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Engineering Internship Opportunities @ Glanbia Join this dynamic team focused on delivering better nutrition for every step of life's journey! Accelerate your future as an Engineering Intern at Glanbia! Our Pure Ambition Internship Program gives you the opportunity to apply what you are learning in the classroom to meaningful, hands-on work. You will gain exposure to business leaders, take ownership of a real-world project, build your professional network, and develop skills that can help launch your engineering career. Glanbia is seeking Engineering Interns to join our 12-week summer internship program. As a key contributor to the Engineering Team, you will support manufacturing plants or project teams and gain exposure to the full project lifecycle—from concept and design through implementation and completion. You will work on projects aligned with business needs, customer requirements, safety standards, schedules, and budgets while building practical experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. What's In It For You A paid, 12-week summer internship with hands-on experience in engineering and manufacturing operations

Ownership of a meaningful project that addresses a real business need and culminates in a presentation to leadership

Coaching, mentorship, and regular feedback from Glanbia leaders and engineering & operations professionals

Professional development workshops, networking opportunities, and social events with your intern cohort

Exposure to plant operations, cross-functional teams, contractors, and vendors

The opportunity to be considered for a full-time role after graduation, based on performance and business need

Compensation range of $22 - $25/hour What You Will Do Own an engineering or manufacturing operations project that addresses a relevant business challenge and present your findings and recommendations to leadership

Support projects throughout the project lifecycle, from concept development and planning through implementation and completion

Collect and analyze data, evaluate processes, and recommend practical solutions that improve safety, quality, cost, reliability, or efficiency

Assist with project scope, schedules, budgets, documentation, equipment specifications, and implementation activities

Collaborate with engineering, operations, maintenance, quality, safety, and other cross-functional partners

Work with contractors and vendors as needed to support project execution and technical problem-solving

Apply engineering principles to real manufacturing challenges while learning Glanbia's processes, standards, and continuous improvement practices

Participate fully in Pure Ambition program activities, development workshops, networking events, and intern presentations

Minimum Qualifications:

Current undergraduate student pursuing a bachelor's degree in engineering or related field with an anticipated graduation date of December 2027 or May/June 2028 Clear written communication and strong interpersonal skills Self-starter and highly motivated individual with the ability to work independently. Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. Where And How You Will Work This opportunity will be based on site at our manufacturing facility in Aurora, IL. About Glanbia Glanbia is a global nutrition company with three divisions: Performance Nutrition, Health & Nutrition, and Dairy Nutrition. Together with our partners, we bring deep expertise in nutrition to customers around the world. We employ approximately 5,800 people, work with leading global food and beverage companies, and sell our brands and ingredients in more than 100 countries. At Glanbia, we celebrate diversity, because we know that our individual strengths make us stronger together. We welcome and encourage interest from a variety of candidates, we will give your application consideration, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status. At Glanbia, our culture celebrates individuality, knowing that together we are more.