Manufacturing Engineering Intern
About The Position
Dover Food Retail is seeking a Manufacturing Engineering Intern for a project-based engineering internship. The intern will assist engineering and operations management with research, modeling, design, and engineering documentation suited to their skills and experience, working within existing workflows of increasing complexity. The intern will receive coaching, mentoring, and direction and will be assigned a technical project in mechanical, industrial, or electrical engineering. The role focuses on implementing new production lines and sub-assembly stations, as well as applying the facility’s Operational Excellence model across production and/or stockroom and shipping operations. Work may include developing layouts and processes, documenting standard work and training materials for new operations, implementing a tiered accountability system, developing a standard problem-solving process, and contributing to operational-efficiency projects for strategically important products. Projects are evaluated for accuracy and meeting milestone due dates.
Requirements
- Be enrolled in a four-year engineering degree program.
- Have a minimum 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale.
Nice To Haves
- Be a rising junior or rising senior progressing toward a bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, or industrial engineering.
- Demonstrate analytical and conceptual thinking, using logic and reason, and creative and strategic thinking.
- Have effective statistical analysis skills.
- Have effective research and communication skills.
- Communicate effectively in writing and orally.
- Be able to solve complex problems effectively and efficiently.
- Demonstrate strong business acumen and sound judgment.
- Build and manage collaborative relationships.
- Be results driven.
Responsibilities
- Assist engineering and operations management with research, modeling, design, and engineering documentation.
- Work on implementation of new production lines and sub-assembly stations.
- Support implementation of the Operational Excellence model across production and/or stockroom and shipping operations.
- Develop layouts and processes.
- Document standard work and prepare training materials for new operations.
- Implement a tiered accountability system.
- Develop a standard problem-solving process for the facility.
- Contribute to operational-efficiency projects for products of strategic importance.
- Deliver accurate project work and meet milestone due dates.
Benefits
- 401(k) savings plan with employer contributions
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Wellness programs
- Health savings account
- Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts
- Company-paid short-term and long-term disability
- Company-paid basic employee life and AD&D insurance
- Supplemental employee and dependent life insurance
- Optional accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness insurance
- Adoption, surrogacy, and fertility benefits and assistance
- Commuter benefits
- Parental, military, jury duty, and bereavement leaves of absence
- Paid time off, including 11 paid holidays per calendar year
- Paid vacation days beginning at 80 hours annually for non-exempt employees and 120 hours for exempt employees
- 24 paid sick leave hours annually, or as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws
- Tuition assistance
- Business travel services
- Employee discounts
- Employee assistance program including company-paid counseling sessions and legal services
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
