PROCESS ENGINEER INTERN

KENT WORLDWIDE•Bolingbrook, IL

55d•Onsite

About The Position

Kent Worldwide is hiring a Process Engineer Intern for the summer of 2027 at its new cat litter facility in Muscatine, Iowa. The intern will support the technical and operations teams in improving production capacity, flexibility, efficiency, and quality while minimizing unnecessary costs. The position involves monitoring operations data, troubleshooting process issues, identifying waste, and helping develop systems and documentation to optimize productivity and performance. The intern will collaborate with cross-functional teams and help ensure compliance with applicable health and safety requirements, including EPA and OSHA regulations. Travel of up to 10% may be required for meetings or training. The role requires infrequently lifting 32-pound bags of litter.

Requirements

Completion of at least two semesters in an engineering program.
Interest in and general understanding of lean manufacturing principles.
Proficiency with analytical tools, workflow time study, and process balancing.
Computer literacy.
Ability to understand, create, and update process flows, including documentation and standard operating procedures.
Ability to infrequently lift 32-pound bags of litter.
Ability to travel up to 10% for meetings or training, if required.

Nice To Haves

Majoring in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering is preferred.
Internship or co-op experience in an operations or manufacturing environment is strongly desired.

Responsibilities

Assist the technical team with increasing production, assessing capacity and flexibility, minimizing unnecessary costs, and maintaining quality standards.
Work with the operations team to troubleshoot and resolve process issues.
Learn process flows and production specifications to help improve production efficiency.
Monitor operations data and assist with corrective actions to support operational excellence.
Help develop systems and processes to track and optimize productivity, standards, metrics, and performance targets and ensure effective return on assets.
Identify opportunities to prevent production waste and inefficiency.
Learn and create 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.
Help ensure compliance with health and safety laws, regulations, and guidelines, including EPA and OSHA requirements.