Job Description:
Headquartered in Spartanburg, South Carolina, Milliken & Company is a global, innovative, industrial diversified manufacturing company that has been exploring, discovering, and creating ways to enhance people's lives since 1865. With expertise across a breadth of disciplines including specialty chemical, floor covering, and performance materials, the company works around the world every day to add true value to people's lives, improve health and safety, and help make our world more sustainable. Milliken has long led the way for "knowledge-based" investment, employing over 100 PhDs, and has accumulated over 2,200 U.S. patents - and more than 5,000 patents worldwide. Milliken is widely acknowledged as an international leader in research technology, innovation, and customer service. With over 35 manufacturing facilities located in the U.S., U.K., Belgium, France, China, India, Mexico, and Australia, and other sales and service operations throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia, Milliken's more than 7,000 associates work to deliver innovations that do good for the world, create new experiences, and build for the future.
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The Milliken Summer Intern position gives rising university juniors or seniors an opportunity to work on a significant process improvement project in a manufacturing environment. This position is located at the Magnolia Plant. You will report directly to a manager - either a Senior Process Engineer or a Process Improvement Manager. The position is hourly paid. The work schedule is Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm. The summer intern program begins in mid-May and ends the first week of August.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage a manufacturing related project for results
- Determine solutions using continuous improvement techniques
- Demonstrate creative thinking by identifying unique approaches to problem solving
- Communicate effectively one-to-one and one-to-a-group
- Work effectively with a diverse group of people to implement project improvements
Qualifications - Required:
- Rising junior or senior at a university
- Working towards a BS degree
- Able to participate in the Summer Challenge Forum on around June 7th in Spartanburg, SC
- Able to participate in our final presentation review on or around August 2nd in Spartanburg, SC
Qualifications- Preferred:
- Chemical, Mechanical, Industrial engineering major
- Efficient in powerpoint and excel spreadsheets
- GPA - 3.0 minimum
- Able to start work on or before May 24th
The Milliken Summer Intern position gives rising university juniors or seniors an opportunity to work on a significant process improvement project in a manufacturing environment. This position is located at the Magnolia Plant. You will report directly to a manager - either a Senior Process Engineer or a Process Improvement Manager. The position is hourly paid. The work schedule is Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm. The summer intern program begins in mid-May and ends the first week of August.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage a manufacturing related project for results
- Determine solutions using continuous improvement techniques
- Demonstrate creative thinking by identifying unique approaches to problem solving
- Communicate effectively one-to-one and one-to-a-group
- Work effectively with a diverse group of people to implement project improvements
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Qualifications - Required:
- Rising junior or senior at a university
- Working towards a BS degree
- Able to participate in the Summer Challenge Forum on around June 7th in Spartanburg, SC
- Able to participate in our final presentation review on or around August 2nd in Spartanburg, SC
Qualifications- Preferred:- Chemical, Mechanical, Industrial engineering major
- Efficient in powerpoint and excel spreadsheets
- GPA - 3.0 minimum
- Able to start work on or before May 24th
Milliken & Company is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with a disability.