Summer 2027 Manufacturing Intern

Empire Livestock LLC.; Portales (NM); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Dairy Farmers of America in Portales, NM is offering an opportunity for interns to learn DFA Portales plant processes from milk intake to final product. You will work as part of a team or lead a small project to improve a KPI or deliverable for the plant.

You will collaborate across production, quality, engineering and warehouse teams to identify losses and help implement corrective actions, using Lean Six Sigma tools and Microsoft Office to collect and analyze data and drive countermeasures.

Qualifications

• Junior or senior in fall 2027 with a degree focus in listed fields.

Responsibilities

• Learn DFA Portales plant processes from milk intake to final product.
• Participate as a team member or lead a project to improve a KPI or deliverable.
• Work cross-functionally to understand losses and implement corrective actions.
• Utilize Lean Six Sigma tools and Microsoft Office to collect and analyze data.

Skills

Data analysis

Cross-functional teamwork

Problem solving

Lean Six Sigma

Education

Industrial Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Agriculture

Business

Food Science

Biology

Chemistry

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

• Learn DFA Portales plant processes and procedures, from milk intake to final product.
• Participate as a member of a team or lead an individual project to improve on a KPI or deliverable for the plant
• Work cross-functionally between the production, quality, engineering, and warehouse teams to understand losses in those areas and work on corrective actions or initiatives to address these losses
• Learn more about DFA by visiting an area dairy
• Utilize lean six-sigma tools and Microsoft Office to collect and analyze data, identify causes of loss, and implement countermeasures
• The qualified candidate will be a junior or senior in the fall of 2027 with a degree focus in Industrial Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Agriculture, Business, Food Science, Biology, or Chemistry

Requirements

An Equal Opportunity Employer including Disabled/Veterans

An Equal Opportunity Employer including Disabled/Veterans

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