Operations assistant Jobs in Birmingham, AL

O'Neal Steel is looking for an Operations Intern for the Summer 2025 semester at our Birmingham, AL facility.

As our Operations Intern, you will work on various projects relating to our Operations strategy, key metrics, and inventory management. This could include anything from improving our truck receiving process to running cycle counts on our inventory. Every day, you will work on assigned tasks to progress on your summer project such as analyzing various warehouse tasks, using PowerBI and Excel to evaluate the data, and processing continuous improvement ideas to enhance O’Neal Steels workflows. You should have a basic understanding of Excel, LEAN manufacturing principles, and data analysis. You must have strong time management skills, the ability to work within a professional environment, a deep sense of curiosity to drive continuous learning, and a desire to produce actual results as this is not a job shadow opportunity.

O’Neal Steel has been a leader in the steel distribution business for 104 years, yet we have continued to bring the steel industry into the 21st century with innovations in technology and automation. When you think of the steel industry, you may think of an outdated, stale environment, but O’Neal Steel brings growth, progress, and change while standing on our legacy and history. Come join us this summer and see where you could make an impact!

Candidates should be pursuing a degree in Operations Management, Supply Chain, Industrial Distribution, or related fields.

• Upon offer of employment, candidates must pass a criminal background check and drug test (excludes THC).

Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)