Industrial Engineer Emerging Leaders Internship
American Signature Inc is committed to creating a more diverse and inclusive work environment where everyone’s perspective is valued. To that end our 2025 Internships will be offered to students who identify with a group that is historically underrepresented in the workforce.
Frequently asked questions:
What are the details for the program?
The Emerging Leaders Internship program is a paid summer internship for students who are currently in their 3rd or 4th year in a bachelor's program that are interested in future full-time opportunities at American Signature. This year’s Internship program will be Hybrid – students will need to be in our Columbus, OH offices 2-3 days a week.
The program lasts for 9 weeks and includes core functional work, special projects, and leadership development. Our program’s goal is to attract and prepare these students for future opportunities within our organization
What kinds of training opportunities are available within the program?
Outside of core project work, interns have the opportunity to take advantage of the learning and development programs American Signature offers. We encourage interns to invest in themselves and grow their personal and professional skills. Through our internship program, we offer a professional development series, leadership speaker series, and community building activities to connect with team members all over the company.
As the Industrial Engineering Intern, you will:
- Work with management to resolve organizational, production and related problems by studying work processes, product, and environment.
- Learn about creating leaner, more efficient and more profitable business practices and processes.
- Learn about developing labor/time standards for DC’s/HDC’s by performing motion and time studies.
- Learn about developing methods to improve work environment and improve efficiencies.
- Coordinate projects for new DC’s/HDC’s that remodel or restructure existing DC’s/HDC’s.
- Develop prototype warehouse plans based on capacity, product and process.
- Learn about Engineer processes and systems to improve quality and productivity
The ideal candidate will meet the following requirements:
- Working towards Bachelors degree in Retail, Business, Merchandising or related field
- 3.0 GPA or higher
- Embody our values: Serve Others and Own it.
- Internship or work experience
- Campus involvement and leadership experience
- Effective communication skills, written and verbal
- Strong organizational skills
- Proactive approach; identifies and solves problems
- Adaptability; flexible to changing market forces and shifting priorities
- Knowledge of Industrial Engineering and/or Engineering related discipline
Effective statistical analysis skills
Effective research and communication skills - Current student enrolled in a degreed college/university program (could add “in industrial engineering program or related field”)