Engineering Intern, Manufacturing Plant

Engineering Intern, Manufacturing Plant Location: Richland, WA

You've probably enjoyed our fries without even knowing it! As a leading manufacturer in our industry, and public Fortune 500 company, we inspire and bring people together with foods they love and trust. Our customer base includes international food service providers, restaurants, and households in over 100 countries around the world.

A highly innovative global corporation with a start-up mindset, we empower every individual to make a genuine difference. You'll gain access to hands-on training to fuel your growth and success, explore opportunities for new solutions, and you'll join a winning team of 10,000+ people all dedicated to raising the bar – together.

If you have a strong drive for results, a desire to help us bring the world together through our fries, and are ready for a fresh challenge, we want to hear from you.

Job Description Summary

Participate in a 12-week internship program built around your career goals and hands-on projects that impact the organization. As part of the Lamb Weston University Recruiting Internship Program, Interns work towards completing a Capstone project and are assigned a mentor who will guide and evaluate performance. Whether you are interested in Agricultural Science, Data Science, Finance, Supply Chain, IT, Manufacturing, Food Science, Marketing, or Engineering, our highly selective summer intern program has projects that will help you build the next stage in your career.

-12-week paid internship, May – August (actual dates may vary)

-Gain real-world working experience through dynamic projects assigned by your mentor and assigned department

-Network and learn from executives, department leaders, high performers, and fellow interns across the business

-Receive guidance and feedback from your assigned mentor throughout the program

-Professional development events providing tools that will help after the internship and after graduation

Job Description

Support the Lamb Weston Engineering team with several projects related to engineering in the manufacturing industry. A skilled mentor will be assigned to the intern for the duration of the internship. This mentor will provide training and complete weekly reviews to assess progress and answer questions.

Plant Reliability Engineering Intern:

• Assist in the development and implementation of improved equipment reliability in a manufacturing environment through the identification and analysis of top losses, evaluation of work processes/new capital equipment, and management of repair and maintenance activities
• Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, loss and root-cause analysis, daily/weekly preventative maintenance, and asset health reviews of existing equipment for the maintenance and production department
• Responsibilities may also include Project Front End Loading (FEL), Project execution, Project cost controls, and engineering documentation.

Basic & Preferred Qualifications

• Must be currently enrolled or a recent graduate of an Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering or related program
• Juniors, Seniors, or Master's degree students preferred but also accepting recent grads
• Minimum GPA 3.0 preferred
• Valid U.S. driver's license and ability to meet the Lamb Weston Authorized Driver standards
• Excellent verbal and oral communication skills
• Ability and willingness to work independently
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong computer competency and experience using a tablet and/or iPhone
• Experience with MS suite of products desirable

Industry-Competitive Benefits

Coupled with our compensation and bonus incentive programs, our benefits deliver rewards that are market competitive. Some of the most attractive elements of our benefit programs include:

• Health Insurance Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision
• Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care, and Health Reimbursement Accounts
• Well-being programs including companywide events and a wellness incentive program
• Paid Time Off
• Financial Wellness – Industry leading 401(k) plan with generous company contributions, Financial Planning Services, Employee Stock purchase program, and Health Savings Accounts, Life and Accident insurance
• Family-Friendly Employee events
• Employee Assistance Program services – mental health and other concierge type services

Benefits may vary based on location, job role/level, job status, and/or the terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreements.

A reasonable hourly estimate for this role based on the variables previously mentioned is: $22.00

Lamb Weston is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.