CI Engineering Intern (Summer 2025)
Posted on Sep 15, 2024 by Post Consumer Brands
Battle Creek, MI
Graduates & Trainees
Immediate Start
Annual Salary
Full-Time
- Internship
Business Unit Overview:
Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company’s portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats®, PEBBLES®, Grape-Nuts® and Malt-O-Meal® cereal, and Peter Pan® peanut butter, as well as Rachael Ray® Nutrish®, Kibbles ‘n Bits® and 9Lives® dog and cat food. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit (url removed) and follow us on LinkedIn for the latest news.
Brand:
Looking to pursue an internship that can launch your career in your field of study? Do you want to gain hands-on experience in a growing, mission-driven, consumer-centric organization? Post Consumer Brands offers a robust 12-week summer immersive & transformative internship experience that will present you with a meaningful business problem to ideate and collaborate cross-functionally that will lead to you presenting recommended solution(s) to improve the business. Post Consumer Brands is unique as our core values & mission is at the forefront of our efforts. Consider joining our team to launch the success story of your career journey.
Location Description:
Post Consumer Brands in Battle Creek, Mich., the cereal capital of the U.S., is the company's largest manufacturing plant and home to about 600 team members. When you join the team here, you'll be helping to produce some of the most iconic cereal brands, including Honey Bunches of Oats cereal, PEBBLES cereal, Grape-Nuts and Honeycomb cereal. The Battle Creek plant is also unique as it is home to the original barn where C.W. Post started the Postum cereal company in 1895. The Battle Creek team has deep community roots, supporting the city's Cereal Festival, local elementary schools, and hosting several on-site volunteer events throughout the year.
Responsibilities:
Looking to pursue a career in Continuous Improvement Engineering? Do you want to gain hands-on experience in a growing, mission-driven, consumer-centric organization? Post Consumer Brands is looking for a CI Engineering Intern for a 12-week summer 2025 immersive & transformative internship experience. Consider joining our team to launch the success story of your career journey and help us deliver our purpose of: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all.
In order to fully realize the value of diversity of talent, experience, strengths, and backgrounds each of us brings to Post Consumer Brands, we are committed to creating an inclusive culture built on these behaviors:
Be open to new ideas
Listen attentively as a partner
Model collaboration
Be accountable
Respect all viewpoints
JOB FUNCTION
The purpose of this position is to provide an immersive experience and opportunity to an individual looking develop on-the-job experience in engineering at a manufacturing facility. This position will be located in Battle Creek, MI, at one of our cereal manufacturing facilities. You will work collaboratively with tenured engineers and provide front line engineering support to sustain and improve safety, quality, yield, production rates and efficiencies by working on assigned activities.
MAJOR JOB ACTIVITIES / DUTIES
The CI Engineering Intern may assist in several projects and/or operations support roles in the Engineering department. Assignments may include work such as:
Partner with Business Unit CI Engineers to become educated in Lean and Six Sigma methodology and apply knowledge to high priority projects that support plant Key Performance Indicators.
Develop, maintain, sustain, audit, train and improve the CI operating system, which consists of the Management Operating System, Problem Solving, Standard Work, and People & Leadership pillars.
Drive the deployment of planned improvements against annual targets through use of the Management Operating System (MOS), problem solving techniques, loss meetings, blueprints, etc.
Develop and drive the process, system, and forum for best practice sharing.
Specific project and operational roles will be identified 30-60 days prior to the start of the internship, based on business needs and intern interests.
Qualifications:
Candidates must be pursuing a four-year undergraduate or graduate degree or at an institution with an accredited program in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related field. graduating December 2025 or May 2026
Proven leadership, problem-solving and interpersonal skills
Ability to work independently and in teams
Strong written and oral communication skills
The ideal candidate is a self-starter who takes initiative to identify areas of opportunity and take action
A high level of competence in computer applications and the ability to use technology as a decision-support tool
Ability to identify and evaluate tactical methods to achieve objectives, identify deviations from the plan, and facilitate resolution
Ability to handle confidential information and use discretion within and outside of the organization
Previous internship or work experience (strongly preferred)
Interest in the consumer packaged goods / manufacturing industry with the desire to start a career with Post Consumer Brands after graduation (strongly preferred)
We are unable to proceed with candidates who require visa sponsorship now or in the future
Additional Program Information & Perks
Offering competitive compensation
Access to a dynamic internship event program including development, networking, & social activities
Eligible for subsidized housing & $2,500 relocation stipend
Cereal galore – enjoy a variety of cereal and oatmeal options in our break room, for free. Free milk, coffee, and conversation included as well. We promise you won’t be disappointed.
Please note that this position will be posted until September 30th. Applications will be reviewed in the following weeks and candidates will receive a status update by October 15th.
Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company’s portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats®, PEBBLES®, Grape-Nuts® and Malt-O-Meal® cereal, and Peter Pan® peanut butter, as well as Rachael Ray® Nutrish®, Kibbles ‘n Bits® and 9Lives® dog and cat food. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit (url removed) and follow us on LinkedIn for the latest news.
Brand:
Looking to pursue an internship that can launch your career in your field of study? Do you want to gain hands-on experience in a growing, mission-driven, consumer-centric organization? Post Consumer Brands offers a robust 12-week summer immersive & transformative internship experience that will present you with a meaningful business problem to ideate and collaborate cross-functionally that will lead to you presenting recommended solution(s) to improve the business. Post Consumer Brands is unique as our core values & mission is at the forefront of our efforts. Consider joining our team to launch the success story of your career journey.
Location Description:
Post Consumer Brands in Battle Creek, Mich., the cereal capital of the U.S., is the company's largest manufacturing plant and home to about 600 team members. When you join the team here, you'll be helping to produce some of the most iconic cereal brands, including Honey Bunches of Oats cereal, PEBBLES cereal, Grape-Nuts and Honeycomb cereal. The Battle Creek plant is also unique as it is home to the original barn where C.W. Post started the Postum cereal company in 1895. The Battle Creek team has deep community roots, supporting the city's Cereal Festival, local elementary schools, and hosting several on-site volunteer events throughout the year.
Responsibilities:
Looking to pursue a career in Continuous Improvement Engineering? Do you want to gain hands-on experience in a growing, mission-driven, consumer-centric organization? Post Consumer Brands is looking for a CI Engineering Intern for a 12-week summer 2025 immersive & transformative internship experience. Consider joining our team to launch the success story of your career journey and help us deliver our purpose of: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all.
In order to fully realize the value of diversity of talent, experience, strengths, and backgrounds each of us brings to Post Consumer Brands, we are committed to creating an inclusive culture built on these behaviors:
Be open to new ideas
Listen attentively as a partner
Model collaboration
Be accountable
Respect all viewpoints
JOB FUNCTION
The purpose of this position is to provide an immersive experience and opportunity to an individual looking develop on-the-job experience in engineering at a manufacturing facility. This position will be located in Battle Creek, MI, at one of our cereal manufacturing facilities. You will work collaboratively with tenured engineers and provide front line engineering support to sustain and improve safety, quality, yield, production rates and efficiencies by working on assigned activities.
MAJOR JOB ACTIVITIES / DUTIES
The CI Engineering Intern may assist in several projects and/or operations support roles in the Engineering department. Assignments may include work such as:
Partner with Business Unit CI Engineers to become educated in Lean and Six Sigma methodology and apply knowledge to high priority projects that support plant Key Performance Indicators.
Develop, maintain, sustain, audit, train and improve the CI operating system, which consists of the Management Operating System, Problem Solving, Standard Work, and People & Leadership pillars.
Drive the deployment of planned improvements against annual targets through use of the Management Operating System (MOS), problem solving techniques, loss meetings, blueprints, etc.
Develop and drive the process, system, and forum for best practice sharing.
Specific project and operational roles will be identified 30-60 days prior to the start of the internship, based on business needs and intern interests.
Qualifications:
Candidates must be pursuing a four-year undergraduate or graduate degree or at an institution with an accredited program in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related field. graduating December 2025 or May 2026
Proven leadership, problem-solving and interpersonal skills
Ability to work independently and in teams
Strong written and oral communication skills
The ideal candidate is a self-starter who takes initiative to identify areas of opportunity and take action
A high level of competence in computer applications and the ability to use technology as a decision-support tool
Ability to identify and evaluate tactical methods to achieve objectives, identify deviations from the plan, and facilitate resolution
Ability to handle confidential information and use discretion within and outside of the organization
Previous internship or work experience (strongly preferred)
Interest in the consumer packaged goods / manufacturing industry with the desire to start a career with Post Consumer Brands after graduation (strongly preferred)
We are unable to proceed with candidates who require visa sponsorship now or in the future
Additional Program Information & Perks
Offering competitive compensation
Access to a dynamic internship event program including development, networking, & social activities
Eligible for subsidized housing & $2,500 relocation stipend
Cereal galore – enjoy a variety of cereal and oatmeal options in our break room, for free. Free milk, coffee, and conversation included as well. We promise you won’t be disappointed.
Please note that this position will be posted until September 30th. Applications will be reviewed in the following weeks and candidates will receive a status update by October 15th.
Reference: 200011929
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CI Engineering Intern (Summer 2025)
Posted on Sep 15, 2024 by Post Consumer Brands
Battle Creek, MI
Graduates & Trainees
Immediate Start
Annual Salary
Full-Time
- Internship
Business Unit Overview:
Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company’s portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats®, PEBBLES®, Grape-Nuts® and Malt-O-Meal® cereal, and Peter Pan® peanut butter, as well as Rachael Ray® Nutrish®, Kibbles ‘n Bits® and 9Lives® dog and cat food. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit (url removed) and follow us on LinkedIn for the latest news.
Brand:
Looking to pursue an internship that can launch your career in your field of study? Do you want to gain hands-on experience in a growing, mission-driven, consumer-centric organization? Post Consumer Brands offers a robust 12-week summer immersive & transformative internship experience that will present you with a meaningful business problem to ideate and collaborate cross-functionally that will lead to you presenting recommended solution(s) to improve the business. Post Consumer Brands is unique as our core values & mission is at the forefront of our efforts. Consider joining our team to launch the success story of your career journey.
Location Description:
Post Consumer Brands in Battle Creek, Mich., the cereal capital of the U.S., is the company's largest manufacturing plant and home to about 600 team members. When you join the team here, you'll be helping to produce some of the most iconic cereal brands, including Honey Bunches of Oats cereal, PEBBLES cereal, Grape-Nuts and Honeycomb cereal. The Battle Creek plant is also unique as it is home to the original barn where C.W. Post started the Postum cereal company in 1895. The Battle Creek team has deep community roots, supporting the city's Cereal Festival, local elementary schools, and hosting several on-site volunteer events throughout the year.
Responsibilities:
Looking to pursue a career in Continuous Improvement Engineering? Do you want to gain hands-on experience in a growing, mission-driven, consumer-centric organization? Post Consumer Brands is looking for a CI Engineering Intern for a 12-week summer 2025 immersive & transformative internship experience. Consider joining our team to launch the success story of your career journey and help us deliver our purpose of: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all.
In order to fully realize the value of diversity of talent, experience, strengths, and backgrounds each of us brings to Post Consumer Brands, we are committed to creating an inclusive culture built on these behaviors:
Be open to new ideas
Listen attentively as a partner
Model collaboration
Be accountable
Respect all viewpoints
JOB FUNCTION
The purpose of this position is to provide an immersive experience and opportunity to an individual looking develop on-the-job experience in engineering at a manufacturing facility. This position will be located in Battle Creek, MI, at one of our cereal manufacturing facilities. You will work collaboratively with tenured engineers and provide front line engineering support to sustain and improve safety, quality, yield, production rates and efficiencies by working on assigned activities.
MAJOR JOB ACTIVITIES / DUTIES
The CI Engineering Intern may assist in several projects and/or operations support roles in the Engineering department. Assignments may include work such as:
Partner with Business Unit CI Engineers to become educated in Lean and Six Sigma methodology and apply knowledge to high priority projects that support plant Key Performance Indicators.
Develop, maintain, sustain, audit, train and improve the CI operating system, which consists of the Management Operating System, Problem Solving, Standard Work, and People & Leadership pillars.
Drive the deployment of planned improvements against annual targets through use of the Management Operating System (MOS), problem solving techniques, loss meetings, blueprints, etc.
Develop and drive the process, system, and forum for best practice sharing.
Specific project and operational roles will be identified 30-60 days prior to the start of the internship, based on business needs and intern interests.
Qualifications:
Candidates must be pursuing a four-year undergraduate or graduate degree or at an institution with an accredited program in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related field. graduating December 2025 or May 2026
Proven leadership, problem-solving and interpersonal skills
Ability to work independently and in teams
Strong written and oral communication skills
The ideal candidate is a self-starter who takes initiative to identify areas of opportunity and take action
A high level of competence in computer applications and the ability to use technology as a decision-support tool
Ability to identify and evaluate tactical methods to achieve objectives, identify deviations from the plan, and facilitate resolution
Ability to handle confidential information and use discretion within and outside of the organization
Previous internship or work experience (strongly preferred)
Interest in the consumer packaged goods / manufacturing industry with the desire to start a career with Post Consumer Brands after graduation (strongly preferred)
We are unable to proceed with candidates who require visa sponsorship now or in the future
Additional Program Information & Perks
Offering competitive compensation
Access to a dynamic internship event program including development, networking, & social activities
Eligible for subsidized housing & $2,500 relocation stipend
Cereal galore – enjoy a variety of cereal and oatmeal options in our break room, for free. Free milk, coffee, and conversation included as well. We promise you won’t be disappointed.
Please note that this position will be posted until September 30th. Applications will be reviewed in the following weeks and candidates will receive a status update by October 15th.
Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company’s portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats®, PEBBLES®, Grape-Nuts® and Malt-O-Meal® cereal, and Peter Pan® peanut butter, as well as Rachael Ray® Nutrish®, Kibbles ‘n Bits® and 9Lives® dog and cat food. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit (url removed) and follow us on LinkedIn for the latest news.
Brand:
Looking to pursue an internship that can launch your career in your field of study? Do you want to gain hands-on experience in a growing, mission-driven, consumer-centric organization? Post Consumer Brands offers a robust 12-week summer immersive & transformative internship experience that will present you with a meaningful business problem to ideate and collaborate cross-functionally that will lead to you presenting recommended solution(s) to improve the business. Post Consumer Brands is unique as our core values & mission is at the forefront of our efforts. Consider joining our team to launch the success story of your career journey.
Location Description:
Post Consumer Brands in Battle Creek, Mich., the cereal capital of the U.S., is the company's largest manufacturing plant and home to about 600 team members. When you join the team here, you'll be helping to produce some of the most iconic cereal brands, including Honey Bunches of Oats cereal, PEBBLES cereal, Grape-Nuts and Honeycomb cereal. The Battle Creek plant is also unique as it is home to the original barn where C.W. Post started the Postum cereal company in 1895. The Battle Creek team has deep community roots, supporting the city's Cereal Festival, local elementary schools, and hosting several on-site volunteer events throughout the year.
Responsibilities:
Looking to pursue a career in Continuous Improvement Engineering? Do you want to gain hands-on experience in a growing, mission-driven, consumer-centric organization? Post Consumer Brands is looking for a CI Engineering Intern for a 12-week summer 2025 immersive & transformative internship experience. Consider joining our team to launch the success story of your career journey and help us deliver our purpose of: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all.
In order to fully realize the value of diversity of talent, experience, strengths, and backgrounds each of us brings to Post Consumer Brands, we are committed to creating an inclusive culture built on these behaviors:
Be open to new ideas
Listen attentively as a partner
Model collaboration
Be accountable
Respect all viewpoints
JOB FUNCTION
The purpose of this position is to provide an immersive experience and opportunity to an individual looking develop on-the-job experience in engineering at a manufacturing facility. This position will be located in Battle Creek, MI, at one of our cereal manufacturing facilities. You will work collaboratively with tenured engineers and provide front line engineering support to sustain and improve safety, quality, yield, production rates and efficiencies by working on assigned activities.
MAJOR JOB ACTIVITIES / DUTIES
The CI Engineering Intern may assist in several projects and/or operations support roles in the Engineering department. Assignments may include work such as:
Partner with Business Unit CI Engineers to become educated in Lean and Six Sigma methodology and apply knowledge to high priority projects that support plant Key Performance Indicators.
Develop, maintain, sustain, audit, train and improve the CI operating system, which consists of the Management Operating System, Problem Solving, Standard Work, and People & Leadership pillars.
Drive the deployment of planned improvements against annual targets through use of the Management Operating System (MOS), problem solving techniques, loss meetings, blueprints, etc.
Develop and drive the process, system, and forum for best practice sharing.
Specific project and operational roles will be identified 30-60 days prior to the start of the internship, based on business needs and intern interests.
Qualifications:
Candidates must be pursuing a four-year undergraduate or graduate degree or at an institution with an accredited program in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related field. graduating December 2025 or May 2026
Proven leadership, problem-solving and interpersonal skills
Ability to work independently and in teams
Strong written and oral communication skills
The ideal candidate is a self-starter who takes initiative to identify areas of opportunity and take action
A high level of competence in computer applications and the ability to use technology as a decision-support tool
Ability to identify and evaluate tactical methods to achieve objectives, identify deviations from the plan, and facilitate resolution
Ability to handle confidential information and use discretion within and outside of the organization
Previous internship or work experience (strongly preferred)
Interest in the consumer packaged goods / manufacturing industry with the desire to start a career with Post Consumer Brands after graduation (strongly preferred)
We are unable to proceed with candidates who require visa sponsorship now or in the future
Additional Program Information & Perks
Offering competitive compensation
Access to a dynamic internship event program including development, networking, & social activities
Eligible for subsidized housing & $2,500 relocation stipend
Cereal galore – enjoy a variety of cereal and oatmeal options in our break room, for free. Free milk, coffee, and conversation included as well. We promise you won’t be disappointed.
Please note that this position will be posted until September 30th. Applications will be reviewed in the following weeks and candidates will receive a status update by October 15th.
Reference: 200011929
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