Lean Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering Co-op - Fall
Posted Sep 9, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time you used data to solve a problem on a team or in a project.
What they are checking: Whether they rely on evidence over opinion, which is the heart of short-term problem solving on a production floor.
Tell me about a time you had to learn something quickly and then explain it to others.
What they are checking: Whether they can move from learner to teacher fast, which the posting names as a goal for the role.
Why are you interested in Lean and industrial engineering in a medical device plant?
What they are checking: Whether their interest connects to the real work of improving flow and quality on a factory floor.
What would you do
Operators on the line are skeptical of a new standard work sheet you helped write. How do you get them on board?
What they are checking: Whether they can earn trust from experienced workers by listening and involving them, not just presenting a document.
You notice a safety risk in how material is moved between stations. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they raise safety issues immediately, since safety is a named focus for this production line.
About the work
Explain 5S to me as if I worked on the anesthesia production line and had never heard of it.
What they are checking: Whether they understand Lean tools well enough to teach them plainly, which the co-op is expected to do.
How would you build a value stream map for a test assembly station, and what would you look for once it was drawn?
What they are checking: Whether they know how to find waiting, rework and excess inventory rather than just drawing boxes.
What is error-proofing, and can you give an example of how it might apply in medical device assembly?
What they are checking: Whether they grasp why mistake-proofing matters more in a regulated product where a defect can reach a patient.
How would you measure whether a kaizen event actually improved anything?
What they are checking: Whether they think about baselines and follow-up metrics instead of declaring success at the end of the week.
How would you reduce work-in-process inventory sitting between two stations without slowing output?
What they are checking: Whether they understand flow and balancing, not just cutting inventory and hoping the line keeps up.
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