Engineering Intern Jobs in Gaffney, SC (NOW HIRING)

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POSITION OVERVIEW

Milliken’s Dewey Plant is seeking a motivated and qualified individual to join our manufacturing team as a Summer Intern. This hands-on opportunity offers immersive experience in driving continuous improvement initiatives and contributing to the development and implementation of advanced manufacturing processes. Interns will play a key role in enhancing performance, quality, consistency, and cost-effectiveness across the facility.

As an Engineering Intern, you’ll apply chemical engineering and safety principles to real-world projects within a dynamic manufacturing environment. Under the mentorship of experienced managers, you’ll tackle high-impact assignments designed to reduce waste, boost efficiency, streamline operations using LEAN methodologies, troubleshoot technical challenges, identify cost-saving opportunities, and refine procedural standards. While the core project will be individually led, interns will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and department leaders. Each intern will be paired with a dedicated management sponsor to provide mentorship and support throughout the internship experience. The standard work week consist of 40 hours, 8 AM – 5 PM. 

ABOUT THE DEWEY PLANT:

Our Dewey Chemical Plant is a batch chemical manufacturing facility that serves diverse markets, including:

• Urethane colorants
• Colorants for soaps and detergents
• Creative colors for children's art products
• Printing inks
• Plastic clarifiers
• Plastic color concentrates for consumer-product packaging

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop a thorough understanding of all factors and conditions that impact the processes and products, including environmental impacts

• Use sound project management skills to manage assigned internship project
• Analyze problems and implement solutions using critical thinking skills and focused improvement methods
• Incorporate creative thinking into the problem-solving approach to identify unique and different ways to make quality improvements, reduction cost
• Prepare diagrams, charts, tables to reflect findings and support recommendations
• Communicate and work effectively with a diverse group of associates to accomplish project and location goals
• Participate fully in the Safety Process/Program in the Plant

QUALIFICATIONS – REQUIRED

• Rising Junior or Senior working toward a BS Degree in Chemical Engineering
• The summer intern session runs from late May until early August.  Students must be available for full-time hire during this time.
• GPA requirement of 3.0

QUALIFICATIONS – PREFERRED

• Prior manufacturing experience

The successful candidate will have strengths in the following:

• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written

• Skills and ability to evaluate and optimize manufacturing processes
• Willingness to take ownership and responsibility as a highly motivated self-starter
• Ability to work and gain results in a team environment
• Desire to continuously lookout for improvement opportunities (efficiency, automation)
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills 

ADA PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS, FREQUENCY, AMOUNT, OR DESCRIPTION

Sitting

Ability to sit down at least

50% of day

Standing

Ability to stand while working at least

50% of day

Moving

Ability to move throughout the plant at least

25% of day

Lifting

Ability to lift to at least 35 lbs. without assistance

10% of day

Ascending/Descending

Ability to walk upstairs or use ladders at some frequency

10% of day

Bending

Ability to bend or stoop

10% of day

Visual Acuity

Visual acuity adequate to perform job duties, including reading information from printed sources and computer screens at least

As Required

Cognitive

Ability to make decisions, reason & understand information

As Required

Milliken is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, including but not limited to lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), ancestry, national origin, citizenship, age physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran or military status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

To request a reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, pre-employment testing, a job interview, or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please contact TalentAcquisition@milliken.com.