Operations Intern

About the position

The Operations Intern will complete data and root cause analysis to create and present an action plan for various plant efficiency and/or capacity improvements. The intern will focus their efforts on a few key areas and assigned various projects that may include, but are not limited to, identifying areas of operational waste of both primary product and packaging materials, and developing processes to reduce production line waste and down time.

Responsibilities

• Gain a basic understanding of the current process flow.
• Monitor and measure finished bag yields to establish a baseline of production quantities.
• Identify components of processes that can be changed to increase yields.
• Create methodology to implement and measure results of process improvements.
• Assist Operations and Production teams with day-to-day tasks such as data entry, training, and troubleshooting.
• Assist with maintenance and repairs of production equipment.
• Create and deliver a final presentation to the executive team of Dole Fresh Vegetables.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Advanced Excel skills.
• Proficiency in Word and PowerPoint.
• Statistical Analysis experience.
• Understanding of basic engineering principles is preferred.
• Experience in food production, manufacturing, or process improvement is desired, but not required.
• Bi-lingual, English and Spanish or French/Creole is highly preferred.

Benefits

• Pay Rate: $20 - $22 per hour.
• 100% onsite internship.
• Full time, 40-hour workweek.