Product Development Intern

Bemis Manufacturing Company, a family-owned market leader the plastics industry has been in business for over 120 years and employs over 1,600 employees in six countries. Headquartered in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, we are the largest global manufacturer of plastic and wood toilet seats. Through our manufacturing expertise, we also produce private label products and component parts to a wide variety of industries. Staying true to our long-standing values, we continue to embrace innovation in our products and processes through our culture of creativity, empowerment, collaboration, and high performance. Bring your ideas and help us shape the future! 

Our Summer Intern program gives students an opportunity to gain valuable hands-on experience, exposure to key leaders, group projects, time to build relationships with other Interns, and so much more!

Opportunity:  

This position will support the seats product development engineering team with a focus on new product development (NPD) and current product development (CPD) projects. As the individual grows within the position their responsibilities and opportunities will grow accordingly. 

Specific Responsibilities:  

• Support current project activity through lab testing and design activity as assigned by mentor; Scope of work may include new product development, innovation exploration, current product support, and lab improvements. 
• Gain experience in using the Bemis design tools, familiarity with Bemis manufacturing processes, and overall product design methodology. 
• Support seats department in improving and/or updating documentation, reference library, procedures, lab organization
• Maintain accurate and up to date project files for work assigned.
• Learn manufacturing processes.
• Develop understanding of Bemis's products.

Skills & Qualifications: 

*Must be pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar field.

*Familiar with MS Office products (Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Word).

*Excellent written & verbal communication skills & the ability to clearly communicate to all levels of the organization. 

*Organized and detail-oriented, able to prioritize tasks and work against deadlines. 

*Strong desire to learn and initiative to try new things.

*Willingness to take manageable risks & make recommendations in the interest of growing a technology.

This position will be for a summer internship.  Virtual interviews will take place in November-December and the internship would start mid-May/early June and end in August.