Intern - Continuous Improvement

Chobani • Town of Pittsfield, NY

13d • $26 - $33 • Onsite

About The Position

As the Continuous Improvement Intern you will get exposure to manufacturing operations and understand how data is utilized to make insightful observations, determine efficiency trends as well as identify bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and areas for improvement. Through this internship, you will get hands-on experience on the manufacturing floor and the opportunity to enhance your real-life experiences by leading a project aimed at eliminating waste, streamlining operations, and ultimately making better products faster at lower cost. Through this internship, you will get hands-on experience on the manufacturing floor and the opportunity to enhance your real-life experiences through involvement in strategic and tactical projects. We are looking for an ambitious, analytical and results driven person to join our team and improve our manufacturing facility. We like to keep it simple. And to execute fast. Your ability to simplify will be highly appreciated, as will your ability to focus on results for the company and collaboratively work in a dynamic team environment. This is an on-site full-time (40 hours/week), paid internship that runs approximately 9 weeks (June-August) at our New Berlin/South Edmeston, NY manufacturing facility. Eligible for subsidized housing & travel stipend. Additionally, as a student associate there will be activities and events intended to help you grow your network, develop your professional skills, and immerse yourself in our company culture.

Requirements

• Be in pursuit of a bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Food Science, Business or related field
• Strong MS Office skills (great command of Excel). Experience with Minitab and other statistical software and SAP is a plus- but not required
• Efficient use of time in prioritizing, organizing, and completing tasks within the established timeline
• Ability to professionally communicate and work cooperatively with others both verbally and in writing. The ability to simplify and communicate broadly at all levels is a must- as is the willingness to work with and train others
• Proactive, hands-on problem solver with a continuous improvement mindset
• Ambitious, analytical, results driven team player who is not easily thrown off their game and comfortable pushing back to create space for change

Responsibilities

• Assist in data collection and ensuring accurate reporting of the site KPIs (such as OEE, Out of Product Time, etc.)
• Develop systems to automate/analyze data as appropriate
• Participate in the site performance meetings and deploy actions as assigned
• Perform root cause analysis and assist partners in applying techniques to identify root cause and implement successful corrective actions
• Gain an understanding of engineering drawings, manufacturing methods, quality/GMP requirements
• Lead and support projects to improve fill and packaging lines performance and reduce overall waste using CI methodological and statistical tools
• This may include stakeholder analysis, use case development, time studies, labor analyses, design of experiment and more
• Deliver weekly report out to Stakeholders, as well as, CI Director, Operations Director, Senior Leadership Team

Benefits

• Chobani provides a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision coverage, disability insurance, health savings account, flexible spending accounts, and tuition reimbursement.
• To help save for the future, all employees are eligible for a 401k match of 100% on up to 5% of eligible pay.
• To support growing families, we provide fertility and childcare assistance, and 12 weeks of parental leave at full pay after six months of continuous employment.
• In addition, we provide wellness resources which include an employee assistance program, fitness discounts, a wellness reimbursement, on-site gym access (certain locations) and a monthly wellness newsletter to connect you with resources and timely information.
• We offer various types of paid and flexible time off based on start date and tenure and 11 holidays each year.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees