The Life and Times of a Summer Intern
Written by guest blogger, Emma Trappe All of the Neponset Plant Summer Interns in Foxboro, MA My first day as an intern with Schneider Electric in Foxboro, Massachusetts, consisted of a whirlwind of faces, names, and expectations for what my internship would look like in the coming weeks. Though I started off the day by arriving at the wrong building entrance, my day only went up from there. Within the first few hours I met my direct manager, my project manager, and my desk space. I was then taken on a tour of the facility. With a fancy coffee machine and a laptop to break in, I began my workday in earnest. My Manufacturing Internship Experience I was officially hired as a Manufacturing Intern under Don Guilmain, working with Anthony Chaussie and Courtney Slater in Pressure for my first-time study project. As an intern, I picked up various jobs during my stay however. I went on to perform time studies focusing on cost and process improvements in another department, assisted with...