Things you will Learn
- Learn to work safely
- Production line work
- Optimize assembly flow and process
- Taking inventory
- Materials inspection
- Quality control
Requirements
Must be 16 years old. Applicants should be interested in working with their hands in a manufacturing shop environment. Will need a pair of steel toe shoes to work in the shop.
Majors or Interests
Welding, Manufacturing, Machine Tool, Engine Repair & Construction
After School & Summer Job
After completing your internship, you will have the opportunity to explore and after school or summer job that pays a competitive rate.
Per the LLR of SC, below are the working requirements for minors aged 16 and 17:
MINORS AGES 16, 17 and Older
Minors ages 16 and older are exempt from the hour and scheduling restrictions. These minors may work as many daily and weekly hours as the job responsibilities require or the employer requests. Minors ages 16 and 17 may not engage in any occupation deemed hazardous, as defined under the 17 Hazardous Occupations Orders of the Fair Labor Standards Act. (See list below.)
If you are 16 or 17 years old, you may work in any occupation except those declared hazardous by the Secretary of Labor. The 17 Hazardous Occupations Orders for non-farm work deal with the following:
- Manufacturing or storing explosives
- Driving a motor vehicle and being an outside helper
- Coal mining
- Logging and saw-milling
- Power-driven woodworking machines
- Exposure to radioactive substances and to ionizing radiations
- Power-driven hoisting apparatus
- Power-driven metal-forming, punching, and shearing machines
- Mining, other than coal mining
- Meat packing or processing
- Power-driven bakery machines
- Power-driven paper products machines
- Manufacturing brick, tile, and related products
- Power-driven circular saws, band saws, and guillotine shears
- Wrecking, demolition, and ship-breaking operations
- Roofing operations
- Excavation operations