships across the organization and take on work that makes a measurable impact. You will also have access to mentoring opportunities and professional development resources to support your growth and career aspirations.

Internship Objective

The primary goal of this internship is to support the development standardization and continuous improvement of the Hardie Manufacturing Operating System (HMOS) processes across the Tacoma manufacturing organization. The intern will gain practical experience in Lean Manufacturing continuous improvement and operational excellence while helping improve how work is documented trained audited and sustained.

The intern will be responsible for completing a structured capstone project focused on HMOS maturity procedural excellence operational standardization or continuous improvement.

Internship Responsibilities

The specific project area will be determined based on business needs; however responsibilities will typically include:

• Develop revise and standardize operating procedures standard work documents one-point lessons (OPLs) and training materials.
• Support HMOS implementation activities including Daily Management Systems (DMS) visual management audits and process assessments.
• Conduct process observations data collection and workflow analysis to identify improvement opportunities and document current and future state processes.
• Partner with production maintenance quality and operations teams to improve process consistency waste elimination and operator usability.
• Lead and complete a summer capstone project focused on HMOS standardization process improvement or operational effectiveness.

• Currently enrolled in a bachelors degree program in a relevant discipline at an accredited university with an anticipated graduation date between December 2027 and May 2029 (rising junior or rising senior).
• Strong academic performance with a minimum GPA of 3.0.
• Available to work full-time for 12 weeks during summer 2027.
• Reliable transportation to and from the work location.
• Authorization to work in the United States.

Preferred Skills

• Target degree: Industrial Engineering Manufacturing Engineering Mechanical Engineering Process Engineering Operations Management or related discipline.
• Understanding of Lean Manufacturing principles.
• Familiarity with continuous improvement methodologies such as: PDCA 5S Visual Management Standard Work Root Cause Analysis A3 Problem Solving Process Mapping Statistical/Data Analysis Soft Skills Strong written communication skills.
• Ability to translate complex processes into simple easy-to-follow procedures.
• Strong organizational project management and attention-to-detail skills.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills across all levels of the organization.
• Self-motivated adaptable and eager to learn manufacturing operations.
• Ability to build relationships with operators supervisors managers and cross-functional teams.

As of the date of this posting a good faith estimate of the current pay scale for this position is $20 to $25 per hour. Placement in the range depends on several factors such as experience skills geography and may change over time.

• Full-time work experience and competitive pay
• Meaningful projects with business impact
• Mentorship and guidance
• Feedback and evaluation
• Exposure to James Hardie culture
• Networking opportunities and skill development