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Assembly Intern

Mercedes-Benz Group AG
Charleston, United StatesinternshipVerifiedPosted 28 May 2026

About the role

Tätigkeitsbereich:Produktion
Fachabteilung:Assembly
Gesellschaft:Mercedes-Benz Vans, LLC
Standort:Mercedes-Benz Vans, LLC, Charleston, SC
Startdatum:sofort
Veröffentlichungsdatum:28.05.2026
Stellennummer:MER00043NP
Arbeitszeit:Vollzeit
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Shape the future today.

 

The world is changing. The question is, what will be our contribution to the outcome? We have set the pace in the field of mobility from the very beginning, and we will continue to do so. At Mercedes-Benz Vans, interdisciplinary teams are developing the mobility of tomorrow. Our goal is to make mobility safer, simpler, and more sustainable for people across the globe. Put your pioneering spirit to good use: This is your opportunity to make a contribution that extends far beyond your job title.

 

At Mercedes-Benz Vans, we offer you the perfect environment for your professional and personal growth. Cutting-edge training and promising career opportunities will help you to foster and expand your professional skill set as well as your individual strengths. Think, try, and thrive with us in collaborative work environments that spark game-changing concepts. 

 

Job Overview:

 

We have an immediate opening for an Assembly Intern position.

Reporting to the Assembly Manager, the Assembly Intern provides the best possible support by assisting with all aspects of factory planning and engineering and helps to ensure that the ongoing plant expansion runs smoothly. 

 

Responsibilities:

 

  • Assist areas such as Trim, Chassis, End-of-Line or Quality Assurance in Production

  • Process documentation

  • Feasibility analysis of optimization projects

  • Optimize daily processes with new ideas

  • Overview and updated, detailed schedule

  • Coordinate project steps with plant operations

  • Read and interpret drawings when needed

  • Assist and lead meetings

  • Taking meeting minutes and KPI editing

  • Process optimization of production line processes

  • Improve quality transparency by creating dashboards

  • Time studies and analysis of bottlenecks

  • Process analysis and process improvement ideas and implementation

  • Project planning using Microsoft planner

  • Time studies and poke yoke implementations

  • Assist where needed by the department or other areas

     

     

Skills:

 

  • Preferred studies in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Information System Engineering or other related/similar fields

  • Experience with Information Systems
  • Experience with lean manufacturing and methodologies
  • Understanding of OEE and manufacturing KPI's
  • Good communication and presentation skills
  • Power-BI and related software
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Interest in process optimization and problem-solving

 

Qualifikationen

 

  • Having graduated within the past 12 months or currently working towards a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Engineering, Business or relevant degree is required to participate in the intern program.

     

     

Opportunities: 

Learn or improve the German language; cultural exchange with German interns.  

Learning ObjectiveWe value education and want to invite current students to work with us as they work towards their educational goals. Our main objective is to give students experience and real world issues organizations face each day.  We believe in working with our interns on a work schedule that allows them to focus on school and homework. We also believe in paying our interns competitive wages.  This position will allow the team member to gain insight to the workings of factory planning and engineering processes. This internship will expose the team member to all levels in the organization to assist in building a resume that will allow the team member to become competitive in the job market.

Applicants should be eager, driven, focused, hard-working individuals that are ready to assist a growing company with handling a complex multi-million dollar project. He or she should be willing to learn and be taught skills from experienced members of the engineering team. The individual should be self-motivated and interested in adding value and making a difference within an organization. 

 

 

Preferred Start Date:
July 20, 2026

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