Operations Intern - South Holland, United States - buddig

Description

Are you looking to kickstart your career with a summer internship? Carl Buddig & Company is actively seeking motivated students who want to join our dedicated team.#Buddig #HiringNow #JoinOurTeam

OUR COMPANY:

Carl Buddig & Company is the parent company of great-tasting Buddig lunchmeat, Old Wisconsin hardwood-smoked sausage brand snack products and pre-cooked ribs and barbecue entrees under the Kingsford brand. Family owned and operated since 1943, we have been feeding family traditions for over 75 years with the very best in taste, variety and convenience.

For Carl Buddig & Company, family is at the heart of everything we do, and our idea of family also extends to the two thousand-plus people we employ. We all share a commitment to upholding the quality of the Buddig products you know and love. A great job-and a great future-awaits you #BuddigProud #BuddigCareersOperations is seeking interns to assist with manufacturing projects.This position will report to the plant manager.

Responsibilities:

• Identify operational weaknesses and offer improvement suggestions
• Conduct a purge study of purged meat and offer suggestions to minimize waste (including creating a cost savings analysis between different time of slicers)
• Manage a time study concerning machine turnover
• Record and report product diameters and lengths
• Working closely with the Manager and/or assigned staff member to complete allocated tasks
• Ability to coordinate across multiple teams and maintain project deadlines
• Other duties may be assigned on an as-needed basis

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Programs
• Currently enrolled in a college/university earning a degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Food Industry Management, Food Science, or related field
• Past experience in a manufacturing environment a plus
• Bi-lingual in Spanish is a Plus

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR c)