Reliability Engineer Intern

Job Details
Job Location
Somerset - Somerset, NJ
Description
Are you a student that loves candy and snacks?
Are you looking to join an ever evolving and rapidly growing team for the 2025 Summer? PIM Brands might just be exactly what you're looking for!
PIM Brands, Inc. is seeking bright, eager interns for our Maintenance Department. PIM Brands, Inc. is the world's largest maker of Real Fruit Snacks and related treats and is also one of the world's largest makers of chocolate and non-chocolate confections. Currently ranked as #26 on Candy Industry Magazine's "Global Top 100" confectionery companies in the world and #10 in North America by Candy Industry Magazine.
PIM Brands, Inc. has also been named as one of the fastest-growing Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) companies in the U.S.A. by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Information Resources, Inc. (IRI) six times in the last decade.
Millions of times each day all across the world, consumers enjoy PIM's vast array of loved brands including Welch's® Fruit Snacks, Welch's® Juicefuls® Juicy Fruit Snacks, Welch's® Fruit' n Yogurt™ Snacks, Welch's® Fruit Rolls, Welch's® ZERO SUGAR Fruity Bites, Welch's® Absolute Fruitfuls, Sun-Maid® Chocolate Raisins, Toggi® Fine European Chocolate Wafers, Tuxedos® Chocolate Almonds, Original Gummi FunMix®, Sour Jacks® Sour Candies, Slice™ Fruit On the-Go™ Fruit Bars, Nuclear SQWorms® Sour Gummi Worms and many more.
We are looking for a Reliability Engineer Intern interested in starting a SWEET career at our Manufacturing Facility in Somerset, New Jersey.
Reliability Engineer Intern
Job Overview

• Assist in developing Preventive Maintenance/SOP documents inside the CMMS as per OEM standards for different machines in the facility.
• Assist in originating and developing analysis methods to determine reliability of components, equipment, and processes as part of the PM strategy.
• Assist with acquiring and analyzing data. Prepares diagrams, charts, drawings, calculations, and reports to define reliability problems and make recommendations for improvements to compare PM vs the reactive maintenance.
• Conducts analysis of reliability problems and investigates to determine the required reliability approach for a particular situation, with consideration given to cost limitations for equipment uptime/downtime, repair/replacement costs and weight, size, and availability of materials/equipment.
• Assist in determining cost advantages of alternatives and develops action plans that comply with internal/external customer demands for reliable processes/equipment to avoid failures.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Gathers and examines basic reliability data from field studies or database and correlates the data for analysis using well-defined engineering techniques, principles, and procedures.
• Performs detailed/routine engineering calculations involving relatively simple tests on less complicated system details where ingenuity and high-level judgment are not required.
• Initiates elemental engineering studies into equipment/process failures and presents analysis details to more experienced engineers for approval/feedback to gain in-depth experience and improve judgment for advancing to higher level jobs.
• Assists others in root cause failure analysis to avoid future failures.
• Works under supervision of other engineers and receives guidance in the use of standard company procedures for use in reliability analysis specific to the product/process.
• Follows company safety and health guidelines and other company policies.
• Performs other work as assigned.

Awards & Accolades:
• #10 Candy Company in North America
• #26 Global Candy Company
• Makers of Welch's - #1 Fruit Snack in U.S.
• 2024 Advocate of the Year Award
• Recognized by NJBIA - State-of-the-Art Manufacturing Facility and in
Research/Development 2024
• Recognized by New Jersey Business Magazine 2024
• Top 100 Privately Owned Company in the Metro NYC Market
• Top 50 Employer in New Jerse
PIM Brands is an Equal Opportunity Employer. PIM Brands is an E-Verify Employer
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Qualifications
Education, Experience and Training

• Pursuing Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, or related engineering field.
• Professional experience in manufacturing/production and reliability a plus.
• Data analytics skills a plus.
• Mechanical and electrical aptitude required.
• Familiarity with Six Sigma methodology a plus.
• Analytical skills required.

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