Packaging Engineering Co-Op

Chobani • Town of Pittsfield, NY

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Plant Operations Internship will allow the successful candidate to enhance their real-life experiences and learn modern skills in the field they are studying. It is an outstanding opportunity to get hands-on experience on the manufacturing plant floor and understand how data is applied to make insightful observations, determine efficiency trends and troubleshooting. This co-op position is for the Winter/Spring 2027 term.

Requirements

• Enrolled in Bachelor’s degree program in Engineering, Food Science, Business or related field
• Possesses interest in working food manufacturing
• Experience working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
• Ability to apply analytical and problem-solving skills
• Students with a minimum of one year of major specific classes, preferred
• Ability to work in a plant environment with exposure to loud, hot, cold, or wet environments
• Ability to sit, stand, walk and climb stairs for eight hours per day

Responsibilities

• Using systems to their maximum potential and make reporting effective, efficient, timely, accurate, and insightful
• Complete studies on current manufacturing equipment installations to evaluate operational efficiency and line performance. Assist with the support of implementing projects for improvement for instance: Kaizen, Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing
• Analyze current operational processes; develop and implement ideas for improvement
• Develop performance standards & metrics; implement analysis and reporting processes to monitor operational performance
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Chobani provides a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision coverage, disability insurance, health savings account, flexible spending accounts, and tuition reimbursement.
• To help save for the future, all employees are eligible for a 401k match of 100% on up to 5% of eligible pay.
• To support growing families, we provide fertility and childcare assistance, and 12 weeks of parental leave at full pay after six months of continuous employment.
• In addition, we provide wellness resources which include an employee assistance program, fitness discounts, a wellness reimbursement, on-site gym access (certain locations) and a monthly wellness newsletter to connect you with resources and timely information.
• We offer various types of paid and flexible time off based on start date and tenure and 11 holidays each year.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern