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The Role
Supply chain and logistics interns support cost savings, sourcing, warehouse and dispatch operations, inventory accuracy, safety, continuous improvement, and fleet or asset planning. Interns rotate through departments, complete independent and team-based projects, monitor operational performance, prepare reports, and help improve productivity and customer outcomes. The role is primarily first shift, up to 20 hours weekly, with flexibility for varied shifts and hands-on work in non-climate-controlled conditions.
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Position Summary:
Interns will work with Penske management mentors on special projects involving numerous areas of logistics management: cost savings, sourcing, supply chain management, value stream mapping and waste time reductions. Studies will be ad hoc, both independent and partnered, and assigned based on timing of internship. Interns can expect to learn basic areas of logistics management, while participating in granular areas of identified focus. The intern will rotate through departments gaining hands on experience and knowledge in each of the responsibilities listed below.
This position is primarily a first-shift role; however, the intern will gain the most value from the experience by remaining flexible and working a variety of shifts. The expected schedule is Monday through Friday, up to 20 hours per week.
Internship Responsibilities:
- People: Communicate performance standards that are specific and measurable, monitor attendance, productivity and other performance markers and provide counseling and /or recognition to associates as needed.
- Operations: Evaluate and recommend changes in preferred work methods to increase productivity of dispatch/warehouse operations. Provide relief coverage for operational duties when associates utilize time-off or are absent from the shift. Have a working knowledge of the site’s operating systems in order to ensure operational compliance and correct exception resolution. Complete all necessary records and reports in a timely and accurate fashion.
- Finance: Ensure compliance with financial policies and procedures such as inventory accuracy and control, returns, damages, etc. Understand the relationship between decision-making and profitability.
- Safety: Ensure day-to-day management and associate activities are in alignment with the location safety strategy. Provide associates with communication, training, feedback and direction to ensure safe performance. Ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory agencies and company policies and procedures.
- Growth/Customer Experience: Understand the location-specific customer goals & objectives. Determine areas that could benefit from Continuous Improvement efforts.
- Fleet/Assets: Properly plan work assignments to ensure effective use of fleet/warehouse equipment.
Qualifications:
• Students must be currently pursuing a degree in Supply Chain Management/Logistics, Operations Management or Business Management required
• High School diploma required
• Basic computer skills including Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint required
• Ability to learn and use proprietary software required
• Flexible to rotate through different shifts to gain experience preferred
• Ability to work in non-climate controlled conditions
• Ability to lead a small team, ability to work independently, multi-tasking skills, organizational skills, flexibility, time management, and ability to execute are required
• Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job.
• Willingness to travel as necessary, work the required schedule, work at the specific location required, complete Penske employment application, submit to a background investigation (to include past employment, education, and criminal history) and drug screening required.
Physical Requirements:
-The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
-The associate will be required to remember and understand certain instructions, guidelines or other information.
-The associate must be able to see and verbally communicate.
-Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
-While performing the duties of this job, the associate will be required to move frequently, stand, walk, and sit. The associate is frequently required to use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with hands and arms. The associate must be able to regularly lift and/or move up to 50lbs/23kg and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100lbs/45kg.
Penske is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Skills Required
- Currently pursuing a degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Operations Management, or Business Management
- High school diploma
- Basic computer skills, including Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint
- Ability to learn and use proprietary software
- Ability to work in non-climate-controlled conditions
- Ability to lead a small team
- Ability to work independently and multitask
- Organizational skills, flexibility, time management, and ability to execute
- Regular, predictable, full attendance
- Flexibility to rotate through different shifts
- Willingness to travel as necessary
- Ability to work the required schedule at the specific location
- Successful background investigation and drug screening
- Ability to regularly lift or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally up to 100 pounds
Penske Logistics Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Penske Logistics and has not been reviewed or approved by Penske Logistics.
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Retirement Support — Retirement options include a 401(k) and, in some driver roles, a 100% company‑funded pension that provides strong long‑term value. These retirement features are described as rare and valuable within certain assignments.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid vacation, holidays, and sick leave are part of the standard package, with some roles offering PTO starting on day one. Time‑off provisions are consistently presented alongside core benefits.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, vision, and hearing coverage are complemented by telemedicine, mental‑health support, and disability options. FSAs/HSAs and wellness resources contribute to broad healthcare coverage.
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The Company
What We Do
Penske Logistics is a Penske Transportation Solutions company. We provide supply chain management and logistics solutions to leading brands around the world. Penske Logistics delivers value through its design, planning and execution in transportation, warehousing, freight management, and dry-van truckload services. Penske offers customized supply chain and logistics solutions including: Dedicated Contract Carriage; Distribution Center Management; Freight Management; Freight Brokerage; Transportation Management Solutions (TMS); Lead Logistics Provider (LLP), Control Tower and 4PL Solutions. We serve a variety of industries including: automotive; food, beverage, grocery, wine and spirits; cold chain; convenience and drug stores; quick service restaurants (QSRs); retail; big box retailers; building and construction products; CPG; healthcare; industrial manufacturing; consumer appliances and consumer electronics; and many others.
