Manufacturing Summer Intern

DEPARTMENT:           Engineering, Production, Quality, Commercial Sales

REPORTS TO:              Dept Manager

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

At MRP Solutions, we know how critical packaging is to our customers’ success.  We are looking for summer interns to help contribute to developing Engineering solutions, Production, Quality, Commercial Sales, and Marketing. The summer intern is responsible for supporting key projects for the departments in our Somerset, NJ, Plattsburgh, NY, and Twinsburg, OH locations. This paid internship program will run for 10 weeks starting on June 2 and ending on August 8. Interns will work on projects to improve efficiency and effectiveness in our operations critical to optimization and cost savings. Candidates will be comfortable working independently as well as collaboratively while being a positive reflection of corporate values. Interns will gain valuable knowledge and experience in the plastic manufacturing field that helps prepare them for their professional career.

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Support manufacturing process and support areas including interfacing with production, engineering, and quality
• Review and analyze work instructions
• Process mapping and workflow.
• Reduce downtime of unnecessary tasks and possible work modifications for employees
• Reduce scrap and improve flash containment
• Develop and implement improvements and identify cost savings opportunities
• Revise existing work instructions and specifications
• Communicate effectively with employees and management 

REQUIRED SKILLS / ATTITUDES:

• Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in engineering; marketing, supply chain, manufacturing, plastics, mechanical or industrial preferred
• Ability to apply principles of mechanics, hydraulics, heat transfer and materials science to engineering solutions
• Propensity for problems solving and continuous improvement
• High level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of urgency and results orientation
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions based on accurate and timely analysis 
• Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to communicate credibly at all levels of the organization (face-to-face, verbal, written)
• Strong command of Microsoft Office applications
• Positive attitude and strong work ethic

About MRP:

MRP Solutions (MRP), a plastic cap manufacturer, is a leading provider of high-quality, injection molded plastic closures, jars and packaging components used every day by millions of consumers around the globe. But we offer more than just plastic caps and lids – we deliver industry-leading packaging solutions tailored to each customer’s unique requirements, providing best-in-class product protection while ensuring consumer confidence.  

MRP Solutions combines extensive packaging expertise with a consultative approach to reliably uncover customer needs. By understanding your business goals, we can tailor smarter, safer, and more flexible packaging solutions that reduce cost and increase speed to market, helping your businesses capitalize on opportunity. By constantly innovating, MRP enables our customers to grow, making us a preferred partner.

We are passionate about partnering with distributors and manufacturers who understand that plastic caps and lids are a small but important part of how people experience their brands. Together, we deliver packaging with purpose.

Our Vision: 

We deliver industry-leading packaging solutions tailored to each customer’s unique requirements, providing best-in-class product protection while ensuring consumer confidence.

By constantly innovating, MRP enables our customers to grow, making us a preferred partner.

Our Values & Beliefs

• Integrity – We have the courage to act with the highest level of integrity, even when no one is watching. We do what is right 100% of the time.
• Value Creation – The sole reason a company exists is to create real long-term value for society.  This starts with ensuring human safety, as value cannot be created without first protecting human life. We seek opportunities for mutual benefit with all of our stakeholders, including customers, employees, shareholders, suppliers, and the communities in which we operate. In everything we do, our overarching goal is to deliver superior results..
• Accountability - We are accountable to each other and to our stakeholders.  We say what we do and do what we say.  We embrace a culture of ownership, empowering and equipping employees with the ability to own their outcomes.
• Entrepreneurial - Everyone thinks and acts like owners, employing good economic and critical thinking skills while adopting the risk profile of our shareholders.  We are inquisitive, constantly seeking out opportunities to improve, actively searching for and innovating across each and every aspect of our business. We relentlessly strive to understand and profitably anticipate what our customers need and value, because if our customers do not grow, we do not grow.
• Respectful and Friendly – Everyone deserves to be treated with respect and dignity. Because everyone's perspective has value, we embrace diversity of thought, background and experiences.  We are friendly and lead with a smile. What we do is important, but how we do it is what makes it impactful.
• Change - We actively seek out and embrace change wherever profitable.  Because society is constantly identifying and employing new and better ways of accomplishing tasks, we must constantly innovate, reinvent and, ultimately, destroy the old ways of doing business.  We actively engage in rigorous debate and embrace challenge to ensure we stay relevant and deliver superior results.
• Fulfillment – Our employees are the foundation of our success.  We foster an environment enabling our employees to learn, grow and accept more accountability as they demonstrate capability.  We promote more than just individual connection as community at work brings people together through common interest, objectives or experiences.

MRP Solutions is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring or promotion based on race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender status), national origin, age, disability, medical condition, marital or protected veteran status or any other basis or characteristic prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law. Consistent with the obligations of state and federal law, MRP Solutions will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. Any employee who needs a reasonable accommodation should contact Human Resources