Engineering Intern
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Job Description
About Cargill:
Cargill is a global, family-owned company with a purpose to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. They provide food, ingredients, agricultural solutions, and industrial products essential to daily life. Their operations connect farmers to markets, customers to ingredients, and families to essential goods, ranging from eggs and edible oils to salt and skincare products. With 160,000 colleagues in 70 countries, Cargill’s products touch billions of lives daily. They emphasize a commitment to employee engagement, inclusion, and innovation.
Job Description: Engineering Intern (Guelph, ON)
This paid internship program provides a minimum of 16 weeks of hands-on experience, beginning in May 2025. The ideal candidate is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering, with graduation between December 2025 and August 2027. The role involves working in a fast-paced, team-oriented plant environment.
Principal Accountabilities:
• Gaining a comprehensive understanding of the plant, processes, and equipment through various projects. These projects may include addressing efficiency issues, collaborating with contractors, improving energy-related processes, applying reliability principles and practices, and enhancing plant processes and equipment.
• Collaborating with diverse cross-functional teams, including safety and environmental, maintenance, engineering, contractor, and operations personnel.
• Effectively communicating with individuals from diverse linguistic, educational, and experiential backgrounds.
• Learning to interpret and implement government safety and environmental regulations in alignment with company policies.
• Managing people, processes, and input/product aspects to implement solutions.
• Participation in company orientation and ongoing job performance assessments.
Work Environment:
The internship takes place in a physically demanding plant environment, requiring moderate exertion and involving various physical activities (bending, stooping, lifting up to 50+ pounds occasionally and 10-25 pounds frequently). Exposure to heat, cold, grain dust, and other conditions may occur.
Cargill’s Internship Program Features:
• Comprehensive learning resources: Access to expansive learning resources and carefully curated development courses.
• Mentorship and networking: Opportunities to network with cross-functional interns/co-ops across Canada and establish relationships with mentors and colleagues. Support from university recruiting staff and supervisors is provided.
• Community involvement: Access to volunteer and community outreach opportunities.
• Development opportunities: Participation in events that provide exposure to leadership and further development.
• Potential for future employment: High-performing interns may be offered internships, co-ops, or full-time positions in subsequent years.
• Benefits: Paid hourly wages, access to mental health and wellbeing programs, digital learning library, and potential for housing assistance and relocation reimbursement (based on eligibility).
• Inclusive culture: Cargill fosters a diverse and inclusive work environment with Business Resource Groups (BRGs) supporting employee engagement.
Required Qualifications:
• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering.
• Graduation between December 2025 and August 2027.
• Legal authorization to work in Canada.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse individuals and cultures.
• Ability to complete a 4-month internship starting May 2025.
• High degree of initiative and resourcefulness.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Previous plant, production, co-op, or internship experience.
• Ability to apply technical knowledge to job-related duties.
• Problem-solving and independent decision-making skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
Note: All candidates must complete Cargill’s online application before interviewing. Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis.
