Operational Excellence / Continuous Improvement Intern (Lean/Six Sigma)

Location: USA - MA - Amesbury. Onsite production environment; restricted to U.S. citizens due to U.S. government contract regulations.

Company

hirify.global is a global leader in advanced composites technology, carbon fiber, and honeycomb manufacturing for the commercial aerospace industry.

What you will do

• Support Lean initiatives including 5S, standard work, visual management, and value stream mapping across factory areas.
• Identify bottlenecks and implement sustainable solutions to improve flow, throughput, cycle time, and process capability.
• Conduct time studies, process mapping, waste analysis, and capacity evaluations.
• Develop and refine SOPs, work instructions, visual management materials, and production training materials.
• Support coaching, Gemba walks, tier meetings, and continuous improvement workshops with Production, Quality, Supply Chain, and Engineering.
• Deliver improvement savings through scrap reduction, yield improvement, labor optimization, reduced rework, and lower cost per unit.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Strong interest in continuous improvement and operational excellence.
• Basic knowledge of or coursework in Lean and/or Six Sigma.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• U.S. citizenship required due to U.S. government contract regulations.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time role supporting performance improvement, compliance, and operational excellence in a production environment.
• Training in Lean, Six Sigma, and data-driven problem-solving methodologies.
• Cross-functional collaboration with Production, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Supply Chain, and Engineering.
• Equal opportunity employment is provided without regard to protected characteristics.