Summer Industrial Engineering Intern

Job Description

The Kroger Summer Internship Program is a 12 week immersive experience that offers students an opportunity to grow their careers through a variety of focused internship assignments. Rotation dates:
May 18 - August 7.

Our program offers competitive pay, hands‑on learning experiences, company exposure to senior leaders, and professional development opportunities. Spend your summer leading projects, refining your professional skills, working alongside industry leaders, and connecting with other students from across the country.

Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States and with Kroger Co (i.e., H1‑B visa, F‑1 visa (OPT), TN visa or any other non‑immigrant status).

Utilize industrial engineering (IE) technologies and methodologies to evaluate current processes, equipment and systems to determine areas of improvement that will enhance the customer shopping experience, product quality and freshness while eliminating inefficiencies. Provide leadership and collaborate with key stake holders and business partners to design, develop, test and deploy innovative, cost effective and efficient processes. Demonstrate the company’s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

• Lead and participate in the identification, prioritization, implementation, and control of labor standards from existing program to new software.
• Identify innovative approaches for cost reduction and process improvement initiatives using lean processes.
• Identify innovative approaches to company‑wide store issues that create opportunities for breakthrough process improvements that positively impact the customer shopping experience, safety, product freshness and food safety.
• Provide statistical analysis reports evaluating the efficiency of current processes, procedures, equipment and associates.
• Establish work measurement programs and collect and analyze data; develop and maintain key performance indicators and metrics.
• Develop and implement direct labor standards for costing, staffing, and evaluating performance.
• Provide crucial maintenance support to the labor standards program.
• Work closely with engineering and labor teams to identify improvement opportunities, analyze store operation data.
• Travel to retail locations and offices to observe active best practices matching labor engineered standards.
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Minimum

• Industrial Engineering or closely related field, must be actively pursuing a degree at an accredited college or university with a preferred GPA of 3.0.
• Strong mathematical and analytical skills.
• Ability to work well within project teams.
• Have completed coursework in operations research, work analysis, human factors.
• Ability to effectively communicate and influence all levels of the organization.
• Effective planning, decision‑making, problem‑solving, and organizing skills.
• Able to utilize all work measurement tools available (i.e. MTM, MOST, Time Study, Analysis).
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.

• Job Identification 180136
• Job Category Human Resources/Diversity
• Posting Date 03/09/2026, 03:22 PM
• Locations 1014 Vine St, Cincinnati, OH, 45202, US

• A wide range of healthcare coverage, including affordable, comprehensive medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage, through company plans or collective bargaining agreement plans.
• Flexible scheduling in full‑ and part‑time roles with paid time off, including holiday and sick pay based on eligibility and length of service.
• Emotional and financial support with free counseling through our Employee Assistance Program and free, confidential financial tools and coaching.
• Valuable associate discounts on purchases, including food, travel, technology and so much more.
• Up to $21,000 in tuition reimbursement over your career, through our industry‑leading Continuing Education program.
• Vast potential for growth, through an abundance of industry‑leading training programs and diverse career pathways.