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Engineering Intern

Rehrig Pacific Company

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At a glance

Compensation
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Location
Lincolnton, NC
Role Type
Internship
Schedule
Internship
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Rehrig Pacific Company’s Plant Engineering Interns help improve plant performance and operational costs by planning, designing, and implementing equipment, machinery, and automation. They collaborate with plant resources to support safe, stable, and reliable manufacturing processes and systems through data analysis and engineering practices. The role also supports plant technical work, Lean Manufacturing, troubleshooting, and analysis of system gaps and issues.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Project Management, nice to haveProject Management Tools, nice to haveProject Management Software, nice to haveVerbal Communication, nice to haveWritten Communication, nice to haveInformation Summarization, nice to haveLean Manufacturing, nice to haveSix Sigma, nice to haveCoding, nice to haveProgramming, nice to haveHand Tools, nice to havePower Tools, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor of Science in Engineering or Equivalent, nice to haveProject Management Experience, nice to haveLean Manufacturing Experience, nice to haveSix Sigma Experience, nice to haveCoding Experience, nice to haveProgramming Experience, nice to haveHand and Power Tools Experience, nice to have

Full job description

Purpose of Role

Rehrig Pacific Company’s Plant Engineering Interns are an integral part of our operations and are responsible for identifying and driving solutions that improve our performance and operational costs. Plant Engineering Interns are responsible for planning, design and implementation of equipment, machinery, and automation. They are expected to collaborate with other plant resources, and to create safe, stable, and reliable manufacturing processes and systems through the analysis of data and the application of sound engineering practices. Plant Engineering Interns should be driven by the pursuit of operational excellence!

Areas of Accountabilities

  • Leads or supports technical work / activities within the plant (engineering, maintenance, tooling, troubleshooting, etc)

  • Maintain in-depth understanding of plant infrastructure, systems and equipment

  • Consistently reduces operational waste and costs

  • Exercises and advances Lean Manufacturing practices

  • Provides reliable technical support to the local plant and the organization

  • Performs in-depth analyses to understand system gaps and issues

  • Maintains updated and accurate plant layouts, floor plans and system schematics and specifications

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

  • Pursuing Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Industrial, Plastics, Manufacturing or equivalent)

  • Project management experience, including project management tools and software.

  • Excellent communicator (verbal & written) and an ability to summarize and communicate information clearly.

  • Preferred: Experience in Lean Manufacturing and/or Six Sigma

  • Preferred: Experience with coding and programming

  • Preferred: Experience with hand and power tools

How this job compares

Set against the 6,934 open Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 14, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • North Carolina median$103–150K/yr117 salary ranges
  • North Carolina median$25–30/hr24 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 225 open Engineering jobs in North Carolina and 6,934 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in North Carolina
Experience
Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 10 years (4,792 postings).
Education
3,401 of the 6,934 open Engineering jobs (49%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 14, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.

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