Dewey Plant - Mechanical/Electrical Engineering Intern

Milliken and Company • Inman, SC

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Milliken’s Dewey Plant is seeking a motivated and qualified individual to join our manufacturing team as a Summer Intern. This hands-on opportunity offers immersive experience in driving continuous improvement initiatives and contributing to the development and implementation of advanced manufacturing processes. Interns will play a key role in enhancing performance, quality, consistency, and cost-effectiveness across the facility. As an Engineering Intern, you’ll apply mechanical or electrical engineering and safety principles to real-world projects within a dynamic manufacturing environment. Under the mentorship of experienced managers, you’ll tackle high-impact assignments designed to reduce waste, boost efficiency, streamline operations using LEAN methodologies, troubleshoot technical challenges, identify cost-saving opportunities, and refine procedural standards. While the core project will be individually led, interns will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and department leaders. Each intern will be paired with a dedicated management sponsor to provide mentorship and support throughout the internship experience. The standard work week consist of 40 hours, 8 AM – 5 PM.

Requirements

• Rising Junior or Senior working toward a BS Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
• The summer intern session runs from late May until early August. Students must be available for full-time hire during this time.
• GPA requirement of 3.0

Nice To Haves

• Prior manufacturing experience
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
• Skills and ability to evaluate and optimize manufacturing processes
• Willingness to take ownership and responsibility as a highly motivated self-starter
• Ability to work and gain results in a team environment
• Desire to continuously lookout for improvement opportunities (efficiency, automation)
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

• Develop a thorough understanding of all factors and conditions that impact the processes and products, including environmental impacts
• Use sound project management skills to manage assigned internship project
• Analyze problems and implement solutions using critical thinking skills and focused improvement methods
• Incorporate creative thinking into the problem-solving approach to identify unique and different ways to make quality improvements, reduction cost
• Prepare diagrams, charts, tables to reflect findings and support recommendations
• Communicate and work effectively with a diverse group of associates to accomplish project and location goals
• Participate fully in the Safety Process/Program in the Plant

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern