2025 U.S Summer Internship Program: Learning & Development Intern

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Job Description

Business Excellence focuses on developing and strengthening management systems and processes to achieve superior results. It aims to improve performance, foster a culture of learning, and drive continuous improvement.

Learning and Development, a part of Business Excellence, supports the evolving needs of the business. It optimizes human performance through onboarding, certification, on-the-job training, and ongoing learning to adapt to operational changes.

As a Learning and Development Intern, you will play a crucial role in further deploying the Learning and Development strategy at the site. This internship provides a unique opportunity to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of Learning and Development processes by designing frameworks for training modules, creating content, and developing programs.

How You Will Contribute:

• Collaborate with colleagues within the Business Excellence organization and Manufacturing.

• Work closely with stakeholders to assist in the development and implementation of departmental training matrices and content.

• Assist the L&D team in completing the Digital Transformation project.

• Develop and coordinate a soft skills training program with the learning and development team.

Internship Development Opportunities:

• During this internship, you will gain valuable experience in digital transformation and developing learning and training programs. You will:

• Learn the principles of Lean and continuous improvement, including identifying and reducing waste in processes to improve efficiency.

• Understand how skills matrices are created for manufacturing colleagues.

• Create learning content using various platforms.

• Develop soft skills through coursework on influencing, coaching, and related topics.

• This internship offers a comprehensive insight into the practical application of soft skills and the significance of structured training programs.

Job Requirements:

• This position will be fully onsite and require 5 days in the Round Lake, IL office per week.

• Must be pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Learning and Development, Human Development and Learning, Psychology, Education, or Business Management / Business Administration

• Understanding of instructional design, data analysis, adult learning principles, and reserach

• Intermediate to advance computer skills including MS Office (PowerPoint, Words, Excel)

• Knowledge of instructional design, graphic design, video editing software (e.g. Adobe Captivate, Articulate 360, Canva, etc)

• Highly reliable and a strong team player

• Flexible with an attention to detail

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Internship Eligibility

• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. on a permanent basis without requiring sponsorship

• Must be currently enrolled in a degree program graduating December 2025 or later

• The internship program is 10-12 weeks depending on the two start dates (June 2nd- August 29th) or (June 16th - August 22nd)

  • The intern must be able to commit to one of these time frames

• Able to work full time 40 hours a week during internship dates

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