Continuous Improvement Summer Internship

Locations:

Monticello, IN; Simi Valley, CA; Downers Grove, IL

Program Dates:

May 18 - August 7, 2026

Position Summary

Join our Continuous Improvement team for a dynamic summer internship focused on driving operational excellence across our manufacturing sites. As a Continuous Improvement Intern, you will lead and support initiatives that reduce lead times, improve efficiency, and enhance collaboration across departments. This hands-on experience will expose you to Lean principles, cross-functional teamwork, and real-world problem solving in a fast-paced production environment.

Key Responsibilities

- Flow Creation: Lead and execute a problem-solving flow event, including SMED (Single Minute Exchange of Die) processes, to support lead time reduction across production work cells.

- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Planning, Manufacturing Engineering, Production, and Quality teams to identify improvement opportunities and implement solutions.

- Lean Tools Implementation: Learn and apply Lean methodologies such as 6S, Visual Management, Standard Work, and Kanban to support continuous improvement efforts.

- Data Analysis & Reporting: Use Excel and other tools to analyze performance data, track progress, and present findings to stakeholders.

Qualifications

- Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.

- Strong attention to detail and structured approach to problem solving.

- Proactive and dynamic mindset with a strong sense of urgency.

- Proficient in Microsoft Excel; experience with data analysis preferred.

- Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

- Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States without requiring company sponsorship to obtain or keep U.S. work authorization.

- Restrictions imposed by federal export control laws may limit this job opportunity to candidates who are a ‘U.S. Person’, which includes U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. permanent residents, individuals granted asylum in the United States, and refugees in the United States.

Compensation Details

$16 - $23 per hour

The hourly rate provided is intended to display the value of the company's base rate compensation for all statewide locations across the United States. Hourly rate is dependent on a multitude of factors, including but not limited to the physical worksite location, candidate's skill set, level of experience, education and internal peer compensation comparisons.

About Regal Rexnord

Regal Rexnord is a publicly held global industrial manufacturer with 30,000 associates around the world who help create a better tomorrow by providing sustainable solutions that power, transmit and control motion. The Company’s electric motors and air moving subsystems provide the power to create motion. A portfolio of highly engineered power transmission components and subsystems efficiently transmits motion to power industrial applications. The Company’s automation offering, comprised of controls, actuators, drives, and precision motors, controls motion in applications ranging from factory automation to precision control in surgical tools.

The Company’s end markets benefit from meaningful secular demand tailwinds, and include factory automation, food & beverage, aerospace, medical, data center, warehouse, alternative energy, residential and commercial buildings, general industrial, construction, metals and mining, and agriculture.

Regal Rexnord is comprised of three operating segments: Industrial Powertrain Solutions, Power Efficiency Solutions, and Automation & Motion Control. Regal Rexnord has offices and manufacturing, sales and service facilities worldwide. For more information, including a copy of our Sustainability Report, visit RegalRexnord.com.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Regal Rexnord is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, ancestry, national origin, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status (unless required by the applicable law or government contract), disability or protected veteran status or any other status or characteristic protected by law. Regal Rexnord is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to building a team that represents diverse and inclusive backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. If you’d like to view a copy of the company’s affirmative action plan for protected veterans/individuals with disabilities or policy statement, please email Recruiting@RegalRexnord.com. If you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please e-mail Recruiting@RegalRexnord.com.

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: Please note that Regal Rexnord Corporation and its affiliates and subsidiaries ("Regal Rexnord") do not accept unsolicited resumes or calls from third-party recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Master Service Agreement or similar contract and approval from HR to submit resumes for a specific requisition, Regal Rexnord will not consider or approve payment to any third-parties for hires made.