Process & Mechanical Engineer Intern -… at Blount Fine… · McKinney

Summary: Blount Fine Foods is offering an internship program aimed at providing experiential learning opportunities for students. The intern will collaborate with engineering personnel to improve equipment and processes while assisting with quality control methods and supporting a multi-year expansion project in a food manufacturing facility. Responsibilities: - Conduct a thermal efficiency audit and present recommendations for maximizing efficiency - Work side-by-side with the management staff to discover inefficiencies in business processes and then determine the best ways to bring our business methods in line with our financial goals - Evaluate and develop manufacturing processes by studying product, process requirements, applying knowledge of the product, process, design, assembly, tooling, and materials; conferring with equipment vendors; soliciting observations from operators - Improves manufacturing efficiency by analyzing and planning workflow, space requirements, and equipment layout - Assure process efficiencies are being monitored by establishing performance metrics based on equipment, process capabilities, establishing standards and confirming manufacturing’s current state processes - Provide manufacturing decision-making information by data mining, analysis, and summarizing performance metrics trends - Gather, analyze, and report business data and inputs in order to identify issues, trends, or solutions - Maintains professional and technical knowledge by participation in continual professional development - Working with Safety dept. on job safety analysis (JSAs) - Maintaining, analyzing, managing, and improving metrics, aggregating, creating dashboards, and internal reporting - Providing technical assistance in identifying, analyzing, evaluating, and developing quality systems and procedures - Reporting issues at set frequencies to all appropriate departments to drive continuous improvement and corrective and preventive actions - Developing, implementing, and maintaining performance metrics. These performance metrics will include all trending for complaints, product right first time, product holds, yields, raw material supplier performance inspections, internal/ external audit results - Improving and defining data editing and standardizing processes - Provide follow up monitoring, documenting and feedback of completed initiative controls - Act as a liaison between the departments and a variety of business partners - Assisting in development and implementation of data capture systems - Monitor standards and controls in relation to the manufacturing of high-quality soup and seafood products to include activities in the following areas: receiving, staging, prep, processing, packaging, storage, and shipping - Carry-out various batch control tests and product sampling to ensure process is in control, i.e. statistical process control, (SPC) - Ensure a smooth process flow, maximizing volume and efficiency while committing to exacting specs and uncompromised quality - Work with other key departments to ensure proper technique, staffing, training and methods are in place and are effectively resulting in consistent and high-quality end products - Confer with engineers or other personnel to implement operating procedures, resolve system malfunctions, or provide technical information - Interact with vendors or customers on technical or design issues - Use sample data to create control charts in order to identify process shifts - Other responsibilities with similar skill, work conditions, and responsibilities as assigned - Responsible for completing required paperwork accurately and honestly as applicable - Must adhere to all corporate GMPs (Good Manufacturing Practices), established SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) and all Food and Employee Safety policies - Must adhere to all Allergen control programs and procedures as applicable - Responsible for reporting suspicious packages, activities, and individuals - If monitoring CCPs (Critical Control Points), must be trained in HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) and adhere to approved HACCP plan(s) Required Qualifications: - Degree candidate in Mechanical Engineering or other related fields - Candidate must have above average mathematics skills, as well as familiarity with statistics, e.g., (SPC) and control charts - Candidate must possess a thorough knowledge of computers and their programs, AutoCAD is required - Must be detail oriented with above average organizational skills - Must be self-motivated, possess high energy, and have excellent verbal and written communication skills - Candidate must be able to interact in a dynamic team environment while displaying tact and diplomacy with peers and management - Candidate must also be willing to adhere to the Quality Engineering Philosophy - Proficiency with Microsoft Office - Eagerness and willingness to learn - Ability to work and problem solve - Maintain a positive attitude to continued learning and support of the overall business Preferred Qualifications: - Lean Six Sigma Certification a plus - Proficiency with MiniTab, Smart Draw, and Simscale a plus Required Skills: AutoCAD, Lean Six Sigma Certification Important Skills: Minitab, Statistical Process Control (SPC) Nice-to-Have Skills: Microsoft Office, Smart Draw, Simscale Internship Start Date: Start in 2026 Summer