Launch your career as a Summer 2027 Engineering Intern at Mars in Greenville, Mississippi. This 10-week full-time summer internship offers hands-on experience in plant efficiency, data analysis, and continuous improvement within our Royal Canin Petcare business, supported by mentorship and competitive compensation.
Requirements
3rd-year student in an Industrial or Mechanical Engineering program.
Eligible to intern the summer prior to your final graduation date.
Legally authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future visa sponsorship.
Personal transportation to and from the work site during the internship.
Successful completion of drug and background screening.
Skills & Responsibilities
Data Analysis: Collect and analyze line and machine performance data to track KPIs and drive facility-level performance improvements.
Continuous Improvement: Apply tools like Six Sigma, Kaizen, and 5S to initiate line improvements and waste reduction initiatives.
Process Optimization: Conduct time and motion studies and plan the flow of work and materials to maximize worker and plant efficiency.
Engineering Design: Develop proposed equipment layouts, operational designs, and material flows to support long-term plant objectives.
Potential transition routes: Students from Industrial or Mechanical Engineering programs may bring strong problem-solving and data analysis skills, alongside meeting academic standing requirements.
Job description
Job Description:
At Mars, we work together to build a better world for people, pets, and the planet. From being a socially responsible business, to investing in our Associates, we're always looking at how we can make tomorrow brighter.
As an Associate, you are empowered with the freedom and tools to be yourself, to forge your own path, to build relationships across our global community, to discover the right opportunities for you to grow – all with ample support. Here, you have our ongoing commitment to your growth and development as you work across our world-famous brands.
Start your journey at Mars today!
Royal Canin Engineering Internship Experience
As a Engineering Intern, you will gain exposure to the following areas:
Ability to work with cross functional teams.
Understanding of improvement tools such as SIXSIGMA, Kaizen, 5S
Proficiency in Microsoft applications, specifically Microsoft Excel and Power Bi
Strong data management and problem-solving abilities
Assist in collecting and analyzing line and machine performance data.
Plan the flow of work or materials to maximize efficiency.
Initiate line improvement and waste reduction initiatives.
Conduct projects to increase plant efficiency.
Optimize performance and drive value leadership.
Perform a key role in the team process of setting line performance standards, e.g., KPI’s.
Develop proposed equipment layouts, operational designs, and material flows, which impact direct cost elements, with a vision toward achieving plant long-term objectives.
Collect, analyze, and report Key Performance Indicators at value stream, facility, and enterprise level, creating and leading KPI-based action plans for performance improvement.
Conduct time and motion studies to identify opportunities to improve worker efficiency.
Plan the flow of work or materials to maximize efficiency.
What we’re looking for:
3rd year student in Industrial/Mechanical Engineering Program
Eligible candidates will intern the summer prior to their final graduation date.
Open to students legally authorized to work in the U.S., without the need for current or future work status authorization or visa sponsorship for employment.
Employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug & background screening.
This internship location will be in Greenville, Mississippi
Eligible candidates will be responsible for personal transportation to and from work site during duration of the internship program.
What can you expect from Mars?
The Mars Internship Experience is a 10-week summer program providing excellent depth of experience with real business problems and opportunities.
Exciting professional and social engagement activities throughout the experience that provide opportunities to network with your intern peers all the way up to senior leaders.
Best-in-class training and development from Day 1, including a formal mentor, access to our in-house Mars University, and more.
Ongoing coaching and mentorship to help you succeed and get the most out of your experience.
Some pretty sweet perks including competitive salary & benefits package, fun freebies, and pet-friendly offices.
About Mars, Incorporated
For more than a century, Mars, Incorporated has been driven by the belief that the world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today. This idea is at the center of who we have always been as a global, family-owned business. Today, Mars is transforming, innovating, and evolving in ways that affirm our commitment to making a positive impact on the world around us.
Across our diverse and expanding portfolio of Snacking, Food, and Petcare products and services, we employ over 140,000 dedicated Associates who are all moving in the same direction: forward. As a $65 billion family-owned business, we produce some of the world’s best-loved brands including ROYAL CANIN®, PEDIGREE®, WHISKAS®, CESAR®, M&M’S®, SNICKERS®, Pringles®, Cheez-It®, and BEN’S ORIGINAL™. and take care of half of the world’s pets through our nutrition, health and services businesses, including AniCura, Banfield Pet Hospitals™, BluePearl®, Linnaeus, and VCA™.
We know we can only be truly successful if our partners and the communities in which we operate prosper as well. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire our Associates to take action every day to help create a world tomorrow in which the planet, its people and pets can thrive. The Mars Compass, inspired by the Economics of Mutuality, is used to measure the company’s progress in service of its purpose; The world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today.
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