Summer 2027 Manufacturing Intern

Dairy-Farmers-of-America,-Inc.; Portales (NM); On-site; USD 15,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Dairy-Farmers-of-America,-Inc. seeks a student intern for the Portales, NM plant who will learn end-to-end processes from milk intake to final product.

You will collaborate with production, quality, engineering, and warehouse teams to identify losses, analyze data, and implement corrective actions using Lean Six Sigma tools.

Qualifications

• Learn DFA Portales plant processes from milk intake to final product.
• Work on a team or lead an individual project to improve a KPI or deliverable for the plant.
• Collaborate across production, quality, engineering, and warehouse to address losses.

Responsibilities

• Learn DFA by visiting an area dairy.
• Utilize lean six-sigma tools and MS Office to collect and analyze data.

Skills

Lean Six Sigma

Data analysis

Microsoft Office

Education

Industrial Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Agriculture

Business

Food Science

Biology

Chemistry

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

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