Summary

We are actively seeking a hardworking, energetic, self-starter to join our Agribusiness team in Salsibury, MD as an Engineering Intern. Perdue's Summer Internship program is designed to combine knowledge learned in the classroom with meaningful, real-world experiences.

Our Engineering intern will become familiar with the workflow of plant operations and giving you learning and shadowing opportunities across plant teams and departments. The internship will be tailored to the interests of the intern and experience level to maximize the learning experience. The intern will be fully immersed and actively participate in all aspects of business in an operational facility.

Benefits:

• 10-12 Week Summer Program 
• Hands on learning and exposure to various levels of leadership within Perdue
• Competitive Wages
• Summer Housing Stipend

This position has a target wage of $21.90 - $28.13 per hour, based on graduation year. Overtime may be available.

Principal and Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Conduct research and develop scope for a high-impact engineering project
• Analyze cost estimates and propose viable solutions to improve business operations
• Present findings and recommendations to leadership
• Assist project managers with active and developing projects
• Learn and apply project management methodologies used at Perdue
• Help track timelines, budgets, and deliverables
• Support operations, maintenance, and operational technologies teams
• Participate in troubleshooting and process improvement initiatives
• Organize engineering and project files across multiple locations
• Maintain version control and ensure accessibility of key documents
• Create and refine presentations for internal stakeholders
• Communicate technical concepts in a clear, engaging format

Minimum Education

Required:

• Must be enrolled in an accredited four-year institution pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Preferred:

• Degree in an Engineering Capacity 
• 3.0 GPA or higher

Experience Requirements

Required:

• Must be authorized to work in the United States.
• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Must be a rising sophomore, junior or senior currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree.

Preferred:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work well within a team setting, as well as independently.
• Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to motivate in a team atmosphere.

Environmental Factors and Physical Requirements

• Ability to work for 8 hours or more in a stationary position or travel on a wet, moist, dry, greasy floors which may include metal or plastic grating surfaces with up to 4 hours in a single interval.
• Ability to work from various types of ladders and/or stairs.
• Exposure to and work in temperatures of less than -40 degrees and 75 degrees with ambient humidity.
• Noise exposure of 110 db, and light intensity range of 50 to 100 foot candles.
• Bending, twisting, lifting up to 50 lbs, reaching, sitting, and grasping varies in repetitions, distance, degrees, angle, weight, heights, longest interval of time, objects grasped, and body positions depending upon the maintenance task required. Exposure to chlorinated water (50 ppm, ammonia vapors ) 5 ppm, dry ice, caustic detergents, lubricating oils, hydraulic oils, and other chemicals found in a poultry processing plant.
• Must use and / or wear protective and safety equipment required for the job.