Solution Prep Logistics Intern

Position Overview

Summary: Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies, Texas, Inc. is offering exciting summer internships for college students who have completed at least their sophomore year. We provide a supportive and collaborative teaching environment to help interns develop their skills and pinpoint their career goals. This opportunity offers invaluable experience with an industry-leading biopharmaceutical contract development manufacturing organization. Interns will work under the guidance of a department manager on a project focused on enhancing current processes and improving efficiency. Internships typically run from mid-May to August, with specific dates determined collaboratively between the intern, their supervisor, and Human Resources. 

 

The Solution Prep Logistics Intern will be assigned to the staging area and cleaning services, and will be support for logistics and creating standard of work for areas. 

 

Start Date: This internship is set to begin on May 19th, 2025 for an 11-week duration ending on August 8th 2025. 

  

Relocation: Please note this Internship Opportunity is designed to be 100% Onsite, 40 hours/week and a relocation/housing stipend is not provided. 

Company Overview

The work we do at FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies has never been more important—and we are looking for talented candidates to join us. We are growing our locations, our capabilities, and our teams, and looking for passionate, mission-driven people like you who want to make a real difference in people’s lives. Join FDB and help create the next vaccine, cure, or gene therapy in partnership with some of the most innovative biopharma companies across the globe. We are proud to cultivate a culture that will fuel your passion, energy, and drive - what FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies call Genki. 

 

College Station, Texas may be a small, university town, but the lively cultural scene and local amenities make it a great place for families as well as those who want the ease of small-town life and the convenience of living close to the vibrant pulse of big cities. Eighty-seven percent of Texas' population lives within a 180-mile radius, so we are in the center of it all in Texas. And our site is nestled in the hub of innovation, representing a source of pride for the area.

 

Job Description

 

Essential Functions (will vary based on departmental need): 

 

• Project 1: Utilizing lean manufacturing tools develop the lifecycle of consumables and raw materials that are used in the manufacturing space for production.
• Develop ways of reducing the amount of time materials are handled manually from handoff to production, eliminating non value added work.
• Establish and create a JIT (Just In Time) system for the staging area to reduce inventory in the staging area to allow for ease of flow and streamlining of production material.
• Create a standard of work for receiving picks, and identify gaps in the process, and areas that could be improved with lean principles.
• Project 2: Develop a standard of work for cleaning types for each room in the facility, along with implementing lean principles into current cleaning practices.
• Observe cleaning types in rooms (specifically TBF), identify non value added items that are being done outside the scope of the SOP, and remove non value added items.
• Utilize lean tools such as spaghetti graphs to identify extra manual items that are being completed during cleaning that are not required or could be reduced.
• Create a standard of work for each room in TBF for each cleaning type prescribed to the room. The standard of work will be created to provide better scheduling opportunities for production in the areas.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Skills & Abilities: 

 

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. 
• Strong proficiency with MS Office applications including Excel and Word. 
• Ability to go into labs and/or cleanrooms and dress in appropriate attire if required. 
• Demonstrated leadership skills and self-motivation. 
• Excellent organizational skills. 
• Excellent attention to detail. 

 

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements: 

 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to: 

• Experience at any time