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PROCESS ENGINEERING CO-OP - 2025

Florence, KY

January or June 2025 start date (6-12 month co-op experience)

Schwan’s Company, a U.S. affiliate of the global lifestyle company CJ CheilJedang Corporation, is a leading U.S. manufacturer and marketer of quality foods offered through retail-grocery and food-service channels. Its many popular brands include Red Baron®, Tony’s®, Big Daddy’s®, Villa Prima™ and Freschetta® pizza; Mrs. Smith’s® and Edwards® desserts; and Pagoda® and Bibigo Asian-style snacks. To learn more about Schwan’s, visit www.schwanscompany.com.

Your Co-op Experience:

• Dynamic 6-Month+ Co-op: Dive into a hands-on experience with real-world projects that align with your studies and make a real impact.
• Take Charge of Strategic Projects: Own exciting, high-stakes initiatives with direct relevance to your coursework and gain invaluable experience that goes beyond the classroom.
• A Culture of Care: Join a company that prioritizes your health, safety, and well-being, fostering a supportive and inclusive environment.
• Guidance from Industry Experts: Receive guidance from skilled, genuine, and good-natured team members who are invested in your success.
• Pathway to a Thriving Career: Build your future with a leading food company where internships often pave the way to full-time roles.

Your Impact:

• Process Development & Innovation: Investigating, testing, and refining new or advanced food processing techniques to support product innovation.
• Automation & Technology: Implementing and supporting new automated process technologies and equipment for improved production efficiency.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Working closely with R&D, manufacturing, and operations engineering teams to drive process improvements, optimize performance, and implement cost-saving strategies.
• Data Collection & Analysis: Gathering and analyzing production data using basic statistical methods to make data-driven improvements in processes.
• Process & Equipment Commercialization: Supporting the development and introduction of new processes and technologies into manufacturing facilities, both internally and with co-packers.
• Cost Savings & Efficiency: Identifying and leading major cost-saving initiatives involving process methodologies and new technologies.
• Hands-on Learning: Opportunities for hands-on learning through shadowing process development engineers and potential travel to other manufacturing plants.
• Documentation & Reporting: Accurately documenting project progress, results, and insights, while preparing detailed reports to communicate findings.
• Innovation Projects: Participating in innovation projects to explore new ways of improving existing processing methods and technologies.

What You Bring:

• Education: Current enrollment with junior or senior standing in undergraduate or graduate degree program majoring in Chemical, Mechanical, Industrial, or Food Engineering. GPA of 3.0+ preferred. Recent graduates welcome!
• Years of Experience: 1-2 years of related experience – must have prior co-op or internship experience.
• Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:
  • Proficient in process capability studies, Six Sigma, process mapping, and statistical control.
  • Strong communication, organizational, and self-motivational skills, with the ability to work independently & in teams.
  • Intermediate mathematical skills and advanced proficiency in PC applications (CAD, spreadsheets, statistical analysis).
  • Familiarity with Lean practices and flexibility for a 24-hour operation.
  • Ability to lead projects, present to management, and maintain a strong commitment to safety.

The employing subsidiaries of Schwan's Company are Equal Employment Opportunity Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, age, race, color, religion, gender, vet status, national origin, or other protected classes.