Summer 2027 Mars Petcare Manufacturing Internship

Mars•Fort Smith, AR

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Mars Petcare Manufacturing Internship Experience is a 10–11-week summer program designed to provide interns with in-depth experience tackling real business problems and opportunities within manufacturing. Interns will gain exposure to various areas, including leading cross-functional teams in developing Food Processing or Packaging improvement projects, managing project execution to enhance human safety, food safety, or line efficiency, analyzing data to develop solutions for packaging and processing systems, and collaborating with subject matter experts, operations, and maintenance. Interns will also learn and apply elements of the Mars TPM methodology, such as 5S as part of Autonomous Maintenance.

Requirements

An undergraduate degree or equivalent, preferably in Engineering, Sciences, or a business-related discipline
Eligible candidates will intern the summer prior to their final graduation date.
Open to students legally authorized to work in the U.S., without the need for current or future work status authorization or visa sponsorship for employment.
Employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug & background screening.
Eligible candidates will be responsible for personal transportation to and from work site during duration of the internship program.

Responsibilities

Lead a cross functional team in the development of Food Processing or Packaging improvement projects
Be the overall project manager on executing projects to drive improvements on human safety, food safety, or line efficiency
Analyze data and develop solutions to drive efficiency in packaging and processing systems
Collaborate with subject matter experts, operations and maintenance to support development and execution of projects
Learn and apply elements of Mars TPM methodology to projects (ex: 5S as part of Autonomous Maintenance)