About the role#
This summer internship offers college students hands-on experience with engineering and automation systems within a poultry processing facility. You will work alongside experienced professionals to explore industrial equipment and contribute to projects that improve plant efficiency, reliability, and performance. This is a full-time, paid position lasting 10 to 12 weeks from late May to early August.
What you'll do#
- Work with engineering, maintenance, and production teams while following safety, food safety, and operational procedures.
- Explore how automated equipment, control systems, and manufacturing technologies support plant operations.
- Gain exposure to programmable logic controllers (PLCs), sensors, and robotics.
- Assist with equipment troubleshooting, process evaluations, data analysis, and performance improvements.
- Contribute to an engineering or automation improvement project and present recommendations to plant leadership.
- Participate in assignments that may involve varying shifts, extended periods of standing or walking, and other physically active tasks.
What you'll need#
- Current full-time enrollment in college as an upcoming sophomore, junior, senior, or graduate student in good academic standing.
- Pursuit of a degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Industrial, or Automation Engineering, Engineering Technology, or a related field.
- Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills.
- Effective communication, interpersonal, and teamwork abilities.
- Computer proficiency, technical aptitude, and a genuine interest in automation and manufacturing technologies.
- Initiative, attention to detail, and a willingness to learn.
Location & details#
- This is an on-site internship.
- Available locations: Tuscaloosa and Gordo, Alabama; West Point, Bay Springs, Walnut Grove, and Canton, Mississippi; Batesville and Pocahontas, Arkansas.
- Term: Summer 2027.
About PECO FOODS INC
Peco Foods Inc. processes poultry products for national restaurant chains, retail grocers, and food service distributors. Founded in 1937, the company maintains headquarters in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Operations span across Alabama, Arkansas, and Mississippi. It employs between 5,001 and 10,000 people.
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