Engineering Intern: Data-Driven Process Improvement

Hilmar; Hilmar (CA); On-site; USD 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional experience

Positive work environment

Industry exposure

Potential full-time opportunity

Job summary

Hilmar Cheese Company invites motivated engineering interns to join our 10-week summer program at the Hilmar, CA site. You will collaborate with experienced engineers on real projects, gain hands-on experience, and participate in dairy plant visits and community initiatives.

Applicants should be completing their sophomore year in relevant engineering fields and possess solid MS Office skills, strong analytical abilities, and clear communication.

Qualifications

• Completion of Sophomore year at a university and working towards a degree in Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, Manufacturing or related
• Basic knowledge of MS Office products: Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel
• Strong applied technical skills and analytical problem-solving skills
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Reliable transportation to and from work

Responsibilities

• Finding the optimum, most cost-effective methods of manufacturing dairy products.
• Sampling, data collection, and analysis.
• Creating proposals to reduce operating costs, process capacity constraints, product losses, and product quality variation.
• Identification of the causes of waste within one or more manufacturing processes and recommendations for actions to eliminate the waste
• Development of standard work processes to implement and sustain identified improvement opportunities
• Validate all electrical prints are up to date and accurate and stored properly.
• Utility optimization of steam, refrigeration system, compressed air, domestic water, and waste water.

Skills

MS Office

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Education

Sophomore year in Engineering or related field

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

Hilmar Cheese Company invites motivated engineering interns to join our 10-week summer program at the Hilmar, CA site. You will collaborate with experienced engineers on real projects, gain hands-on experience, and participate in dairy plant visits and community initiatives.

Applicants should be completing their sophomore year in relevant engineering fields and possess solid MS Office skills, strong analytical abilities, and clear communication.