Manufacturing Engineering Intern - Summer 2025 - Bob Evans Foods

For 75 years, Bob Evans Farms has delivered delicious, quick-to-table, farm-inspired food that makes mealtime a little bit easier and a lot more delicious. We’re proud to be the #1-selling refrigerated dinner sides, including many varieties of feel-good favorites such as mashed potatoes and macaroni & cheese. We’re also a leading producer and distributor of sausage and bacon products, potato products, and egg products including liquid eggs. Our brand portfolio includes Bob Evans, Simply Potatoes, Egg Beaters and Owens Sausage. Bob Evans Farms is based in Columbus, Ohio.

In September of 2017, Bob Evans Farms was acquired by Post Holdings, Inc. and is part of the Refrigerated Retail division. Other divisions of Post include Post Consumer Brands (Cereal), Weetabix (Cereal – UK), Michael Foods (Foodservice), and 8th Avenue Food & Provisions (Private Label). Post has aggressive growth plans for BEF, highlighted by the recent deployment of capital to support innovation, marketing and manufacturing. 

Position Overview: 

Join our 10-week program in the Engineering and Continuous Improvement organization for the Summer of 2025!  This internship will focus on manufacturing improvement through project management and continuous improvement. This role will support the delivery of business KPI’s through collaboration, communication, and technical capabilities. Responsible for positively impacting Bob Evan’s business and consumers by completing challenging and meaningful projects.  Demonstrate our core values: Put Safety First, Win Together, Do the Right Thing, Be Courageous and Drive for Results. 

Accountabilities:  

• Develop and adjust production layouts, monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) like Quality, Safety, Output, Downtime, and Staffing needs. Set targets and lead projects from product planning to production launch. 

• Ensure compliance with safety and environmental policies. 

• Uphold quality and food safety policies. 

• Foster a culture of continuous improvement by analyzing and improving existing processes. Minimize waste using lean manufacturing techniques like value stream mapping, process balancing, and waste reduction. 

• Manage and execute capital projects. 

• Contribute to engineering design and standards development. 

• Drive ongoing improvement using LEAN, TPM, and Six Sigma methodologies. 

• Optimize mechanical and electrical designs and processes. 

• Engage in Kaizen and value stream mapping activities to enhance operations. 

• Currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in an Engineering related discipline  

• Ability to work collaboratively and cohesively with company peers and Post Holdings partners

• Strong interpersonal skills - Listening and informing others effectively; excellent negotiating and influencing skills at all levels both internal and external

• Ability to anticipate work needs and follow through with minimal direction. Must be a self-motivated self-starter 

• Must possess the ability to always maintain external and internal confidentiality