June 10th, 2015
I realized that being in charge of a company is not an easy task and that in order to accomplish your goals you need to have conviction, responsibility and good communication skills with your team. During my internship, I was held responsible of a wide range of activities beside those in the warehouse. One of my deepest desires was to help the company with the implementation of some lean techniques to make their processes faster and more efficient. So, I began by identifying the six big losses that the company had to encounter with in the past to accelerate production. The process of production needed to be implemented by being more proactive, preventive, predictive, and planned. However, the goal was to execute the process without stopping the production line. The hard part was not the implementation, but the maintenance of it.
For instance, even though that I was able to work in different fields, by performing several tasks each one gave me a different insight and approach. Still this experience personally ratified to be very beneficial. Nonetheless, I also had the opportunity to get to know Mexico City during the weekends. My bosses were really kind and we even spent a full day enjoying several cultural tours. Mexico is a huge city and you don?t get to know it in a couple of days, but we were able to take advantage of most of its popular places such as: Palacio de Bellas Artes, Castillo de Chapultepec, Museo Soumaya, Museo del Templo Mayor, El Zocalo, and the Basilica de Guadalupe. Mexico is a place rich on its culture, food, and music. Now, I can proudly say that after this beautiful experience I am a firm believer of that statement.
The internship overall was a really positive learning experience for me and supported my career choice. I had a wide range of opportunities to expand my strengths and learn new skills that will contribute to my daily life in an incredible way. Although it was a short-term internship, I do consider it to be a very valuable experience for further work opportunities and future relations.
Here are some pictures of the beauty that Mexico City has to show.
Irasema