Rantec Power Systems Inc. is hiring Interns at $21.00/hr!

Come join our team!  Based in Los Osos, California, located along California's scenic Central Pacific coastline, Rantec offers many outstanding benefits, the following are a few: 

• Competitive wages
• Tuition Assistance
• Peer-to-Peer recognition and Years of Service Awards.
• We have every other Friday off as we are on the 9/80 schedule
• Free catered lunch on the Friday/payday that we work.

Rantec is an upper-tier designer and manufacturer of power supplies for the military and aerospace markets. We are an engineering-based company, with expertise in all aspects of power supply design, manufacturing and test.

Scope
The Intern would focus on tasks and projects to support the Materials Department at Rantec to improve Material Handling efficiency and reduce non-value add tasks.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Improve kitting efficiencies for key production programs
  • Review kitting process and improve kitting efficiency.
    • Setting default common locations for materials issued to the same kit.
    • Creating new or improved kitting bins, processes and labels for better 5S organization.
  • Identify and implement opportunities for reducing material handler touch time.
• Cycle Counting Improvements
  • Run and Implement ABC Analysis in Syteline.
    • Stagger last count dates to level load cycle counts.
  • Analyze and remove unused Item Stockroom Locations to reduce cycle count rows.
  • Remove cycle counting items without demand forecasted.
• Item Master Setting Adjustments
  • Analyze and recommend adjustments to ERP Item Master settings that impact planned orders quantity.
    • Recommend changes to Days Supply or Order Maximum settings to drive actions for efficient batch sizing for production and materials.
• Job Order Splitting and Printing
  •  Review and analyze process for efficiency gain.
• Material Handler Handheld Scanner Implementation
  • Review handheld scanner capabilities and ease of use for improving material handler put away transactions and cycle count capabilities to improve Material Handler efficiencies.
    • If handheld scanner is capable of improving efficiencies, identify and implement actions to support use of handheld scanned.

Potential Additional Duties

• MODI Receiving Scanner Implementation – pending purchase
  • Create Work Instructions on how to use and process the MODI scanner.
  • Teach software to view different style labels.

Qualifications/Requirements
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position requires access to our export-controlled commodities, technical data, technology and services.  These items are restricted under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to U.S. Citizens, Lawful Permanent Residents of the U.S. and properly licensed foreign persons.  Therefore, employment is contingent on compliance with ITAR regulations and successfully obtaining and maintaining the necessary export authorization license from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of State’s Office of Defense Trade Controls, or other applicable government agency.

Education and Experience

• Pursuing degree related to Industrial or Manufacturing Engineering (IE, IME, ME, GE, ITP)
• 1 year of previous experience preferred
• Courses or projects related to ergonomics, production flow, facility layout or inventory storage preferred
• Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point
• Excellent interpersonal as well as verbal and written communication skills

Physical Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Work within a factory environment, including moderate noise and chemical odors
• Moving between sitting, standing and walking
• Consistently lifting and handling up to 10 pounds and periodically lifting up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to focus, with correction, if needed.
• Employee signature below constitutes the employees understanding of the requirements, essential functions and duties of the position

Salary: $21.00 Hourly

Rantec is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Rantec will consider requests for reasonable accommodation from applicants with disabilities or sincerely held religious beliefs. If you require accommodation during the application process, please contact hr@rantec.com.