Intern (Co-op) Improvement Engineer - Fall

Food Ingredients:Innovatingimproved nutritional profiles, better taste and texture, and greater cost efficiency to meet the needs of global food and beverage manufacturers.

The role is based in Rockland, ME (onsite). Be part of a cross functional site engineering team that provides technical support for site level projects and initiatives.

Where You'll Make a Difference

• As an Improvement Engineer you will work with cross functional teams to ensure alignment between commercial, manufacturing, research & development, safety, heath & environmental. You will focus on longer range process improvement initiatives and provide technical support for:

• Process safety assessment and improvement initiatives - implementation of process safety standards

• Development and documentation of process technology information

• Development and execution of quality, yield and capacity improvement initiatives

• Capital project support, Plant / process start-up, Product scale-ups or transfers

• The mission of the team is to maintain our process technology knowledge and ensure a strong technical foundation to enable: Safe and reliable manufacture of products that meet our performance requirements, Quick and accurate response to business and customer needs

What Makes You the Right Fit

• BS in Chemical Engineering

• 2 - 5 years of continuous processes experience within the chemical industry and demonstrated knowledge of the engineering principles, business processes, technologies and applications

• Competency interacting with internal and external customers

• Strong safety orientation including familiarity with process safety management principles

• A demonstrated history of bringing projects in safely, on time and on budget.

• The ability to effectively present at both informal and formal training settings

• Ability to lead project teams

• Being data based and results driven with strong action orientation combined with practiced risk management abilities

• Strategic agility with foresight and the ability to create alternate plans

How Would You Stand Out?

• 3.0 GPA or Higher

• Outstanding problem-solving, analytical and interpersonal skills.

• Strong work ethic and the ability to collaborate in cross-functional teams to deliver concrete project deliverables in a timely manner.

Why Choose Us?

• Competitive Pay

• Flexible Schedule

• The opportunity will allow students to gain valuable experience in the manufacturing environment

• Opportunities to learn by integrating classroom theory with practical work and the chance to demonstrate their skills for future career paths at IFF.