Intern

Job Description

About Company:

Graphic Packaging International (GPI) is a large manufacturer of paperboard and paper-based packaging for recognized food, beverage, foodservice, household, personal care, and pet product brands. They have over 25,000 employees across more than 130 locations worldwide. GPI emphasizes environmental responsibility, workplace diversity, and competitive compensation and benefits.

Job Description:

This is an Intern position within the Manufacturing & Operations Department at the Graphic Packaging International facility in Visalia, CA. The Engineer Associate Intern will focus on process improvement tasks and projects aimed at:

• Reducing unscheduled downtime
• Increasing the lifespan of assets
• Enhancing processes to improve safety, quality, and plant performance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Capital Budget Support: Assist in managing the facility capital budget. This includes developing capital requests, RFPs, bid review, vendor recommendations, vendor hiring, construction management, and quality control of new projects.
• Project Management: Discuss and lay out project specifications, create detailed plans to achieve goals, review/approve/modify product designs, prepare budgets/bids/contracts, approve expenditures, review and recommend contracts, develop cost estimates, and draft proposals/reports for upper management.
• Process Improvement: Continuously improve production and maintenance processes to impact safety, efficiencies, and material/labor costs.
• Root Cause Analysis: Complete root cause failure analysis and implement corrective actions to improve efficiencies.
• Cost Savings: Identify and implement cost-saving initiatives.
• Best Practices: Implement and share best practices with other food service facilities.
• Safety: Contribute to a safe work environment by identifying and implementing safety improvements.
• Other Duties: As assigned.

Deliverables:

• Identify process improvements through analysis and problem-solving.
• Identify safety and ergonomic improvements and implement corrective actions.
• Achieve cost-saving targets by eliminating waste.
• Implement systems to improve equipment efficiencies.
• Support departments with training programs.

Education/Knowledge:

• Preferred field of study: Mechanical, Industrial, or Electrical Engineering.

Skills:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Good leadership skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• Analytical problem-solving ability (TCC/Trouble Cause Correction).
• Ability to work well under pressure.

Schedule Demands:

• Primarily an 8-hour M-F assignment, but must be willing to work alternate schedules occasionally (early mornings, nights, weekends).
• Occasional overnight travel.

Physical Demands:

• Sitting or standing for extended periods (up to 8 hours).
• Occasional lifting up to 20 lbs.
• Reading computer screens.
• Use of office hand and electrical tools/equipment.