Engineering Intern

Grande Cheese Company; Northern (KY); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Farm-to-fork internship experience

Networking events

Group outings and community volunteer

Job summary

Grande Cheese Company is seeking an Engineering Intern to work with experienced engineers on capital projects and facility improvements across our production environments.

Interns will contribute to process optimization and gain hands-on experience through planning, design, installation, and commissioning phases of projects within a manufacturing setting.

Qualifications

• Student in Junior or Senior status working towards a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical or other related Engineering field from an accredited school required.

Responsibilities

• Participate in and/or lead capital projects within cheese production, whey production, facilities, building operations, or continuous improvement initiatives.
• Assist with the development of specification documents to support project requirements.
• Support engineers by gathering equipment information, identifying equipment needs, and requisitioning necessary equipment and supplies.
• Coordinate with contractors, equipment suppliers, and internal teams.
• Document equipment installations and update plant layout drawings to maintain an accurate visual representation of the facility.
• Assist Project Engineers with reporting and documentation needed to support project objectives.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to support maintenance initiatives and operational needs.
• Provide hands-on troubleshooting and problem-solving for issues that arise within the plant.
• Deliver presentations to corporate business partners and plant leadership.
• Participate in and lead meetings to support communication, planning, and project execution.

Skills

Project management

Collaboration

Time management

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical or related Engineering

Job description

As an Engineering Intern ,you'llwork alongside experienced engineers to support capital projects, facility improvements, equipment troubleshooting, safety improvements, and operational initiatives across our production environments.

Past interns have contributed to manufacturing process optimization and utility-related projects, gaining hands-on experience during the planning, design, installation, and commissioning phases of each project.

Interns in this role can expect to further their learning on project management in addition to collaboration, customer focus, independent and team-centered work, professionalism, attention to detail, time management, and more.

Whatyou'llbe doing:

• Participate in and/or lead capital projects within cheese production, whey production, facilities, building operations, or continuous improvement initiatives.
• Assistwith the development of specification documents to support project requirements.
• Support engineers by gathering equipment information,identifyingequipment needs, and requisitioning necessary equipment and supplies.
• Coordinate with contractors, equipment suppliers, and internal teams.
• Document equipment installations and update plant layout drawings tomaintainan accuratevisual representation of the facility
• Assist Project Engineers with reporting and documentation needed to support projectobjectives.
• Collaborate cross-functionallyto supportmaintenance initiatives and operational needs.
• Provide hands-on troubleshooting and problem-solvingforissues that arise within the plant.
• Deliver presentations to corporate business partners and plant leadership.
• Participate in andleadmeetings to support communication, planning, and project execution.

In this role,you'llsupport production and facility improvement projects while gaining hands-on experience in project planning, documentation, and execution.You'llwork with engineers, contractors, suppliers, and cross-functional teams to develop technical skills and see projects come to life in a manufacturing environment.

Unique Benefits of our Internship Program:

• You will get the farm to fork experience during this program. You will experience afarm tour, facility tours, and experience the end user products.
• Networking events where you will meet executives and community leaders.
• Internship group outings and events.
• Volunteer opportunities within the community.
• Personal development events and training.

While youdon’thave to love pizza to work here…it sure does help!

What you need to be considered for this role:

• Student in Junior or Senior status working towards abachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical,Chemicalor other related Engineering field from an accredited schoolrequired.

Preferred:

• The ability to define and solve problems, collect data,establishfacts, use soundjudgment,and draw valid conclusions to make effective decisions and achieve successful problem resolution.
• Participative involvement in campus organizations, non-class related volunteer involvement, off-campusemployment,anddemonstratedleadership preferred.
• The ability to communicate andmaintaineffective working relationships with all levels of Associates.

Why Grande?

With more than 80 years of crafting “The Finest Italian Cheeses That Money Can Buy”, Grande is a leader in the industry! Whether partnering with independent pizzerias from coast-to-coast to ensurethey’redelivering thevery bestpizza to their customers orassistingour food manufacturing partners in delivering specialty whey ingredient solutions, our commitment to qualitycan’tbe matched. While Grande’s reputationofexcellence in the market is important, we believe our commitment to our workplace and community culture is of equal merit – our Associates come first at Grande. To complement our industry-leading benefits, Grande puts an emphasis on your career growth opportunities, while always promoting a positive work/life balance and supporting the communities in which we live and work. If you want to learn more about our company – what we do and how we go about it – or learn more about our beautiful,state-of-the-artcorporate headquarters, visit www.grande.com .

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