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Wells Enterprises · 3 months ago

Internship - Mechanical Design - Summer 2026

1 Blue Bunny Drive, Le Mars, IA, 51031, US

Internship

Onsite

Intern

Start in 2026 Summer

Wells Enterprises is seeking an intern for the Mechanical Design department for the summer of 2026. The intern will provide essential support for departmental functions, assist in implementing strategies, and work on special projects related to engineering design and capital project management.

Food and BeverageFood ProcessingManufacturing

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Perform operational and administrative functions as it relates to academic major

Independently work on special projects as assigned by functional leader

Assist in implementing functional strategies and contribute to the team's success in reaching goals and objectives

Support the departmental deliverables and be proactive in planning and supporting tasks

This position will be in the Mechanical Designer office to get a feel for the engineering design work we do as well as involvement in our Engineering Capital Project management and execution across all facilities

This will provide the intern some exposure to a number of different functional areas throughout their summer internship with us

Summer Internship in Process Controls dealing with new capital projects across all plants

Technology/process focused projects including developing scope, project requests, equipment requisition, planning, scheduling, and implementation

Reverse engineering components and assemblies through our Green Tag Process for the purpose of cost savings, lead time reduction and reliability improvements

Assist in control systems for capital projects for new equipment and upgrades

Support innovation, best practices, and value for the organization

Investigates new technologies to see if they are viable for applications and reports findings to their direct manager

Identifies repetitive issues to increase Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)

Perform operational and administrative functions as it relates to academic major

Independently work on special projects as assigned by functional leader

Assist in implementing functional strategies and contribute to the team's success in reaching goals and objectives

Support the departmental deliverables and be proactive in planning and supporting tasks

Qualification

Mechanical DesignProject ManagementProcess ControlsReverse EngineeringTeam Collaboration

Required

Under general supervision provides essential support for departmental functions that include a wide range of activities and initiatives

Perform operational and administrative functions as it relates to academic major

Independently work on special projects as assigned by functional leader

Assist in implementing functional strategies and contribute to the team's success in reaching goals and objectives

Support the departmental deliverables and be proactive in planning and supporting tasks

This was position will be in the Mechanical Designer office to get a feel for the engineering design work we do as well as involvement in our Engineering Capital Project management and execution across all facilities