Intern - Engineering (Hilmar, CA - 2 Positions Available)
About The Position
Hilmar Cheese Company offers a 10-week paid summer internship at its Hilmar, California site. Interns work on projects alongside company employees, gain exposure to real business situations, learn about dairy production and the industry from all levels of management, and participate in dairy visits and community projects. The internship also offers opportunities to interact with senior leaders and may lead to full-time employment after graduation. The Engineering intern contributes to manufacturing and process-improvement work involving dairy products, data analysis, operational costs, product quality, waste reduction, electrical prints, and utility systems. The role is performed in a production environment with the physical demands and exposures described in the posting. Food safety is a companywide responsibility, and each employee is expected to understand their role in producing and distributing safe, wholesome, high-quality products. Other duties may be assigned.
Requirements
- Completed sophomore year at a university and currently pursuing a degree in Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, Manufacturing, or a related field.
- Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office products, including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
- Strong applied technical skills and analytical problem-solving skills.
- Good oral and written communication skills.
- Reliable transportation to and from work.
- Ability to meet the listed physical demands and work in the described production environment, with reasonable accommodations as applicable.
Responsibilities
- Identify optimum and cost-effective methods for manufacturing dairy products.
- Collect samples and data, and analyze findings.
- Create proposals to reduce operating costs, process capacity constraints, product losses, and product quality variation.
- Identify causes of waste in manufacturing processes and recommend actions to eliminate it.
- Develop standard work processes to implement and sustain improvement opportunities.
- Validate that electrical prints are up to date, accurate, and properly stored.
- Optimize utilities, including steam, refrigeration, compressed air, domestic water, and wastewater.
Benefits
- Paid 10-week summer internship.
- Professional work experience related to the intern's degree.
- Positive, well-balanced work environment.
- Opportunity to learn about the industry from all levels of management.
- Potential opportunity for full-time employment upon graduation.
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Career Level
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