Ascend Intern

Description

Launch Your Career with Acutec's ASCEND Internship Program

Looking for an internship where you'll do more than just shadow someone? At Acutec, you'll gain hands-on experience, work on meaningful projects, and build skills that will set you apart after graduation.

Acutec is an employee-owned, woman-led manufacturer of flight-critical components and assemblies for the aerospace and defense industry. With more than 12,000 unique components in production, our parts are used on commercial and military aircraft, helicopters, and next-generation aerospace programs—including the future of space exploration.

As an ASCEND intern, you'll:

• Gain real-world, hands-on experience working on projects that make an impact.
• Learn from experienced engineers and industry professionals who are invested in your success.
• Collaborate with teams supporting some of the world's leading aerospace and defense customers.
• Build technical and professional skills that strengthen your résumé and prepare you for your career.
• Complete a capstone project and present your work to Acutec's CEO and President, giving you valuable presentation and leadership experience.

At Acutec, we believe our employees are our greatest asset. That's why we invest in mentorship, training, and professional development to help you grow throughout your internship and beyond.

Many of our former interns have accepted full-time positions at Acutec or gone on to successful careers across the aerospace industry. In fact, several members of our leadership team started as interns while they were still in high school or college.

If you're looking for an internship where you'll learn, contribute, network with professionals, and launch your career, Acutec's ASCEND Internship Program is the place to start.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

· Collaboration – The small team environment at this facility ensures engagement, collaboration, and support. Work with the best of the best: in-house and worldwide experts in tooling, equipment, and software development. 

· Community Engagement – we are focused on being engaged with our community and giving back! As a part of our team, you will be able to participate in many community service events and make it a priority to make donations to causes and programs our team members are involved with. 

· Interface successfully with assigned teams.

· Assist with the improvement of policies and processes to enhance productivity and eliminate waste.

· Assist with strategic improvement initiatives within the organization to improve key features such as quality, delivery, cost, and safety.

· Assist with day -to-day tasks as well as special projects as assigned

· Successfully complete all assigned trainings including Acutec Culture training and Safety training.

Key Roles

· Completes projects accurately and as assigned, meets deadlines under normal working conditions.

· Establish and maintain a positive relationship with associates. Demonstrate the ability to work with others to achieve company and department objectives.

· Handle multiple tasks, prioritize according to importance, and follow instructions and works well under pressure

· Demonstrate the ability to grasp and follow instructions without constant supervision.

Requirements

To perform this  role successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge , skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education & Experience Requirements:

· We are seeking someone working towards a college degree or high school diploma

· 3.0 GPA or higher.

Required Knowledge and Skills:

Considerable knowledge of principles and practices of personnel administration, effective oral and written communication skills, excellent interpersonal skills. Strong computer skills, highly organized, effective at time management, process-oriented, positive attitude. 

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment

· The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

· Working conditions are normal for an office environment with occasional exposure to a manufacturing environment.

· Visibility requires maintaining a professional appearance and providing a positive company image to the public.

Safety and Policy Practices

The employee in this job must be knowledgeable in regard to the safety policies and procedures of the Company as described in the company safety manual. The employee must adhere to all said policies and procedures while supporting the goals and objectives of the organization and recognize the Company’s need to achieve its business objective.