Manufacturing/Production Intern

COMPANY OVERVIEW:

Crown is a worldwide leader in the design, manufacture, and sale of packaging products and equipment for consumer and industrial products. Crown's packaging for consumer products include steel and aluminum cans for food, beverage, household and other consumer products, glass bottles for beverage product and metal vacuum closures and steel crowns sold through Crown's sales organization to the soft drink, food, citrus, brewing, household products, personal care and various other industries. Crown's packaging for industrial products includes steel and plastic strap consumables and equipment, paper based protective packaging, and plastic film consumables and equipment, which are sold into the metals, food and beverage, construction, agricultural, corrugated, and general industries.

With operations in 39 countries employing over 29,000 people and net sales of over $11 billion, we are uniquely positioned to bring best practices in quality and manufacturing to growing economies in Asia, Eastern Europe, South America and the Middle East and North Africa. Whether improving existing technology or pioneering a new concept, we are committed to working in partnership with our customers to drive their businesses locally and globally.

DIVISION OVERVIEW:

The intern will work in one of the Crown divisions: Food, CAPP or Beverage 

POSITION OVERVIEW:

Students now have a chance to gain real world operations, engineering, production or professional office experience by joining Crown for a 12-week summer internship opportunity with our plants or at Tampa Corporate HQ.  The intern will be a key member to work on business-critical projects that include but are not limited to supporting daily operations, safety, quality and productivity improvements of our products and processes. Intern will be provided with tasks that are both technically challenging and educationally stimulating. Although we make no guarantee of full-time employment upon completion of the internship, it is our goal to have our interns fully capable of stepping into a full-time position within our organization.

SPECIFIC PROJECTS/DUTIES FOR THIS INTERNSHIP INCLUDE:

The intern will take part in time studies, process analysis, and training protocols. They will help to analyze the individual needs of the workforce and assist the plant in developing training. 

Job Requirements

• Student must be currently working towards a bachelor's degree in Process, Production, Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, a similar engineering area, or Logistics. 
• Minimum GPA 2.8
• Must be able to work 40-hours per week
• Must be able to relocate if needed
• Background in Lean/ 6-sigma helpful, but not required
• Leadership experience a plus
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel
• Strong written, verbal, analytical and interpersonal skills required
• Must be familiar with data interpretation and presentation
• Must display maturity and a high level of professionalism
• Proven high degree of personal motivation and discipline to perform duties
• High level of independent thinking and resourcefulness to develop and propose solutions to problems
• Ability to interface with various levels of staff from engineers, management, and production employees
• Ability to successfully prioritize and work multiple tasks concurrently

Crown is pleased to provide a real-world learning opportunity through this internship program where students will discover the benefits, rewards and development opportunities to help them in their continued studies of engineering/operations and prepare them for a career in manufacturing.