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Mars

Global confectionery, food, and petcare company

Food Engineering Intern

Manufacturing EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Internship · Summer 2027Greenville, MS, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Be a third-year student in an Industrial or Mechanical Engineering program.
  • Intern during the summer prior to the final graduation date.
  • Be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring current or future work-status authorization or visa sponsorship for employment.
  • Successfully complete drug and background screening.
  • Provide personal transportation to and from the worksite for the duration of the internship.

Responsibilities

  • Work with cross-functional teams.
  • Use improvement tools such as Six Sigma, Kaizen, and 5S.
  • Collect and analyze line and machine performance data.
  • Plan the flow of work or materials to maximize efficiency.
  • Initiate line improvement and waste reduction initiatives.
  • Conduct projects to increase plant efficiency.
  • Optimize performance and drive value leadership.
  • Participate in setting line performance standards, such as key performance indicators.
  • Develop proposed equipment layouts, operational designs, and material flows that affect direct cost elements and support long-term plant objectives.
  • Collect, analyze, and report key performance indicators at value stream, facility, and enterprise levels, and create and lead KPI-based action plans for performance improvement.
  • Conduct time and motion studies to identify opportunities to improve worker efficiency.

Desired Qualifications

  • Proficiency in Microsoft applications, specifically Microsoft Excel and Power BI.
  • Strong data management and problem-solving abilities.

About the Company

Mars

Global confectionery, food, and petcare company

Mars makes confectionery, food, and petcare products and also operates pet health services through networks like Banfield, VCA, BluePearl, and Royal Canin. Its products are marketed under familiar brands such as M&M’s, Snickers, Milky Way, Skittles, Dove, Orbit, Pedigree, Royal Canin, Whiskas, and Cocoavia, sold globally to consumers and pet owners. The company differs from competitors by combining a broad, diversified portfolio with a global, family-owned structure guided by the Mars Principles (Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency, Freedom), which drives its operations and partnerships. Mars aims to help communities prosper and to grow its business while improving social and environmental outcomes, using its scale to support responsible practices across the world.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Debt Financing
Total funding
$27B
Headquarters
McLean, VA
Founded
1911

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