Intern - Operations
Carboline•Elgin, IL
•Onsite
About The Position
We are seeking a detail-oriented Maintenance Intern to support a structured maintenance inventory improvement project within our food production facility. This role will focus on organizing and validating maintenance spare parts while gaining hands-on experience with our Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS). The intern will work closely with maintenance and production teams to improve inventory accuracy, equipment data integrity, and overall operational reliability in a regulated food manufacturing environment.
Requirements
- Must possess good reading, writing and math skills.
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
- Comfortable working in both production and warehouse environments
- Basic proficiency in Microsoft Excel
- Ability to follow food safety, GMP, and plant safety protocols
- Must always be safety conscious
- Must be able to lift to 60 lbs.
- Capable of working independently
- Ability to follow directions and procedures accurately
Nice To Haves
- Gain practical experience with CMMS systems in a food manufacturing environment
- Develop understanding preventive maintenance and equipment reliability
- Learn maintenance inventory control principles, including critical spares management
- Understand the role of maintenance in food safety, compliance, and production uptime
- Build skills in data management, reporting, and process improvement
Responsibilities
- Conduct physical inventory counts of maintenance spare parts, critical components, and consumables
- Organize and label storeroom inventory in alignment with food safety and plant standards
- Reconcile physical inventory with CMMS and purchasing records
- Assist with cleaning and standardizing asset and parts data within the CMMS
- Support development and updating of preventive maintenance (PM) schedules
- Help build and verify Bills of Materials (BOMs) for production equipment
- Identify obsolete or excess inventory and support optimization efforts
- Collaborate with maintenance technicians to verify equipment information and parts usage
- Document inventory control and CMMS processes to support long-term sustainability
- Record operational and production data on specified forms
- Maintain a clean work area
- Perform all work in accordance with GMP's, housekeeping, good safety practices, and environmental regulations.
- Adheres to all safety and quality procedures/regulations
- Or other duties as assigned
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
High school or GED
