Intern -Manufacturing

Company Background:

Since our founding in 1883, UltraSource has served the processing and packaging equipment needs of thousands of companies worldwide in the meat and poultry, seafood, produce, dairy, medical and pharmaceutical industries. Our comprehensive offering includes hundreds of products that enable us to custom tailor equipment solutions that meet the production line objectives, labor goals, budget constraints and brand image of our customers.

UltraSource's quality program ensures our products are engineered and produced to meet or exceed our customers' requirements. Reliability, maintainability, and safety are at the forefront of our engineering strategy and support to our dedication to quality.

Summary: assemble, adjust, troubleshoot packaging and processing equipment. Assist manufacturing team in areas of assembly, materials handling, shipping/receiving and other areas as necessary.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assemble and build quality electrical wiring and components for complete packaging and processing equipment.
• Participate in training program that includes equipment operation and maintenance.
• Operate and test machinery.

• Report problems with quality, process, equipment, and material to production supervisor.
• Confer with engineers, technicians, production personnel and others to learn methodology.
• Perform and execute quality workmanship.
• Additional activities or group projects as determined by the intern program.

Education and/or Experience:

• Currently enrolled in a college program or certification program focusing on engineering, mechanical, industrial, and/or electrical experience.
• Completed coursework from college or technical school in engineering, mechanics or electrical studies preferred.
• Basic use of hand and power tools.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering and assembly drawings.
• Able to communicate effectively both in writing and orally.

Skills:

• Ability to work independently or with a team.
• Ability to troubleshoot both electrical and mechanical problems.
• Learns quickly when facing new problems: a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; strives for continuous improvement of self and processes.
• Solid communication (oral and written) and interpersonal skills with the ability to convey information and ideas.
• Thrives in a fast-paced work environment; responds with a sense of urgency.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.

Physical Demands: Must be able to fulfill all essential job functions in a consistent state of alertness and in a safe manner. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand, sit, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to smell; walk; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. The employee is occasionally required to climb ladders up to 20 feet.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is infrequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and vibration. There may be exposure to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. In the summertime the ambient temperature can be hot.

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