Manufacturing Intern– Process Engineering

Mondelēz International•East Hanover, NJ

6d•$1,000 - $1,260

About The Position

As part of Manufacturing, you’ll use your skills, our systems, and a wide array of raw materials to help create the delicious, finished products our consumers love. While taking ownership in your area of work, you’ll also ensure the safety of yourself and your colleagues while producing our top-quality products reliably and efficiently within our integrated supply chain. As a Manufacturing - Process Engineer Intern, you will gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, working closely with site engineering, operations, and production teams to improve the efficiency, reliability, and overall performance of manufacturing processes. A significant portion of the internship will be spent on the production floor, building an understanding of how products are manufactured, observing day-to-day operations, attending production and control meetings, and identifying opportunities to improve how our lines and equipment operate. Throughout the internship, you may support projects focused on process optimization, loss analysis, waste reduction, equipment performance, and production efficiency. This could include analyzing production data and line performance, identifying sources of downtime or material loss, investigating root causes, and partnering with site teams to develop and implement solutions. Interns may also have the opportunity to lead or participate in Kaizen events and other continuous improvement initiatives, using methodologies and principles such as Lean Six Sigma, World Class Manufacturing (WCM), and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM). Projects may also include updating process maps for specific areas of the plant, evaluating production or packaging processes, optimizing key pieces of equipment, and supporting improvements to standard operating procedures. Interns may work directly with operators and technical teams to understand current processes and help update process documentation, training materials, work instructions, or operating manuals to ensure improvements can be effectively implemented and sustained. This internship is designed to provide exposure to the full manufacturing environment; from understanding what happens directly on the production line to using data and continuous improvement tools to solve real operational challenges. Interns will collaborate cross-functionally with production, engineering, maintenance, quality, and other site teams while developing practical experience in process engineering, problem solving, manufacturing excellence, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in: Mechanical Engineering (preferred), Industrial Engineering (preferred), Electrical Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations and related fields.
Currently pursuing an undergraduate degree with a preferred expected graduation date between December 2027 and May 2029.
Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States and with Mondelēz International (i.e., H1-B visa, F-1 visa (OPT), TN visa or any other non-immigrant status.

Nice To Haves

Strong leadership potential and student leadership experience.
Excellent communication skills and resilience.
Adaptable, with interpersonal savvy and engaged in diverse extracurricular activities.
Demonstrating a growth mindset, agility, integrity, and a vision for the future.
Strong cognitive abilities, willingness to learn, and data pattern recognition.
Driven, curious, and ready to make a positive impact.

Responsibilities

Gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Work closely with site engineering, operations, and production teams to improve the efficiency, reliability, and overall performance of manufacturing processes.
Spend time on the production floor, building an understanding of how products are manufactured.
Observe day-to-day operations, attend production and control meetings, and identify opportunities to improve how lines and equipment operate.
Support projects focused on process optimization, loss analysis, waste reduction, equipment performance, and production efficiency.
Analyze production data and line performance.
Identify sources of downtime or material loss.
Investigate root causes and partner with site teams to develop and implement solutions.
Lead or participate in Kaizen events and other continuous improvement initiatives.
Update process maps for specific areas of the plant.
Evaluate production or packaging processes.
Optimize key pieces of equipment.
Support improvements to standard operating procedures.
Work directly with operators and technical teams to understand current processes.
Help update process documentation, training materials, work instructions, or operating manuals.
Collaborate cross-functionally with production, engineering, maintenance, quality, and other site teams.
Develop practical experience in process engineering, problem solving, manufacturing excellence, and continuous improvement.