Operations Supervisor Intern (Manufacturing)

Location: Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States; onsite manufacturing facility. Start date: Spring/Summer 2027.

Pay range: $18.00–$37.00 per hour.

Company

Oshkosh Defense, an hirify.global company, manufactures tactical vehicles and advanced defense systems.

What you will do

• Lead 1–2 small or similar production areas and support team members in union and non-union manufacturing environments.
• Plan and facilitate work to meet production schedules, quality, housekeeping, and safety objectives.
• Provide daily troubleshooting support, performance feedback, coaching, and employee evaluations.
• Educate and enforce quality, safety, and 5S standards; maintain tools, materials, records, and production documentation.
• Support maintenance, continuous improvement, value stream, and production schedule initiatives.
• Conduct root-cause analyses, resolve nonconformances, implement machine, process, material, and assembly changes, and lead Kaizen events.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED and three or more years of manufacturing experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong willingness to learn.
• Ability to read, write, and comprehend simple instructions, correspondence, memos, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, technical procedures, business manuals, and government regulations.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence and communicate effectively with internal and external groups.
• Ability to make responsible decisions, evaluate information, apply alternatives or precedents, and solve structured problems within standard policies and procedures.
• Ability to schedule, supervise, and evaluate employees performing similar work and recommend personnel actions.

Nice to have

• Ability to plan and organize projects.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.

Culture & Benefits

• People First Culture supported through ongoing formal and informal coaching.
• Equal opportunity workplace committed to reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities.
• Competitive total rewards package and opportunities for team member growth and success.