Manufacturing Intern – Mesa

Job Description

About Niagara Bottling

Niagara Bottling is a company dedicated to providing customers with the highest quality, most affordable bottled water. They are looking for Team Members who want to be part of this mission. Niagara offers an entrepreneurial and dynamic environment where individuals have a chance to make an impact, develop lasting relationships with great people, and build a satisfying career. The company provides competitive compensation and benefits packages for its Team Members.

Job Description: Manufacturing Intern – Mesa

This is an exciting 10-12 week summer internship opportunity in Mesa, Arizona, within Niagara’s manufacturing operations. Interns will be placed directly into a manufacturing department, working on high-impact projects in a fast-paced, innovative environment. The role encourages outside-the-box thinking and a continuous improvement mindset to approach challenges and develop solutions, providing hands-on experience relevant to the intern’s field of study.

Essential Functions of the Role:

• Gain Broad Understanding: Interns will rotate through multiple areas of the manufacturing plant to develop an overall understanding of the entire manufacturing process.
• Hands-On Experience: Provide direct support to plant team members, gaining hands-on experience with production methods, machines, and processes.
• Project Support: Assist with research on new and existing projects and provide support for major decision-making processes.
• Problem Solving: Receive intellectual and creative opportunities to tackle specific problems and develop proposed solutions.
• Collaboration & Communication: Attend department meetings, action plan based on feedback, and learn to collaborate and communicate effectively across all levels of the organization.
• Presentation: Create and deliver a presentation to department leadership detailing the internship experience, projects undertaken, and outcomes achieved.

Qualifications:

• Minimum Required:
• Experience: 0 years of experience in the field, a similar manufacturing environment, or in a position managing people/projects. (Experience may include a combination of work experience and education).
• Education: Currently a Junior/Rising Senior pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree.
• Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience: 2 years of experience in the field, a similar manufacturing environment, or working in a position managing people/projects. (Experience may include a combination of work experience and education).

Competencies (Niagara’s LIFE competency model):

The position emphasizes key drivers of success, including:

• Lead Like an Owner: Focus on safety, effective task prioritization, respect for others, and prompt resolution of customer issues.
• InnovACT: Making recommendations for continuous improvement, adaptability to change, and increasing performance through efficiency.
• Find a Way: Seeking technical knowledge, understanding interdepartmental impact, and finding solutions.
• Empowered to be Great: Continuous self-improvement, clear and prompt communication up, down, and across, and effective expectation management.

Benefits:

Niagara offers competitive compensation and benefits packages. Detailed information can be found at [https://careers.niagarawater.com/us/en/benefits](https://careers.niagarawater.com/us/en/benefits).

Location:

This internship is based at the Mesa plant.

Special Note for Applicants:

• Los Angeles County applicants only: Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with local and state laws.
• Niagara Bottling, LLC handles all résumés submitted directly or by unauthorized agencies as company property, reserving the right to hire applicants without fee obligations to such entities. Only employment agencies with existing fee agreements and engaged on a specific search are eligible for placement fees by submitting résumés to the designated recruiter or via authorization.