Engineering/Continuous Improvement Intern (Plant)

Sara Lee Frozen Bakery, Llc; Traverse City (MI); On-site; USD 31,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Sara Lee Frozen Bakery invites applications for the Engineering/CI Internship (Plant) in Traverse City, MI. This 10-week summer program offers practical experience in continuous improvement and analytics, with opportunities to interact with senior leaders and colleagues across departments.

The role emphasizes hands-on projects, equipment optimization, and development of standard work while you learn about our brands and operations in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Current student enrolled in Engineering, Business, or Operations Management.
• Degree curriculum focused on relevant area for the internship.
• GPA of 3.0 or higher (4.0 scale).
• Strong MS Office skills with advanced Excel.
• Strong communication skills interfacing with stakeholders.
• Self-starter able to work independently.
• Experience in cross-functional teams.
• Ability to work onsite at Traverse City, MI Plant.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to multiple CI projects in a fast-paced environment (continuous improvement, digital systems, equipment projects, and the summer leadership presentation).
• Assist in maximizing equipment capability and drive process for consistency.
• Collaborate with operators to capture best practices and create standardization documents.
• Manage two CI projects from start to finish to develop and implement efficiency gains.
• Assist in developing learning module tools and digitizing floor data for Redzone utilization.

Skills

MS Office

Advanced Excel

Strong communication

Teamwork

Self-starter

Cross-functional collaboration

Onsite work

Education

Engineering / Business / Operations Management related degree

GPA 3.0 or higher

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

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Engineering/Continuous Improvement Intern (Plant)

Traverse City, MI, US

3 days ago Requisition ID: 2695

Sara Lee desserts have always stood for incredible flavor and superior value in the frozen food aisle and away from home markets. For the first time in over 60 years, Sara Lee is operating independently as Sara Lee Frozen Bakery, a collection of top brands united in quality and innovation, including Sara Lee®, Chef Pierre®, Bistro Collection®, Superior on Main® and Cyrus O’Leary’s®.

Sara Lee Frozen Bakery is proud to take these iconic brands into a new era and to continue the evolution that transformed one small Chicago bakery into an American institution.Using carefully sourced ingredients and time-honored recipes, the company is committed to making life’s moments a little sweeter, putting its customers first and discovering new ways to make everyone’s favorite foods even better.

Working for Sara Lee

Our vision is to be the world’s most beloved bakery by creating irresistible foods, growing with our customers, and delivering value for all. We believe that each of us has unique points of difference and experience to offer. We will achieve success through collaboration and innovation in an environment where employees feel empowered to execute with speed.

Summary:

The Sara Lee Frozen Bakery Engineering/CI Internship program will provide the opportunity for an intern to hone analytical and strategic thinking skills while working on immersive and challenging projects. This is a 10-week summer program that seeks to help you develop an understanding of the food industry, learn about our company and its operations and appreciate how each discipline and department contributes to the success of our products and customer partnerships. You will have exciting professional and social engagement activities throughout the summer that provide the opportunity to work with senior leaders and network with your intern peers.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Contribute to a multitude of projects that emerge in a fast-paced environment including but not limited to continuous improvement, digital systems, equipment operation projects, and the final summer presentation project for the senior leadership team.
• Assist with maximizing true equipment capability while driving process for consistency.
• Work directly with operators to capture best practices and procedures for long term effectiveness. Create Standardization documents of best practices.
• Project management: Undertake 2 CI project start to finish to develop and implement efficiency gains.
• Redzone Utilization – Assist in development of the learning module tools and converting manual tracking for floor data to digital systems for maximization of Redzone utilization.

The position responsibilities outlined above are not to be construed as all encompassing. Other duties and responsibilities may be required and/or assigned as necessary.

Education and Skill Requirements:

• Current student
• Education curriculum focused on a degree relevant to the position applied for (Engineering, Business, Operations Management.)
• An overall GPA of 3.0 or higher (4.0 scale).
• Strong MS Office skills including advanced Microsoft Excel Skills
• Strong communication skills with the ability to interface effectively with key stakeholders at every level of the business
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently
• Experience working in cross functional teams
• Ability to work onsite in our Traverse City, MI Plant

- Summer Internship, Full-Time (June-August 2027)

Sara Lee Frozen Bakery provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.