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Are you a student looking for an amazing opportunity to learn AND make real contributions with an engineering team? Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas is currently recruiting for 2 Industrial Engineering interns for the summer 2027 intern program.
“This position is eligible to work a hybrid schedule in accordance with our Telecommuting Policy. Applicants must reside in Kansas or Missouri or be willing to relocate as a condition of employment.”
Why Join Us?
- Dynamic Work Environment: Collaborate with a team of passionate and driven individuals.
- Make a Positive Impact: Your work will directly contribute to the health and well-being of Kansans.
- Real World Experience: You will work hand in hand with our team in learning our business and applying your classroom learning.
- Networking Opportunities: Participate in our corporate intern program and network with other interns at BCBSKS to enhance your learning opportunity.
- Flexibility: Options to work onsite and hybrid available and accommodating to school schedule.
Compensation
·$26.50/hour
What you’ll do
- Analyze processes/activities and develop recommendations for improvement in operational and functional areas.
- Quantify savings to the organization based on projects that utilize engineering solutions.
- Prepare documentation and process maps to support business needs.
- Establish and/or update work standards through observation and time studies of activities in processing units.
- Analyze activity observations/timings and calculate standard work times utilizing Workstudy+ software.
- Develop/maintain systems supported by Engineering Services.
- Prepare and/or design new reports and programs as needed.
- Regularly correspond with and answer questions from supervision and management concerning the systems maintained by Engineering Services.
- Present summer projects in a final presentation to leadership.
- Complete special projects as assigned.
What you need
- Must be currently enrolled as an undergraduate in a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering curriculum with at least 1 year in the program.
- Require a minimum GPA of 2.75.
- Ability to work with and learn various computer applications and programs utilized by the area. Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Experience with Minitab, Microsoft Access, Visio, and Tableau/Power BI is preferred.
- Communicate effectively with employees in all organizational levels.
- Have a proven record of low absenteeism.
- Need to be self-motivated and be able to carry out activities with a minimum of supervision.
Benefits & Perks
- Networking opportunities with other company interns, through our company intern program
- Participate in TopCity intern program
- Access to onsite Topeka workout facility, Club Blue
- Housing assistance available for onsite interns in Topeka
- Professional development opportunities through company training – ‘Blue University'
Our Commitment to Connection and Belonging
At Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, we are committed to fostering a culture of connection and belonging, where mutual respect is at the foundation of our workplace. We provide equal employment opportunities to all individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, belief, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military or veteran status, family or parental status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas conducts pre-employment drug screening, criminal conviction check, employment verifications and education as part of a conditional offer of employment.
