Manufacturing Systems & Strategic Volume Planning (Spring 2025)

A good student experience is never hands-off. We believe in creating an environment where students really can learn by doing during their time with us and where they are given their own areas of responsibilities from the start. That’s why you are treated as part of the team from day one and are encouraged to bring your own ideas to the table. 

Description

The Production Control Department is responsible for steering Plant Spartanburg’s production volume on a long term, short term & daily level, while maintaining an optimized production system.

The department is integrated into all aspects of BMW’s manufacturing strategies.

• The Production Control Department is responsible for steering Plant Spartanburg’s production volume on a long term, short term & daily level, while maintaining an optimized production system.  The department is integrated into all aspects of BMW’s manufacturing strategies.

The Production Control department is divided into these main areas:

• Supports the strategic volume planning & reports to Senior Management. Implementation of plant business strategy into a manufacturing plan.
• Order Planning: sequences customer orders by adhering to assembly & supplier restrictions. Drives the master production sequence for the plant.
• Program Planning: Develops production strategy (volume plan, shift model, production calendar) short term to long term.
• Vehicle Control: manages the vehicle sequence throughout the plant to ensure on-time delivery of orders to our customers.

The qualified intern should be expected to:
 

• Identify, lead & support continuous improvement projects within the department.

• Lead and coordinate cross-departmental improvement projects, collaborating with diverse technologies such as Assembly, Body-Shop, Paint-Shop, HR, Finance, and IT.

• Develop and refine data analysis tools to optimize process management and streamline daily reporting methods.

• Engage with interdisciplinary teams to gain a comprehensive understanding of business operations, production systems, and supply chain intricacies of a large automotive manufacturing facility.

• Generate and present insightful Key Performance Indicator (KPI) reports to inform and guide Plant management decisions.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a degree in Project Management, Industrial & Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Business, Logistics, Management, Engineering, Finance, Data analytics.
• Possess a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 (not just in major).
• Have enrolled status at an accredited four-year college or university in the United States.
• Completed at least 30 credit hours at time of application.
• Ability to complete 3 work terms for co-op positions. 
• Ability to work full-time on-site (40 hours / week).
• Transfer students must have a GPA from current university.
• MUST ATTACH A COPY OF UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT. 
• Complete and pass a substance abuse test before the work term. 
• THE WORK TERM DATES ARE (January 13th – May 16th, 2025)