Maintenance Intern

Chocoladefabriken Lindt•Stratham, NH

46d•$20•Onsite

About The Position

The Facilities Intern will be supporting the Facilities department by analyzing and improving key components of Lindt's chocolate production equipment. The Facilities department is responsible for keeping our 1 million square foot factory running efficiently while constantly improving processes and equipment performance. This internship will expose you to chocolate production processes, mechanical component analysis, building infrastructure, robotics, and so much more. Within this role you will be tasked with analyzing the failure of machine components, developing new prototypes, calculating the efficiency of systems, and performing data analysis. This role will combine your engineering and mathematical skills to help Lindt create the world's best chocolate!

Requirements

Prior internship experience preferred but not required
Demonstrated proficiency with a computer and with MS software
Knowledge of engineering principles
Strong mathematical skills
Be a Junior or Senior enrolled in an accredited University Degree Program - Preferably with a focus on Mechanical Engineering, other STEM degrees may apply
Onsite role only
Applicants for this position must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
Applicants for this position must successfully pass a background screening and may be required to pass drug screenings as well.

Responsibilities

Utilize mechanical engineering principles such as material composition, load and stress analysis, and fatigue failure analysis to determine failure mode of component(s)
Redesign or propose a potential improvement and fabricate prototype
Install and monitor prototype performance in the system against a verifiable success criterion
Identify all installed components and calculate ideal system performance of a building/process utility system
Calculate actual system performance and calculate the efficiency ratio
Identify biggest areas of loss and propose corrective actions
Gain knowledge of Lindt's manufacturing processes to identify the most essential equipment in the factory
Analyze historical spare parts usage data
Combine the equipment knowledge with the usage data to develop a parts priority number (PPN)