PROCESS ENGINEER INTERN

KENT WORLDWIDE•Muscatine, IA

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Looking to join a six-time US Best Managed Company award winner? KENT WORLDWIDE™ has a fantastic opportunity to join their team as a Process Engineer Intern working in our NEW Cat Litter facility for the summer of 2026! This position is designed and intended to be performed in Muscatine, IA.

Requirements

Majoring in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering preferred
Completion of 2 or more semesters in Engineering
Interest and general understanding of lean manufacturing principles
Proficiency with analytical tools, workflow time study, and process balancing
Internship or co-op experience in an operations or manufacturing environment strongly desired
Computer literacy
Understand, create, and update process flows, including documentation and standard operating procedures

Responsibilities

Assist Technical team in increasing production, assess capacity and flexibility while minimizing unnecessary costs and maintaining current quality standards
Work directly with operations team in troubleshooting and resolving process issues
Ability to learn process flows and production specifications to help drive production efficiencies
Monitors operations data and assists in corrective actions to drive operational excellence
Helps develop systems and processes that track and optimize productivity and standards, metrics and performance targets to ensure effective return on assets
Identify opportunities to prevent waste and inefficiency in production
Ability to learn and create required manufacturing process documentation, including process flow charts, capacity and utilization studies, time and motion studies, standard work, cycle time analysis and line balancing
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gain insight and direction
Ensures compliance with health and safety laws, regulations, and guidelines, including EPA and OSHA requirements