Virtual Internship Opportunity: Defining Systems

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Animal Care Systems, Inc.
Centennial, Colorado, USA
Director of Marketing, Animal Care Systems, Inc.
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Project
Academic experience
80 hours per student
Student
Anywhere
Intermediate level

Project scope

Categories
Operations Project management
Skills
communication production management assembly lines marketing advising research
Details

Our organization is able to offer a virtual internship opportunity for 1 or 2 students


Our company has grown quickly and a lot of the processed that our implementers are using aren’t documented and have never been evaluated. We want to record how our best people are getting stuff done and make sure that there isn’t an even better way to get the job done. We would like students to help us define our systems so that we can efficiently focus your efforts and effectively scale.

We expect students will need to do the following:

  • Research best practices
  • Interview high-performing personnel
  • Define and document systems in our organization.
  • Make recommendations to improve on current practices.

The primary focus for the student will be: defining, implementing and preparing documents for best practices for assembly of products

Our goal at the end of this experience is: standardize, document and benchmark at least a few of the assmbly processes

Other duties the student may complete could include: advising on other areas of development if they come across them

We will plan to communicate with our virtual intern using these communication tools: TEAMS video/phone chat, email. We will have to set up a monitor on the assembly line so the student can visualize the assembly and document it, and request pictures/video as necessary.


Student's primary contact: (Teresa McKernan, Marketing Director, main liaison)

Secondary contact: (Jeff Johannes, Inventory Manager)

Third contact: Ann Johannes, Production Manager

Deliverables
No deliverables exist for this project.

About the company

Company
Centennial, Colorado, USA
51 - 200 employees
Science

Animal Care Systems manufactures the only motor-free rodent caging system in the industry. Combining “twice the mice” density with our unique carousel design, our caging provides a microenvironment that is free of noise, vibration and ultrasound, creating a variable-free environment. We have established a stellar reputation for our superior customer service and product support.

Our Mission
To provide innovative rodent caging systems that save energy and protect animals, their caretakers and the environment.

Our Company
Established in 1997, Animal Care Systems is the first caging systems company in the industry founded by a veterinarian with experience in directing AAALAC-accredited animal care and use programs. Dr. Germain Rivard’s experience with animal facility planning, design and management produced the construction of the first Gene Transfer Technologies Training Center and Rodent Barrier Facility for genetically altered mouse colonies.