Summer 2024 Intern - IT Automation Engineer
Company: Smithfield Foods
Location: Smithfield
Posted on: April 18, 2024
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Job Description:
A great job-and a great future-awaits you at Smithfield Foods.
We're an $18 billion U.S. food company with nearly 60,000 employees
worldwide. We're looking for motivated people who want to join our
team and grow lasting and meaningful careers with us. Join our
family today. Apply Now!Your OpportunityThe Smithfield Foods
internship program offers students a paid opportunity to work in an
environment that fosters real-life experiences, explores career
options, and applies your education. You will become a part of key
management meetings and participate in meaningful projects. Our
goal is to provide a working environment that not only encourages
creativity, but offers equality, diversity, mutual respect and
productivity. Our summer internships are typically 10 weeks.
IT Automation Interns bring together data from PLCs, and plant-wide
sources, while planning and implementing improved control
systems.
Your efforts will maximize efficiencies by eliminating the waste of
valuable resources that directly impact our overall operating
costs. You are instrumental to the manufacturing of Smithfield,
Eckrich, Nathan's Famous, and our other product brands, to meet the
needs of our customers and consumers.You will work on automation
projects, interacting with operations and with business partners,
to understand and develop automation requirements then transform
them into effective controls solutions. The Automation Engineer
leverages a combination of experience in process control and
monitoring, MES, SCADA, and motion control systems, to design and
develop technical projects for the pork industry.
This position performs engineering assignments over a wide range of
projects of varying complexityCore Responsibilities Focus on
assignments and projects within your identified track
Complete Learning Plan and master the skills and tasks
identified
Attend team and customer meetings within your functional area
Develop and execute process and procedures to alleviate challenges
within your functional area
Create formal proposals and presentations to various levels of
management
Attend developmental training and workshops for the Summer
Internship Program
Cross-Collaborate with current interns on a summer project
Present during End-of-Summer Presentations to Executive Leadership,
Management and Peers
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature
and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job.
They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all
responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so
classified. May perform other duties as assigned. Qualifications To
perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to
perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed
below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability
required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable
individuals to perform the essential functions.
Process, Chemical, Industrial Engineering, IT or related major.
Must have completed your sophomore year in college.
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
Experience working with Microsoft Excel, Word, Project, PowerPoint,
and AutoCAD.
Willingness to learn and work in a team environment.
Proactive thinker and self-motivated.
Strong time, project, and organizational management skills.
The ability to work independently.
Ability to work well with others in fast paced, dynamic
environment.
Ability to be respectful, approachable and team oriented while
building strong working relationships and a positive work
environment. EEO/AA InformationSmithfield is an equal opportunity
employer committed to workplace diversity. All qualified applicants
will receive consideration for employment without regard to race,
color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age,
gender identity, protected veterans status, status as a disabled
individual or any other protected group status or non-job
characteristic as directed by law.If you are an individual with a
disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for
any part of the employment selection process, please call us at
757-357-1595.
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