Operations Management & Continuous Improvement Internship
About The Position
Two Bakery Operations Management & Continuous Improvement/Engineering Internship positions are available in 2027. One internship begins in January and ends in August; the other begins in May and ends in December. The internship provides hands-on experience improving a complex food manufacturing operation. Interns learn the business from the production floor upward and apply continuous improvement, industrial engineering, data analysis, problem-solving, and change-management skills to projects across Food Operations. Work focuses on practical improvements that are documented, measurable, and sustainable after the internship ends.
Responsibilities
- Partner with production and support teams to learn food manufacturing products, processes, equipment, systems, constraints, and employee needs.
- Conduct time studies, process observations, capacity analyses, and data collection to identify waste, bottlenecks, variation, and performance losses.
- Analyze operating measures and translate findings into practical recommendations, dashboards, trackers, standard procedures, and training tools.
- Apply structured problem-solving, root-cause analysis, and maintenance practices to support corrective actions and sustainable improvements.
- Lead an assigned improvement project from problem definition through implementation, benefit validation, handoff, and final presentation.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
No Education Listed
