Current Internship Offerings:
• Plant Engineering Intern — Gage Products Company, Ferndale, MI
• Industrial Engineering/Production System Efficiency Internship — Faurecia, Fraser, MI
→ OU students and alumni can apply for positions above at OUCareerLink.com.
• Opportunities in a variety of industries
Visit our news archive to read about the experiences of OU students in past Lean internships.
>> View Lean job opportunities
Student Projects
Undergraduate and graduate students implement Lean principles and practices through student projects in both Lean classes: Lean Principles and Practices in Organizations and Lean Principles and Application. Students working individually or in teams use Lean tools (i.e. process and value stream mapping, kaizen events, Lean assessments) to develop and provide performance solutions for companies.
Examples of Participating Companies:
- Comerica Bank
- Foamade Corporation
- Credit Union One
- U.S. Manufacturing
- NuStep Corporation
- Beaumont Hospital
Corporate Partnership Opportunities:
- Providing a learning environment for student co-ops or internships
- Providing an environment where students and faculty conduct research and collect data
- Have student and faculty team assess the need and design as well as develop and implement a performance solution to a problem
- Kaizen a process or product and provide improvement solutions
- Sponsor student learning opportunities through corporate donations
Student Partnership Opportunities:
- Internships or co-ops with corporate sponsors
- Participating in a real-world Lean implementation project
- Experience using Lean principles, practices and tools
For more information, contact the Pawley Institute.