Job Title:
Summer 2027- Polymers and New Product Development Production Engineer Intern
Summary:
As a Production Engineer Intern supporting our Polymers 1 and New Product Development (NPD) teams, you'll play an active role in improving manufacturing processes, advancing sustainability initiatives, and supporting the development of new products. You'll work alongside experienced engineers and production personnel to identify opportunities that enhance safety, quality, productivity, and operational efficiency across the plant.
Throughout the summer, you'll gain hands-on exposure to chemical manufacturing operations while leading projects that deliver real business value.
What you'd do
- Analyze production processes to identify opportunities for increased efficiency, reduced waste, and improved operational performance.
- Evaluate filtration systems and process equipment to identify optimization opportunities that improve throughput, reliability, and product quality.
- Support projects focused on recommissioning underutilized storage assets to reduce transportation costs, improve material flow, and streamline plant operations.
- Conduct process observations, time studies, and data analysis to measure performance and recommend improvements.
- Partner with operators and engineers to identify root causes of process inefficiencies and implement corrective actions.
- Utilize Manufacturing Execution System (MES) data to evaluate process performance and identify improvement opportunities.
- Analyze production, quality, and equipment performance data to support data-driven decision making.
- Create dashboards, reports, and visualizations that help manufacturing teams monitor key performance indicators.
- Support efforts to improve data accuracy, process visibility, and overall manufacturing effectiveness through enhanced system utilization.
- Develop recommendations that help improve productivity, quality, and operational reliability through better use of manufacturing data.
What they want
- Currently pursuing and in 3rd year for a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.
- Interest in manufacturing operations, process optimization, and continuous improvement methodologies.
- Ability to collect, analyze, and interpret technical data to support decision-making.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present findings and recommendations effectively.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams in a manufacturing environment.
- Demonstrated initiative, adaptability, and willingness to learn in a fast-paced industrial setting.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Teams.
- Basic understanding of chemical manufacturing processes and unit operations such as
- Mixing
- Starts
- 2026-09-11