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Summer Internship Program

Drexel Building Supply
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ABOUT DREXEL

Drexel Building Supply is a leading provider of quality building materials and services to professional contractors and homeowners throughout Wisconsin. Team Member owned and community-driven, we proudly operate six Drexel retail locations and three Drexel manufacturing locations across Wisconsin.  

We align our entire team around one mission: Supply. Happiness. 

We live and operate around our 11 core values, and these values are the backbone of what drives our team to success. Our core values exemplify the DNA of Team Blue! Join us in our mission and see for yourself why Drexel has been named a Wisconsin Top Workplace every year since 2011 and a USA Top Workplace in 2023!    

ABOUT INTERNSHIPS

 This is an in-person internship that is 40-hours per week between Monday and Friday. The first week of intern training bootcamp  will take place at Drexel Building Supply in Campbellsport (227 W Main St., Campbellsport, WI). Transportation will not be provided. This must be arranged by the intern.

At the conclusion of training bootcamp, interns will report to their summer-long locations, based on placement by the Drexel Training Team and the intern (placements to be determined by January 1, 2025).

Internships begin in May 2025 and will conclude in the middle of August 2025. 

This is a general internship application, so if any of the below roles peak your interest, please apply! Additional information requests will be sent after application submission. 

AVAILABLE INTERNSHIPS:

Residential Design - Wrightstown

  • Reading Blueprints and Scopes of Work.
  • Comfortable with using computers and a math wizard.
  • Revit software experience is highly encouraged.
  • Develop concept floor plan layouts and exterior elevations.
  • Take concept floor plans/elevations and transform them into construction documents.
  • Use website plans and establish furniture layouts.
  • Understand roof, truss & floor loads.
  • Must be detail oriented, organized, have a creative mind and high communication skills!

Lumber & Structural Specialist - Campbellsport, New Berlin, Columbus

  • Immersed in learning and understanding design and estimating fundamentals.
  • Quote assistance including but not limited to; putting together and finalizing small and large quotes.
  • Understanding floor plans and products.
  • Interpret project plans to accurately and efficiently quote projects.
  • Use project plans and scope of work to accurately estimate material quantities and/or material lists for project bids and/or sold projects.
  • Prepare material list for quotes; route to category specialists and sales team for pricing and presentation to customer.
  • Troubleshoot various structural related issues and develop solutions.

Truss Design - Wrightstown Truss

  • Reading Blueprints and Scopes of Work.
  • Comfortable with using computers and a math wizard.
  • Learn how to use MiTek software.
  • Produce individual truss designs and layouts for the roof or floor system
  • Work in partner with sales personnel to ensure individual customer needs and expectations are being met
  • Prepare quotes.
  • Job site visits with stick built jobs and off-site construction.
  • Understand how the different design departments coincide with each other.

Panel Design - Amherst

  • Reading Blueprints and Scopes of Work.
  • Comfortable with using computers and a math wizard.
  • Learn how to use MiTek and iStruct software.
  • Design structural components.
  • Produce individual designs and final layouts for wall and floor systems.
  • Provide engineering support to customers when needed.
  • Make jobsite visits to Off-Site construction sites.
  • Understand how the different design departments coincide with each other.

Tailgate Tour/Marketing - Campbellsport

  • You set the tone for each event and get the party started!
  • You can’t be afraid to get dirty. Literally. The food truck will be your home for the summer. Cooking, serving, and having fun with our customers is what it's all about… You’ll be grilling brats with the fancy grill that rolls right out of the truck.
  • Organize and prepare for Tours including making sure all supplies are loaded, enough time is allowed for travel, team members attending know the details and operating Google Calendar like a champ!
  • Manage social media accounts to show how you are supplying happiness throughout the summer.
  • Put on the miles with the food truck! Nearly everyday you will be going to a job site to cook lunch for the builder/ client.
  • Get creative. New ideas and innovation are a must. How can we make the Tailgate Tour experience better? That’s up to you!
  • Manage and build relationships with clients and Sales Team.
  • Distribute Drexel swag (tshirts, hats, etc) as seen fit.
  • Candidates must 18 years old and have a clean driving record to insure.

Merchant - Campbellsport

  • Must love mining data and geeking out on the details! Exhibit a "data meets emotion" approach when establishing a complete product offering for our builders.
  • Excellent computer, administrative, and evaluation skills. Properly comprehend, execute and document transactions including purchase orders, acknowledgements and reports
  • Take full ownership of assigned categories
  • Lead and manage projects within assigned categories
  • Negotiate, manage and maximize comprehensive buying programs at all levels
  • Analyze trends and make conclusions based on the current market for product offering and pricing
  • Support continuous improvement of all aspects of the buying, inventory & distribution process

Inventory - Campbellsport

  • Must love data entry and geeking out on the details!
  • Excellent computer, administrative, and mathematical skills. Properly comprehend and fill out paperwork including invoices and reports
  • Have the ability to work and communicate with multiple departments to achieve desired goals
  • Be open minded to change and excited to make a difference
  • Maintain real time inventory accuracy, including conducting regularly scheduled cycle counts
  • Making sure the best processes and training in the following areas are complete; receiving, rotating, and loading correct amounts for deliveries and other customer purchases.
  • Helping with yard layout, being outside with our operations team getting down and dirty

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Requirements

 REQUIREMENTS/ELIGIBILITY

Interested students must:

  • Have a strong interest in seeking out creative ways to work
  • Be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident
  • Be entering your Senior year of High School or beyond!
  • You do not need to be college bound to participate in this program
  • Must be comfortable with computers
  • Have an uber-positive enthusiastic winning attitude!
  • You connect with people easily and initiate conversation
  • You are a master of multitasking projects and staying organized
  • The internship acceptance is based on a holistic application review