Process Engineer Intern

KENT WORLDWIDE

  • Muscatine, Iowa
  • 14 days ago

    Highlights

    KENT WORLDWIDE has a fantastic opportunity to join their team as a Process Engineer Intern working in our NEW Cat Litter facility for the summer of 2027! Ability to learn process flows and production specifications to help drive production efficiencies.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationMuscatine, Iowa
    Websitehttp://www.kentww.com/careers

    Description

    Looking to join a six-time US Best Managed Company award winner? KENT WORLDWIDE has a fantastic opportunity to join their team as a Process Engineer Intern working in our NEW Cat Litter facility for the summer of 2027!

    ~ Paid Internship ~ Paid Housing ~ Community Events ~ Family-Owned ~ Great Experience

    • This position is designed and intended to be performed in Muscatine, IA.

    PRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

    • Assist Technical team in increasing production, assess capacity and flexibility while minimizing unnecessary costs and maintaining current quality standards
    • Work directly with operations team in troubleshooting and resolving process issues
    • Ability to learn process flows and production specifications to help drive production efficiencies
    • Monitors operations data and assists in corrective actions to drive operational excellence
    • Helps develop systems and processes that track and optimize productivity and standards, metrics and performance targets to ensure effective return on assets
    • Identify opportunities to prevent waste and inefficiency in production
    • Ability to learn and create required manufacturing process documentation, including process flow charts, capacity and utilization studies, time and motion studies, standard work, cycle time analysis and line balancing
    • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gain insight and direction
    • Ensures compliance with health and safety laws, regulations, and guidelines, including EPA and OSHA requirements

    EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS:

    • Majoring in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering preferred
    • Completion of 2 or more semesters in Engineering
    • Interest and general understanding of lean manufacturing principles
    • Proficiency with analytical tools, workflow time study, and process balancing
    • Internship or co-op experience in an operations or manufacturing environment strongly desired
    • Computer literacy
    • Understand, create, and update process flows, including documentation and standard operating procedures

    TRAVEL:

    • Up to 10% travel for meetings or training may be required.

    OTHER:

    • Must be able to lift 32-pound bags of litter on an infrequent basis

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