2027 Summer Intern - Production

Danone•West Jordan, UT

1d•Onsite

About The Position

At Danone, Manufacturing the best products and supplying them to meet demand is a key driver for our plant teams. We are currently looking to hire a Production Intern based in West Jordan, UT! The Production Intern will support the Packaging department in a yogurt manufacturing facility through supervision of daily production and processing activities including the production schedule changes, losses, new process implementation, operator training, and interdepartmental workflow communication. The Production Intern will work closely with operators to ensure compliance to all SOP’s, QAR’s, Plant Rules, and Standards.

Requirements

You must be a Junior, Senior, or recent graduate of, any Engineering or similar degree program with an interest in the Food and Consumer Packaged Goods Industry.
Ability to operate in a team environment and adapt in a changing work environment.
Excellent time management and prioritization skills with a proven ability to handle multiple projects with conflicting deadlines.
Ability to speak effectively before groups of employees at all levels, including janitorial, management, and executives.
Ability to follow direction and work independently.
Excelling written and verbal communication skills.
Strong math, computer and logic skills.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percentage and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Excellent organization skills.

Nice To Haves

Previous work experience in food manufacturing is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Providing leadership, direction, and development for operators through short interval management by walking the production floor.
Owning assigned area of the production floor – driving improvements and efficiencies in assigned area.
Working with counterparts, manager, and operators to drive improvements.
Changeover and CIP process improvement.
Conducting time studies, and executing Operational Efficiency improvements for packaging lines.
Leading a team of machine operators and mechanics.
Developing root cause analysis using 5-Why, Fishbone diagram, etc. to re-align operational performance with goals and objectives.
Leading and participating in continuous improvement efforts.
Creating SOPs for new processes and procedures.
Ensure adherence to plant standards and procedures (including but not limited to GMP, AIB, FDA, IWS, Quality, Safety, Finance, ISO, HOPE, Danone Behaviors, Daily Direction Setting, Driving OE).
As a fundamental piece of the organization, your responsibility is to participate and own the implementation and deployment of IWS system and its pillars (Leadership foundation, Daily Direction Setting, Driving OE; Autonomous Maintenance; planned Maintenance; Focused Improvement; Education and Training; Environmental, Health and Safety; Quality; Organization; Supply Network; Early Equipment Management) with the objective of owning your space, owning your performance (Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, Mobilization, Nature) and owning your continuous improvement.