Production Process Engineer - Internship (Nutrients)

Default Brand; Pasadena (TX); On-site; USD 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Default Brand is seeking an Production Process Engineer - Internship (Nutrients) to monitor plant conditions and support safety, quality, and efficiency improvements on-site in Pasadena, TX. The role involves working with operators to understand process challenges and to document standard work while contributing to project trials and process improvements.

Successful candidates will engage with engineering teams to verify P&IDs, assist in troubleshooting, and help update procedures.

Qualifications

• Less than 1 year: Previous internship, co-op, or manufacturing experience.

Responsibilities

• Monitor plant process conditions to help identify opportunities to improve safety, quality, and efficiency.
• Conduct field walkdowns to verify process conditions, equipment status, and operating practices, and the accuracy of plant P&IDs; support revisions to ensure engineering documentation remains accurate and current.
• Engage with operators and supervisors to understand process challenges, standard work, and deviations.
• Assist in troubleshooting process and equipment issues using data analysis and field observations.
• Support execution of small projects, plant trials, and process improvements.
• Participate in problem-solving teams and continuous improvement activities.
• Assist in updating operating procedures and process documentation.
• Observe and support Process Safety Management (PSM) and Management of Change (MOC) activities as applicable.
• Present findings and recommendations at the end of the internship

Tools

MS Word

MS PowerPoint

MS Outlook

MS Excel

Job description

Production Process Engineer - Internship (Nutrients)

Job Category : Internship

Requisition Number : PRODU001973

• Posted : September 9, 2026
• Full-Time
• On-site

Locations

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Description

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor plant process conditions and help identify opportunities to improve safety, quality, and efficiency
• Conduct field walkdowns to verify process conditions, equipment status, and operating practices, and the accuracy of plant P&IDs; support revisions to ensure engineering documentation remains accurate and current
• Engage with operators and supervisors to understand process challenges, standard work, and deviations
• Assist in troubleshooting process and equipment issues using data analysis and field observations
• Support execution of small projects, plant trials, and process improvements
• Participate in problem-solving teams and continuous improvement activities
• Assist in updating operating procedures and process documentation
• Observe and support Process Safety Management (PSM) and Management of Change (MOC) activities as applicable
• Present findings and recommendations at the end of the internship

Skills

Required

MS Word

Intermediate

MS PowerPoint

Intermediate

MS Outlook

Intermediate

MS Excel

Intermediate

Experience

Preferred

Less than 1 year:

Previous internship, co-op, or manufacturing experience.

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