Industrial Engineer Intern

We are excited to offer an internship opportunity for motivated individuals looking to gain valuable experience within Industrial Engineering for summer of 2026! You will have the opportunity to work alongside experienced professionals, contributing to meaningful projects and gaining hands-on experience within your profession. This internship is designed to provide you with a comprehensive learning experience, helping you develop key skills and insights that will support your professional growth.

Benefits & Your Time with Wagner:

• On-site fitness center
• Volunteer opportunities
• Sick & safe time

Pay: $22hr

Position Objective:

Internship position responsible for assisting the Distribution Manager and Supervisors to achieve the below objective: Continuously improving distribution process to ensure that daily operations are capable of meeting demand and space expectations. Must hold paramount achieving customer excellence and employee safety. Provide Supervisory team support in daily operations to develop and implement improvement projects in receipt processing, order picking, and capacity management.

• Assist the Production Director and Supervisors in the below responsibilities
• Lead lean initiatives including demand-driven continuous flow, 5-S, and elimination of wastes through the use of lean principles. Track progress by the use of setting goals and tracking progress to ensure goals are met.
• Work hand in hand with supervisors in supporting the daily production expectations and plan.
• Work hand in hand with operations team to plan and execute distribution projects.
• Work with supervisors and operators to identify and execute cost reduction projects and/or ergonomic process improvements.
• Perform other duties and assume accountability as apparent or as delegated, including mutually agreed upon objectives.

Relationship to Others:

Supervisors:  will receive work direction. 

Distribution Manager:  provide weekly reviews.

Distribution Leads: provide work direction and assistance as needed to develop, improve, and implement efficiency and process recommendations.

Dimensions of Position:

Assist Distribution Supervisors in daily execution of logistics plan and development of improvement projects

Provide work guidance, as appropriate, to distribution team.

Education and Experience:

Education

• In pursuit or has a Bachelor of Science in an Industrial Engineering Degree. Completed most or all upper division courses.

Experience

• Past work in an distribution environments desirable, not required.

Wagner is dedicated to the ongoing journey of equity, diversity and inclusion. We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and committed to building a workplace where everyone feels welcome, valued, and empowered to be themselves. We don’t discriminate based on race, color, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage you to be your authentic self and share your unique perspectives. If you require any accommodation throughout the hiring process, please let us know how we can assist you.