Primary Work Location
Lincoln, NE
Overview
Work alongside our continuous improvement team and cross-departmentally to develop work instructions for precision assembly. Integrate written and visual media to enhance accessibility and user friendliness. This position offers a unique balance between solo office work and collaborative manufacturing floor work, utilizing technical and interpersonal skills. Our ideal candidate is a technical writing student looking to gain practical experience communicating complex processes clearly and concisely. LI-COR’s internship program is intended to provide students from diverse backgrounds with the opportunity to practice business skills learned in school while gaining work experience.
Semester
- Ability to begin work this summer and possibly into the 2025 - 2026 school year.
Professional QualificationsEducation
Must be a current student pursuing an undergraduate degree in English, Communication, Graphic Design, Journalism, or a closely related field. A junior status or higher in college preferred.
Experience
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Prior experience in a manufacturing facility, research, or academic research setting is desirable but not necessary.
General
- Highly motivated, self-driven, and able to self-educate when necessary.
- Demonstrated creativity and problem solving.
- Ability to work independently and under others' direction.
- Attention to detail in both task execution and documentation.
- Team player. Enjoys and works well with other people in a team environment.
- Effective oral and written communication skills in English.
- Dependable, positive attitude and good attendance.
- High ethics, integrity, honesty, patience.
Position ResponsibilitiesSpecific
- Shadowing production assembly to assist in the creation of assembly documentation
- Work with technical writing team on adapting current instructions into manufacturing execution system (MES)
- Support our Lean Six Sigma improvement projects
- Own transfer and revision control of process documentation
- Assist engineers with a variety of documentation tasks
General
- Software training will be provided, as necessary.
- Other responsibilities as assigned.
Top Skills
What We Do
LI-COR Biosciences is a global leader in developing innovative, high quality instrumentation for biotechnology and environmental technology. Our mission is to impact lives through science—from helping protect the Declaration of Independence and catalog the coffee genome in South America to conducting experiments aboard the International Space Station and developing dyes used in cancer surgery clinical trials. Together as a team, we at LI-COR Biosciences are driven to improve the human condition through dynamic research tools that help scientists solve the challenges facing humanity. More information at www.licor.com.
