This position is a verification of the build process of the airplane. It tests the systems and verifies that they are operating per design. This is the beginning of verifying things such as not leaks in the hydraulic or coolant systems. Initial rigging of flight controls, and testing of system...
My time as a Supply Chain Management Analyst (SCMA) Intern was spent doing several projects related to inventory reduction and material tracking via automated identification (RFID & barcode). Boeing’s strategy focuses on various elements - of which, inventory reduction through lean manufacturing ...
As a Supply Chain Management Analyst intern, your career progression can branch into a variety of different “paths,” as a SCMA internship role is very production oriented. With production experience, SCMA interns generally return to Boeing as a full-time SCMA, which focuses on ensuring parts and ...
Boeing has always emphasized quality and customer satisfaction (meaning both the airlines and the passengers) and that's reflected in all the standards they hold their products to. Recently they've adopted safety of their workers as a top priority in their "Go 4 Zero" initiative. I'd say adhering...
I'm not sure what training you're mentioning, but they have plenty of opportunities for interns in terms of development. I worked in St. Louis where they have their Boeing Leadership Center. It's basically a luxury hotel where Boeing sends its managers and executives for training, and they offer ...
I did have the freedom to carry out a project however I deemed it appropriate. They did not start me alone on anything too complicated, and in those cases I had a mentor who I was working underneath. I did eventually start to do work on my own once I was comfortable with the process and that was ...
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Work Ownership
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Being the lead technician means that your shift starts 30min to an hour before rest of the crews shift starts. You touch base with the lead from the previous shift to make sure they have accomplished all of the jobs that they where assigned per the schedule. Because the aircraft has a flow if the...
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This all depends on how you look at things ultimately. If you want to find a reason to be upset at the company you will find all kinds of reasons. The one thing that I wish didn’t occur is that when Boeing sees they are falling behind schedule are aren’t able to catch up they tend to just start t...