About the role#
Blount Fine Foods offers an internship program designed to connect classroom concepts with real-world applications. As a Process & Mechanical Engineer Intern, you will work alongside engineering personnel to improve equipment, processes, and packaging quality. This role provides an opportunity to support a multi-year facility expansion project while gaining experience in a food manufacturing environment. You will receive timely feedback, meet bi-weekly with the program lead, and participate in career readiness and networking activities.
What you'll do#
- Monitor daily operations and assist with a thermal efficiency audit.
- Evaluate manufacturing processes by analyzing workflow, space requirements, and equipment layout.
- Implement quality control methods, including statistical process controls (SPC) and batch control tests.
- Use data mining to establish performance metrics, create dashboards, and report on business trends.
- Assist with the creation and analysis of asset lists and critical spares programs.
- Collaborate with the Safety department on job safety analysis (JSAs).
- Interact with vendors and internal departments to resolve system malfunctions or address design issues.
- Ensure adherence to corporate GMPs, SOPs, and food safety policies, including allergen control programs.
What you'll need#
- Current enrollment in a degree program for Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
- Proficiency in AutoCAD and Microsoft Office, specifically Word, Excel, and Outlook.
- Strong mathematics skills and familiarity with statistics, including SPC and control charts.
- Ability to work independently, solve problems, and maintain a high level of organization.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Experience with MiniTab, Smart Draw, or Simscale is a plus, as is a Lean Six Sigma certification.
Location & details#
- Location: Fall River, Massachusetts.
- Term: Winter 2027.
- Modality: On-site.
- This is a full-time, paid internship position.
About Blount Fine Foods
Blount Fine Foods produces gourmet soups, sauces, sides, and entrees for retail, restaurant, and food service clients. The company operates as a private business based in Warren, Rhode Island. It was founded in 1880 and currently employs 954 people. The organization supplies products for various retail brands and private labels.
How to get in at Blount Fine Foods
Applying early to Blount Fine Foods gives you a distinct advantage because recruiters review applications before the pile grows. Intern Insider sends an instant alert the moment a role matching your target is published, helping you secure a spot among the first applicants. This timing often determines whether your resume makes it to the top of the stack. You can also improve your response rates by reaching out to the recruiters behind these roles directly. Intern Insider surfaces the specific people managing hiring for the company so you can ask about the role or a referral. Connecting with a human contact is often more effective than submitting your information into a queue.
