Mechanical/Industrial Engineering Intern

Best known for Little Debbie snack cakes, America's leading snack cake brand, Sunbelt Bakery granola products, and Drake's Cakes, McKee Foods Corporation is seeking a Mechanical/Industrial Engineering Intern to be a part of our team in Corporate Engineering for the Summer of 2022. Students selected for this position will receive guidance from experienced engineers as they learn the dynamics of the engineering function from the inside of a leading snack-food manufacturer. This is an exciting opportunity to work for a company that is committed to providing consumers with quality products at an excellent value. McKee Foods Corporation, a privately-held, family-owned bakery, has been in business since 1934. We have a long history of innovation and treating employees with respect, and a deeply held belief in the importance of doing business with integrity.

Current employees are eligible to apply for an internship using our internal posted jobs process. Benefits and seniority may be impacted. If you meet the requirements, the recruiter will discuss the impact to benefit eligibility.

Schedule

Monday

• Friday, 8:00 a.m.

• 5:00 p.m. (Up to 40 hours may be expected during summer months)

Candidates must live within commuting distance to Collegedale, Tennessee.

Job Summary

• Learn from the best(!) as you assist our Corporate Engineering Group in all phases of projects helping to ensure cost, schedule and performance objectives are successfully met

• Collect, verify, and analyze field dimensions, system performance and other project data both from the field and from business systems software

• Plan, coordinate, execute, and document performance tests for baseline analysis or validating potential system improvements, including breaking bottlenecks

• Work with operations and maintenance on identifying, developing, and executing performance and/or infrastructure improvements

• Assist in the formation of potential Capital Projects through research, sourcing, design/layout, data analysis, project planning, presentation, and validation activities

• Work with internal talent to design, fabricate, implement, and refine devices that aide in ergonomics, quality, food safety, efficiency, or usability of our operations and equipment

• Work with external vendors and contractors at all stages of the project lifecycle

• Assure installations adhere to approved drawings and equipment specifications

• Track purchase requisitions, and drawing packages from design through installation

• Provide weekly updates to the management team on project status and schedule progress/completion

• Maintain daily project diary for project record keeping

• Perform CAD and Solidworks operations for layouts of proposed and existing operations

• Perform other related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Current enrollment/full completion of at least 2 full academic years of a BS degree program in, Mechanical or Industrial Engineering from an ABET-accredited engineering school. OR completion of 2 years of full-time pre-engineering studies program by May 2022, along with a verifiable acceptance into an ABET-accredited 4 year engineering program for fall of 2022

• Academic eligibility to attend classes in the fall

• Ability to organize and prioritize multiple project activities

• Willingness to travel to other McKee facilities, vendor locations, and suppliers as required

• High level of initiative, assertiveness and self-direction

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills

• Ability to excel in a collaborative and fast-paced project team environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with continuous improvement philosophies such as Lean or Six Sigma

• Familiarity and experience with CAD, Solidworks, and other design software

• Prior technical work experience

• Manufacturing or Warehousing experience/exposure

• Minimum GPA of 2.75

Benefits

• Competitive pay scale

• 401(k) with matching contributions

• Direct deposit payroll

• Credit Union

• Exercise and recreation facility

• Please note: Spare and limited employees (*including interns) are not eligible for some company benefits.

Please upload your current resume to be fully considered for this position.

EOE, including disability/veterans