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Cavendish Farms · 4 days ago

Manufacturing Engineering Co-op Student - Fort Edward, NY - Summer/Fall 2026

Fort Edward, NY, United States

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad

$25.75/hr - $27.40/hr

Cavendish Farms is a leading manufacturer of premium quality tissue products. They are seeking a Manufacturing Engineering Co-op Student to take part in equipment reliability projects, waste reduction initiatives, and preventive maintenance systems while collaborating with various teams to drive business initiatives.

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No H1B

Responsibilities

Equipment Reliability and Uptime Improvement Projects

Waste Reduction Initiatives

Root Cause Failure Analysis

Preventive Maintenance Systems

Work in cross functional teams from quality, safety, and paper making to drive business initiatives

Working with vendors supplying high level services in all these areas

Interacting with Operators who run our assets

Aligning groups of people to develop processes, procedures and policy

Conducting trials for new products and efficiency improvements

Exposure to several first Quartile Assets in the Tissue Manufacturing business

Qualification

Industrial EngineeringMechanical EngineeringMS OfficeCAD (AutoCad LT)Communication SkillsInterpersonal SkillsOrganizational Skills

Required

Currently enrolled in a 4 year Industrial or Mechanical Engineering degree program and have completed at least 2 years

Must be fluent in MS Office, Excel, Word, Power Point

Must have a high level of professionalism and the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization

Must have excellent interpersonal and communication (both verbal and written) skills

Able to work in a highly organized manner where detail, accuracy, confidentiality, balancing multiple priorities and meeting deadlines are critical

Preferred

Experience with CAD (AutoCad LT), Visio, Database (Sharepoint) and generally able to manage a multitude of point focus apps would be beneficial, but not required