Supply Chain Intern

Company Overview

At Opus IVS, our mission is to drive advancement in the automotive industry by assisting customers with complex vehicle repairs. Guided by our core values of Customer Focus, Innovation, Collaboration & Teamwork, and a Results-Driven approach, we continually strive to develop advanced technology that empowers us to fulfill our mission. 

Opus IVS technology & products has been a leader in the industry since the late 90’s. Opus IVS offers modern collision shops an integrated platform of leading diagnostics and calibration solutions, anchored by expert technicians and cutting edge, patented technology.

Position Summary

The Production Control Intern will support efforts to enhance production processes, improve system reliability, and ensure superior customer satisfaction. They will work cross-functionally to optimize workflows, implement innovative solutions, and troubleshoot manufacturing issues while developing hands-on experience in both engineering and software-focused tasks.

Responsibilities Based on our Cultural Values:

• Customer-Oriented
  • Implement health checks to detect issues before they impact customers.
  • Improve application logging to ensure faster issue resolution and better user experience.
  • Expand monitoring and alerting of web services to reduce downtime and improve service reliability.
  • Fix vulnerabilities and resolve security warnings to protect customer data and build trust.
  • Assist in analyzing and improving production processes to increase efficiency, reduce waste, and improve quality.
  • Assist in debugging and troubleshooting manufacturing issues on the production floor.
• Innovation
  • Automate tests to increase efficiency and reduce manual effort.
  • Enhance CI/CD (automated build and deployment system) to enable faster, more reliable releases.
  • Develop a microservices proof of concept to explore new architecture for scalability and agility.
  • Improve application and database performance to optimize systems for better efficiency.
  • Assist with Lean manufacturing techniques (such as 5S, Kaizen, or value stream mapping) to optimize workflows.
• Collaboration & Teamwork
  • Improve documentation to support knowledge sharing across teams.
  • Reverse engineer legacy code to help teams better understand and modernize older systems.
  • Work on small feature development to contribute to broader team projects and product evolution.
  • Assist in failure analysis of defective products, including root cause investigation.
• Results-Driven
  • Collect production data and support analysis to identify patterns and areas for improvement.
  • Create and improve tests to ensure more reliable and maintainable code.
  • Fix bugs to directly improve software quality and customer satisfaction.
  • Update outdated dependencies to keep systems secure and up to date.

Qualifications: 

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
• Basic understanding of manufacturing processes, quality control, and production workflows.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) for documentation, data analysis, and reporting.
• Strong problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills.

WHAT WE OFFER:

• Competitive Pay: We know your value and we’re not afraid to pay for it. We offer a competitive total compensation plan including salary, bonuses, tuition reimbursement, and a match contribution to your 401k.
• Time Off: Besides our competitive paid time off package, employees receive paid holidays and floating holidays.
• Benefits: We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including all the necessities such as medical, dental, and vision.
• Opportunity: to be a part of a fast-growing company working to make the world safer!

We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, disability status or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law.

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. While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear.  The employee frequently is required to stand, walk and sit.  The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification.  It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.