Manufacturing Systems & Strategic Volume Planning Domestic Intern (Fall 2025)
A good student experience is never hands-off. We are dedicated to fostering a dynamic learning environment where students actively engage in practical experiences throughout their time with us. From the beginning, students are entrusted with specific responsibilities, ensuring they play a significant role in their learning journey. As valued team members, students are also encouraged to share and implement their own ideas, enhancing both their personal growth and the collective success of the team.
Description:
The qualified intern/Co-op should expect to contribute & improve in the following functions:
• 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.
• 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.
- Continuous improvement of the plant volume & reporting systems which are used to steer the plant at multiple level of the organization (Senior management, department management, operations, etc.) – Key Topics: Data analytics, presentation/communication skills, management reporting.
• Promote the advancement of future production steering concepts for upcoming structural changes including integration of electrified vehicles – Key Topics: Planning, analysis & project management.
• Support the development of the Plant Production Control room consolidation concept. Integrated approach to production steering across Body Shop, Paint Shop, & Assembly – Key topics: Project management, manufacturing strategy, organizational development.
• Lead & coordinate the end of assignment presentations from the interns & PACE associates to the Logistics Vice-President & Management Team.
Qualifications:
- Possess a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 (not just in major)
- Have enrolled student 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 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 August 11th – December 12th, 2025.
- Pursuing a Project Management, Industrial & Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Business, Logistics, Management, Engineering, Finance, or Data analytics degree.
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.
