What are the responsibilities and job description for the Intern, VPC Operations Co-op (Part Time) - Jacksonville (On-Site) position at Southeast Toyota Distributors?
Overview
JM Family Enterprises, Inc. was founded by automotive legend, Jim Moran in 1968. It is a privately held company with $18 billion in revenue and more than 5,000 associates. Rooted in automotive and united in its strong culture and core values, JM Family is in the business of helping other businesses succeed. As a long-term partner, it is invested in its companies, associates and its communities. Driven by exceptional performance, current subsidiaries are in the automotive, business services, financial services and franchising. Its family of companies includes: Southeast Toyota Distributors, the world’s largest independent distributor of Toyota vehicles; JM&A Group, a company committed to improving automotive dealers’ performance by offering Finance & Insurance products and services, dealership training and consulting; World Omni Financial Corp. (dba Southeast Toyota Finance), a captive financial services company driven to delivering an exceptional dealership and customer experience for Toyota customers in the Southeast; JM Lexus, one of South Florida’s leading Lexus dealers; Home Franchise Concepts®, a multi-brand franchise network consisting of Budget Blinds®, Tailored Living® featuring PremierGarage®, Concrete Craft®, AdvantaClean®, Kitchen Tune-Up®, Bath Tune-Up®, Two Maids® and Aussie Pet Mobile®, Futura Title & Escrow, a family of leading independent title and escrow companies which includes Alliance Title & Escrow, AmeriTitle, Pacific Alliance Title, Kittitas Title and Escrow, and Rollease Acmeda, a leading specialty distributor of window covering systems.
JM Family has earned various awards for its culture, products and services, including 24 consecutive years on Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For list. Interact with JM Family on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.
About Southeast Toyota Distributors LLC
Southeast Toyota Distributors is the world’s largest independent distributor of Toyotas. The company distributes vehicles, parts and accessories to 177 Toyota dealerships in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and North and South Carolina. Dealers in this region sell approximately 20% of all Toyotas sold in the country. Headquartered in Deerfield Beach, Florida, its vehicle processing facilities are located in Jacksonville, Florida and Commerce, Georgia.
Southeast Toyota Distributors is a subsidiary of JM Family Enterprises, Inc., a privately held company with $18 billion in revenue and more than 5,000 associates. JM Family has earned various awards for its culture, products and services, including 24 consecutive years on Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For list. Interact with JM Family on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.
Job Description
Southeast Toyota's Industrial Engineering department has two part-time Intern openings for immediate start in January 2023 and May 2023 at our Vehicle Processing Center in Jacksonville, FL.
Candidates hired in this role will be paid a competitive hourly wage.
The student intern’s primary focus will be assisting the team by completing time and motion studies to develop labor standards for production activities.
While performing time and motion studies, the student will be required to:
- Read and comprehend process documents.
- Adhere to safety and quality policy and procedures while supporting site compliance objectives.
- The student intern may also have the opportunity to get exposure in the following areas:
- Participate in process mapping and data collection in a production environment.
- Participate in Kaizen Events and Gemba Walks under the direction of the IE Dept.
- Work closely with 5S teams to improve workplace organization and waste reduction.
- Perform ergonomic assessments and develop recommendations for various work tasks.
Our Vehicle Processing Center’s core hours are Monday through Friday, from 6:00 am - 2:15 pm. Our ideal candidate will be local to our facility in Jacksonville, FL and commit to working part time during these hours.
Flexible hours can be structured to accommodate the candidate’s class schedule. The length of the internship will be based on volume of work, intern’s successful performance and continuous needs of our Operation, not to exceed a total of 12 months.
Job Requirements
- Candidate must be currently enrolled in a degree seeking program; freshman, sophomore and junior students preferred.
- STEM students or students with focus in Industrial or Manufacturing preferred but not required.
- Experience and/or completed coursework related to time & motion studies.
- Microsoft Excel experience with data entry and basic macro development desired
- Microsoft PowerPoint experience developing and delivering presentations
- Strong organizational, problem-solving, and analytical skills
- Self motivated, organized and able manage multiple priorities and projects effectively.
- Ability to work under time constraints and manage complexity effectively
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including highly effective verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to travel between business locations in Jacksonville, FL (requiring a personal vehicle) as needed.
- Flexibility to work non-standard schedules onsite and based on business location needs due to varying schedules.
- Our onsite teams have established and implemented consistent COVID-19 prevention procedures across our Jacksonville and Commerce production facilities. Our student intern must adhere to COVID-19 prevention procedures to include social distancing, daily temperature screenings and appropriate usage of masks while in the workplace.
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