POSITION SUMMARY:

• Meets all Safety, Health, Quality and Environmental requirements when performing job duties.
• Begins May 15^th, 2026 and ends August 15^th, 2026 (Will be flexible with school schedules.)
• Contributing to a team that innovates new products, imparts new agilities into existing processes’, constantly advancing pet nutrition, and always paying it forward in the form of service for our community.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Project work
• Data collection to show improvements
• Documentation of standards and training
• Working on quality improvements
• Improving first time right
• Helping with safety improvements
• Develop new projects to drive improvement

INTERNSHIP SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

All Interns:

• Full participation in plant safety program and safety activities
• Provide constructive feedback throughout internship to Department Managers and HR

For Engineering:

• Assist with the execution of capital projects (Scope, Design, Quote, Manage Contractors, Startup)
• Investigate and implement energy saving initiatives
• Follow up on process improvement ideas and engineer solutions to meet factory performance objectives

For Manufacturing Excellence:

• Assist with plant War on Waste Project
• Develop She Map Standardization
• Assist with GSTD completion and follow up

For Information Systems:

• Support/assist the production Local Leadership Team
• Shadow Team Leaders
• Assist with problem solving/capacity projects

Quality Assurance:

• Support with testing and holds in the lab
• Perform Dryer Studies, metal detection, data entry and filing

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Experience: - recommend 1 year of college courses or technical degree in a related field
• Skills:  Strong written and oral communication skills, demonstrated organizational capability, multi-tasking, collaborative capability.
• Other:  Must be authorized to work in the United States.

WORKING RELATIONSHIPS:

• This position requires good communication and people skills.  This position interacts with a wide range of people from hourly employees to salary.

LOCATION

• Clinton, IA

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