Engineering Intern: Hands-On Production & Quality Exposure

Heartland-Food-Products-Group; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Heartland Food Products Group in Indianapolis seeks an Engineering Intern to support production and quality teams. You will work on projects across Sales, Engineering, Quality, Production and Research, gaining hands-on experience in a fast-paced CPG environment.

Pursing a Bachelor's degree in a technical field, you will apply problem solving and communication skills, with proficiency in MS Word, Excel and Outlook.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Industrial Management, Business, Food Science or a related technical field.
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Very task-oriented.
• Excellent critical thinking/problem solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes all food safety and food security guidelines, including Safe Quality Foods (SQF) good manufacturing practices and Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points.
• Assist in coordinating the activities of the employees engaged in the production or processing of goods, such as packers, machine operators, and blenders.
• Develops and motivates team to solve own day-to-day operational issues and achieve plant goals through ongoing communication and facilitation of team meetings.
• Coordinates daily inventories and supplies and other operational activities within or between departments.
• Plans and establishes work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goals.
• Inspects materials, products, or equipment to detect defects or malfunctions.
• Observes work and monitor gauges, dials, or other indicators to ensure that operators conform to production or processing standards.
• All other duties as assigned.

Skills

Attention to detail

Critical thinking

Verbal and written communication

Task-oriented

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Industrial Management/Business/Food Science or related field

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

MS Outlook

Job description

Heartland Food Products Group in Indianapolis seeks an Engineering Intern to support production and quality teams. You will work on projects across Sales, Engineering, Quality, Production and Research, gaining hands-on experience in a fast-paced CPG environment.

Pursing a Bachelor's degree in a technical field, you will apply problem solving and communication skills, with proficiency in MS Word, Excel and Outlook.