Summer Intern - Operations Job at Hanes Companies, Conover, NC

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  • Hanes Companies
  • Conover, NC

Job Description

Operations Intern – Hanes Companies
Location: Conover, NC
Reports To: Dylan Shook

Overview
The Operations Intern will support Hanes Companies by assisting with process improvement, operational analysis, and hands‑on projects across the facility. This role focuses on identifying downtime drivers, improving workspace organization, reviewing customer program processes, and supporting machine‑level accuracy and efficiency. The intern will gain valuable exposure to operations, continuous improvement, and workflow optimization within a manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities:
Operational Analysis
• Identify top downtime drivers by machine group or department.
• Determine root causes and recommend improvement actions.
• Review customer programs with complex special instructions and map current‑state processes with improvement recommendations.

6S and Workplace Organization
• Support machine‑level 6S improvements, including workspace organization and labeling.
• Assist with productivity enhancements and maintaining organized work areas.

Project Support
• Conduct warehouse time studies to support new code layout planning.
• Review and update wrap files for machines to improve accuracy of standards.
• Identify top downtime codes and help create action plans for improvement.

Qualifications
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Interest in operations, manufacturing, or process improvement.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks.
• Strong communication skills and willingness to collaborate with cross‑functional teams.
• Attention to detail and a desire to improve systems and processes.

What You Will Gain
• Hands‑on experience in operations and continuous improvement.
• Exposure to real‑world manufacturing challenges and solutions.
• Experience conducting time studies, analyzing downtime, and supporting process improvements.
• A foundational understanding of how operational workflows function within a large organization.

Hanes Companies is a people-first organization dedicated to providing a complete benefits package for our employees and their families. Benefits include health/dental/vision insurance, retirement savings with company match, discount stock plan, paid time off, paid holidays, employee assistance program, gym reimbursement, education reimbursement, and many more!

Equal Employment Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer

Job Tags

Internship, Summer internship

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