Operations Internship - Watercraft Inspections

THIS IS A PAID INTERNSHIP!

It is our mission to prepare our interns for future career successes by giving them practical, real-world experience that is valued across ALL industries. We aim to give our Interns a well-rounded, fully immersive experience and provide them with highly marketable, valuable, and transferable skills for them to apply in their continued education and future careers.

Past Interns that have worked at Waterfront Restoration have progressed to career paths in the following positions and companies: District Sales Supervisor - The Hershey Company, Project Manager - Marvin Windows, Optimized Operations Engineering Intern - 3M, Business Intelligence Intern - Cargill, Business and Sales Management Associate - General Mills, Business Analyst - Target Corporation, and many more!

What you will do as a Watercraft Inspections Operations Intern:

• Recruit, interview, hire, and coordinate training for watercraft inspector employees
  

• Manage daily operations of watercraft inspection programs with assistance to Operations Manager
  

• Schedule all inspector staff and track labor hours throughout the summer season
  

• Administer inspector training to achieve accuracy, professional, and thorough inspections
  

• Develop improved systems and best practices of the watercraft inspection program
  

What you will learn:

• How to identify and solve problems following industry leading proven processes.
  

• Project and team leadership aimed at achieving ambitious company goals. The Focus will be on efficiency, data accuracy, environmental protection and business management.
  

• How to collect, analyze, and make decisions based on data.
  

• How to work cross-functionally throughout the company management structure.
  

• How to overcome the challenges of a small business. Resources are in high demand, and you will have to be creative in solving challenges.
  

• MnDNR trained and authorized level 1 and level 2 watercraft inspector
  

What we look for in a candidate:

• Background in environmental studies, operations, business, leadership, communications, human resources or related discipline.
  

• Strong organization, problem solving, and communication skills.
  

• Continuous improvement mindset with a proven ability to meet and exceed assigned goals. As a company we strive for challenging goals and our Interns need to be working towards growing professionally and contributing to the business growth daily.
  

• Comfortable managing multiple projects concurrently while maintaining attention to detail.
  

• Ability to work outdoors! Our jobs are on, in, and around lakes in MN. No better scenery than that!