Paint Shop Materials Co-op (Summer 2023)

Innovation is imagining what’s NEXT when no one else can. Shaping your future starts here, as we believe our Gen>NEXT students are the future leaders of BMW. Our vision is to secure BMW Manufacturing’s excellence by attracting the best of the best. We believe in creating a hands-on environment where you can directly impact the future of mobility. You will be guided and mentored throughout inspiring tasks and projects. As one of our Gen>NEXT students, you will be part of the team from day one and encouraged to add new ideas and value to the business.

This is a co-op position which requires three alternating rotations (e. g. 1st rotation: spring, 2nd rotation: fall, 3rd rotation: summer).

The Paint Shop Materials Co-op will provide assembly with premium quality painted bodies. They will work with strenuous production volume targets and equipment functionality/materials are held to high standards. Any material defect that arises must be immediately contained and root-caused to prevent from reoccurrence.Paint shop consumes the largest amount of natural resources across the plant; it is crucial to constantly be working on ways to reduce energy consumption and water usage for sustainable production of BMW X-Vehicles.

The qualified co-op should expect to contribute & improve in the following functions:

• Maintain quality of all materials in paint shop
• Validate and integrate new materials
• Reduce energy consumption
• Manage paint suppliers and escalation topics
• Various production-critical tasks

• Pursuing a degree in Engineering 
• Knowledge of Thermodynamics
• Willingness to work in a production environment
• Flexible; skilled in multitasking and prioritizing
• Interpersonal skills
• Possess a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 (not just in major).
• Have full-time 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 work full-time (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 May 8th, 2023 to August 11th, 2023.

BMW Manufacturing Company is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of BMW MC to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all qualified persons regardless of age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. 

Employment with BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC (BMW MC) is at-will and may be terminated at any time, with or without notice, at the option of BMW MC or the employees.