Mechanical Engineer (Intern)

Why join Cavendish Farms, Jamestown:

• Personal and Professional Development Opportunities
• Career Growth Opportunities in Engineering, Leadership, Maintenance, and Many Other Disciplines

Tasks may include:

Engineer Intern (Mechanical) - To manage capital and non-capital projects and provide technical mechanical support to employees and mechanical system infrastructure.

• Project concept development and preliminary design assignments.
• Assignments related to the development of project funding applications, justifications.
• Participation in the management of construction contracts and the requisitioning of materials and services
• Project construction, commissioning, and start-up support activities.
• Working with contractors and plant personnel to determine scope, planning, and execution of work packages for plant projects.
• Provide technical support to maintain existing mechanical infrastructure. Participate and/or lead root cause investigation and events in effort to reduce or eliminate equipment failures. Provide technical feedback to improve existing equipment.
• All employees have an obligation to actively participate in the Food Safety, Quality Assurance and Safety Programs. Participation is defined as completing training, inspections and peer-to-peer feedback. Additionally, this role will assist in mitigation of issues and concerns as identified.

Qualifications:

• Currently pursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering and in good academic standing
• Team player with a safety-first mindset
• Ability to effectively time manage multiple projects.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Long-term interest in an engineering career