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Operations Internship


THIS IS A PAID INTERNSHIP!
 
It is our mission to prepare our interns for future career successes by giving them practical, real-world experience that is valued across ALL industries. We aim to give our Interns a well-rounded, fully immersive experience and provide them with highly marketable, valuable, and transferable skills for them to apply in their continued education and next careers.
 
Past Interns that have worked at Waterfront Restoration have progressed to career paths in the following positions and companies: District Sales Supervisor - The Hershey Company, Project Manager - Marvin Windows, Optimized Operations Engineering Intern - 3M, Business Intelligence Intern - Cargill, Senior Analyst - Accenture Strategy, Business and Sales Management Associate - General Mills, Business Analyst - Target Corporation, Business Management Associate - General Mills, FSO Asset Management Assurance – Ernst & Young, and many more!
 
What you will learn:
  • How to identify and tackle problems in a structured manner while following industry leading proven processes.
  • Project and team leadership aimed at achieving ambitious company goals. Focuses will be on efficiency, productivity, and maximizing profit margins.
  • How to collect, analyze, and make decisions based on data.
  • How to work cross-functionally throughout the company management structure.
  • How to overcome the challenges of a small business. Resources are in high demand, and you will have to be creative in solving challenges.

What you will do as an Operations Intern:
  • Operations management and assistance to Operations Manager
  • Crew training and efficiency improvements
  • Recruiting and hiring of seasonal field staff
  • Schedule and overtime management
  • Documentation and job site analysis
What we look for in a candidate:
  • Background in engineering, operations, business, leadership, communications, human resources or related discipline.
  • Strong organization, problem solving, and communication skills.
  • Continuous improvement mindset with a proven ability to meet and exceed assigned goals. As a company we strive for challenging goals and our Interns need to be working towards growing professionally and contributing to the business growth daily.
  • Comfortable managing multiple projects concurrently while maintaining attention to detail.
  • Resourcefulness and proactivity.
  • Ability to work outdoors! Our jobs are on, in, and around lakes in MN. No better scenery than that!