Brewery Operations Intern - Packaging (Shenandoah, VA, US)

Requisition ID: 39755 

Cheers to creating an incredible tomorrow! 

At Molson Coors, we tackle big challenges and defy the status quo.  With a proud legacy of excellence, an incredible portfolio of beer, seltzers, spirits, and non-alcohol brands, and a bold vision for our future... we’re on the path to transforming the beverage industry.  That requires remarkable individuals who are curious, tenacious, and never afraid to fail forward.  

We seek, value and respect everyone’s unique perspectives and experiences knowing that we are stronger together.  We collaborate as a team and celebrate each other’s successes.  

Here’s to crafting careers and creating new legacies.  

Crafted Highlights:  

As a Brewery Operations Intern you will be part of our Early Talent Program. Our Early Talent Program is Molson Coors’ undergraduate summer internship program, where students are exposed to the beverage industry, engaged in real-world problem-solving, and immersed in social and educational opportunities with other interns.  The internship is a full-time summer position from May 3 - August 6 (Canada interns) and May 25 - August 6 (U.S. interns).  

Housing assistance is available to candidates who meet eligibility requirements. Applicants must be an undergraduate student (enrolled in undergraduate courses), during the summer internship, to participate in the Early Talent Program. Interns who successfully complete the Early Talent Program are considered for full-time positions within Molson Coors Beverage Company, upon graduation.  

What You’ll Be Brewing:  

You will be focused on helping the brewery meet their overall goals through the implementation of successful projects. These include designing, planning, organizing, scheduling and leading projects. These projects will be very diverse in nature and may be focused around systems, process, and/or capital projects. Interns are required to apply project management principles as well as technical expertise to assure projects are executed successfully to meet business objectives. Additionally, the intern serves as a resource to help support high-level technical issues within the Brewery.   

Upon completion of the internship, you will obtain a fundamental understanding of b rewery operations with detailed knowledge of specific operations, as well as build an understanding and demonstration of the basic steps to implement a highly successful project from start to finish. Overall, you will get an understanding of  your field in a manufacturing environment from an operational improvement and project management perspective.  

Examples of projects in each of the key departments are as follows:  

• Brewing -  R educing extract losses, improve maintenance job plans, instrumentation quality improvement projects, and hygiene .  

• Packaging - P rocess reliability improvement (line efficiency) through stop reduction, improving waste performance through loss reduction, asset care, and quality improvement projects with a focus on hygiene .  

• Supply Chain - I nventory and space planning and optimization, visual factory/performance tracking, improving perfect order adherence, and focusing on run to schedule and loaded compliance .  

• Technical Services - Development of project justifications (CBI’s), implementation of small plant project(s) from start to finish (system, capital or process based), and environmental optimization initiatives and compliance.  

Key Ingredients:  

• For the Brewing department, you are pursuing a bachelor’s degree in brewing, food science, science (chemistry, biology, microbiology), or chemical engineering  

• For Packaging, Supply Chain, Distribution and Technical Services, you are pursuing a mechanical, electrical, industrial, packaging or related engineering discipline  

• You love a challenge. You complete complex projects quickly and adeptly with your understanding of the business priorities  

• You build relationships and collaborate to get to the desired outcome  

• You take accountability for results – acting with integrity and honoring commitments  

• You have a thirst for learning – you are always looking for ways to learn and help one another grow  

Beverage Bonuses:  

• We care about our People and Planet and have challenged ourselves with stretch goals around our key priorities  

• We care about our communities, and play our part to make a difference – from charitable donations to hitting the streets together to build parks, giving back to the community is part of our culture and who we are  

• Engagement with a variety of Business Resource Groups, which can provide volunteer opportunities, leadership experience, and networking through the organization  

• Ability to grow and develop your career centered around our First Choice Learning opportunities  

• On site Pub, access to cool brand clothing and swag, top events and, of course... free beer and beverages! 

• Work within a fast paced and innovative company, meeting passionate colleagues and partners with diverse backgrounds and experiences  

Molson Coors is an equal opportunity employer. We invite applications from candidates of all backgrounds, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic. If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or recruitment processes, please e-mail  View email address on jobs.molsoncoors.com .