Process Engineer Intern

8901 - Corp Office West Crk - 12800 Tuckahoe Creek Parkway, Richmond, Virginia, 23238

CarMax, the way your career should be! 

CarMax is an innovative FORTUNE 500 company on a mission to bring honesty and integrity to car buying.  Disrupting the marketplace for more than 20 years, CarMax is the largest used car retailer in the US with 175+ stores and 24,000+ associates.  Our success is driven by our customer-centric, data-informed approach to problem solving and an unparalleled focus on a company culture that supports our employees and our community.

 

As a Process Engineer Intern based at our Corporate Offices in Richmond, VA, you will play a key role in identifying opportunities within large-scale projects to drive continuous improvement using Lean principles. You’ll collaborate closely with operations teams to uncover areas for enhancement and influence stakeholders to implement impactful changes. Your contributions will help differentiate CarMax in the marketplace and shape the future of both our company and the industry.

                                                                                                                   

 

As a Process Engineer Intern, you will spend your time:

• Collaborating – partnering with leaders across the organization to learn about our business and identifying creative ways to solve problems
• Innovating – being bold in the pursuit of excellence and identifying opportunities to leverage your expertise to drive meaningful impacts to the business
• Working with store teams and store management to determine and understand critical processes

Possible store visits/minor travel involved (dependent on company travel policy at time of internship)

• Involvement in key areas will include:

Streamlining processes

Facility Planning

Work Measurements (Time Studies)

Production Planning and Inventory Control

Support and manage Engineering documents

• Having fun – enjoying the unique culture we offer at CarMax, including a healthy work/life balance

 

Our Culture:

Relish the challenge of tackling difficult business problems, but also enjoy time away working in a culture that prides itself on truly valuing our associates and work-life harmony.  Finally, join an organization that has been named one of the ‘100 Best Places to Work’ by FORTUNE magazine each year since 2005 and was recognized recently by FlexJobs & Forbes as a top company for millennials seeking work-life balance. CarMax is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

 

Ideal Qualifications:

• The position requires strong analytical and organizational skills
• Ability to identify and conduct root cause analysis to problem solve
• Ability to objectively analyze a complex situation and make a well-informed recommendation through effective communication
• Top-caliber critical thinking skills and intensely curious personality
• Ability to work both independently and in teams

$23.00 - $35.00

Benefits:

Except as otherwise required by state law, CarMax Associates are entitled to the following paid sick, vacation, and holiday time.

Associates that are considered full-time hourly or commission/incentive eligible:

• To earn up to 48 hours of sick time per year accrued on a per pay period basis and between 80 hours and 200 hours per year of vacation time after a 90 day waiting period depending on years of continuous service with the Company. 
• For 8 hours of pay for each of a total of 6 paid scheduled holidays per year plus 1 floating holiday.  If such an Associate does work on a scheduled holiday due to business need, they are eligible for Holiday Premium Pay. 

Associates considered full-time salaried are entitled to paid time away with no specified limit as needed for sick, vacation, bereavement, jury duty, holidays, floating holiday, etc. subject to manager approval. 

For more details about benefits, please visit our CarMax Benefits website.

Upon an applicant's request, CarMax will consider reasonable accommodation to complete the CarMax Job Application.