Maintenance & Reliability Intern: Hands-On Plant Operations

Perdue Farms, Inc.; Bridgewater (VA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay

Networking events with fellow interns

Mentor program

Learning workshops

Travel to Perdue locations (Innovation

Housing stipend

Job summary

Perdue Foods invites you to join its Maintenance team for a 10–12 week Maintenance & Reliability Internship. You will work with maintenance and operations teams on projects supporting equipment performance, reliability, and continuous improvement, applying your academic knowledge to real business challenges.

You will gain exposure to preventive maintenance systems, maintenance planning, downtime reduction, and reliability optimization, with opportunities to build technical and problem-solving

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Familiarity with mechanical/electrical systems and reliability tools or maintenance practices.

Responsibilities

• Support R&M spending tracking and reporting to identify savings.
• Assist downtime analysis to spot asset performance trends and capacity improvements.
• Participate in root cause analysis and corrective actions for equipment failures.
• Contribute to preventive maintenance optimization and PM schedule updates in EAM/CMMS.
• Assist with CMMS data scrubbing for accuracy and completeness of records.
• Assist in predictive maintenance data analysis and follow-up planning.
• Collaborate with plant ops and maintenance teams on reliability projects to reduce downtime.

Skills

Analytical skills

Teamwork

Communication skills

Familiarity with maintenance tools

Education

GPA 3.0+

Enrollment in 2–4 year program

Industrial maintenance/engineering tech

Job description

Perdue Foods invites you to join its Maintenance team for a 10–12 week Maintenance & Reliability Internship. You will work with maintenance and operations teams on projects supporting equipment performance, reliability, and continuous improvement, applying your academic knowledge to real business challenges.

You will gain exposure to preventive maintenance systems, maintenance planning, downtime reduction, and reliability optimization, with opportunities to build technical and problem-solving