Intern - Manufacturing (Summer 2025)

bioMerieux Inc.
relocation assistance
United States, North Carolina, Durham
100 Rodolphe Street (Show on map)
Jan 27, 2025
Intern - Manufacturing (Summer 2025) Location: Durham, NC, United States Position Type: Intern/Co-op Job Function: Manufacturing Share: share to e-mail Share on Facebookshare to facebook Tweetshare to twitter Share on LinkedInshare to linkedin Apply Now > A world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics for more than 60 years, bioMerieux provides diagnostic solutions which determine the source of disease and contamination to improve patient health and ensure consumer safety. In North America we have more than 6,200 team members across 11 sites or subsidiaries, including Salt Lake City-based BioFire Diagnostics and one subsidiary in Montreal, Canada. Come and join a family-owned global company with a long-term vision, and a human-centered culture. Description Position Summary & Responsibilities: This internship is anticipated to run from middle of May - August 2025 working an average of 40 hours a week. This role is based in Durham, NC with a five day per week onsite requirement. Relocation Assistance is not available for this position. Execute assigned Continuous Improvement, Cost of Goods reduction, and efficiency-oriented tasks to support Manufacturing schedule adherence and Engineering project work. Ensure required Engineering support is available for the manufacture and packaging of the BacT/ALERT product line to meet or exceed production targets and quality. Develop improvement strategies for existing equipment and processes. Support projects as required to maintain and improve equipment performance. Act as a troubleshooter to identify barriers and obstacles that could impede progress. Execute assigned tasks to ensure assets are efficiently deployed to minimize scrap and rework while maximizing Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), cost of finished goods, and yield. Support Engineering and Reliability projects as they are developed and executed to ensure they are completed in a timely manner. Support Manufacturing operations efficiency goals. Communicate proposed changes as needed. Support areas of need as required. Assist in day to day Engineering activities as required. Participate and support equipment and process improvements and support the success and effectiveness of the team. Will interact with maintenance, management, quality, and manufacturing. Support Engineering Operations and BacT/ALERT Manufacturing Observe and evaluate BacT/ALERT Packaging processes Observe and evaluate BacT/ALERT Formulation and Filling processes Support Reliability Engineering Initiatives Evaluate equipment reliability through data analysis Perform Spare Part Criticality assessments to support spare parts inventory requirements Support New Product Development Provide support to New Product Development projects as required Support Continuous Improvement Initiatives Explore opportunities for Continuous Improvement Evaluate OEE results, analyze data, and support improvements as required Observe and evaluate in process scrap and act to improve as required Participate in Continuous Improvement Projects as required (Gemba Walks, Kaizen Events, etc). Provide technical documents and results Provide formal evaluation results to Manufacturing/Engineering team members Author, support, and execute technical reports Engineering Team Meetings Actively participate in team meetings as required. Education, Skills, & Experience: High School Diploma/GED is required and must be actively enrolled in an academic program/institution pursuing a degree. Engineering or Life Science (Biology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, etc) majors are desired Six Sigma and/or Project Management experience is preferred Previous work experience is preferred, ideally in a Manufacturing or Warehouse setting #biojobs Please be aware that recruitment related scams are on the rise. Fraudulent job postings are being placed on other websites, and individuals posing as bioMerieux Talent Acquisition team members are reaching out via email or text message in an attempt to collect your personal and confidential information. In some cases, these scammers are also conducting bogus interviews prior to extending fraudulent offers of employment. Beware of individuals reaching out using general phone numbers and non-bioMerieux email domains (i.e. Hotmail.com, Gmail.com, Yahoo.com, etc.). If you are concerned that an interview experience or offer of employment might be a scam, please make sure you are searching for the posting on our careers site https://careers.biomerieux.com/ or contact us at recruitment@biomerieux.com. BioMerieux Inc. and its affiliates are Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information. Please be advised that the receipt of satisfactory responses to reference requests and the provision of satisfactory proof of an applicant's identity and legal authorization to work in the United States are required of all new hires. Any misrepresentation, falsification, or material omission may result in the failure to receive an offer, the retraction of an offer, or if already hired, dismissal. If you are a qualified individual with a disability, you may request a reasonable accommodation in BioMerieux's or its affiliates' application process by contacting us via telephone at (385) 770-1132, by email at recruitment@biomerieux.com, or by dialing 711 for access to Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS). Share: share to e-mail Share on Facebookshare to facebook Tweetshare to twitter Share on LinkedInshare to linkedin Apply Now >