Engineering: 2025 Summer Internship

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Job Title: Engineering: 2025 Summer Internship
Location: Lancaster, PA, USA

Company: The Wenger Group
Industry Sector: Agribusiness
Industry Type: Input Retail, Cooperative and Related Crop Services
Career Type: Engineering
Job Type: Full Time

Job Description: Engineering Intern

The Wenger Group internships offer students a unique exposure to many facets of technology and its relationship with agriculture. The Wenger Group tailors the internship to meet both the student and company objectives for a mutually beneficial experience. In this role, the incumbent will have the opportunity to work in different feed mills within our network. The ideal candidate would have an interest in areas such as manufacturing or engineering. This role is responsible for compliance with all company policies, local, state and federal policies, laws and regulations.

Who are we:
The Wenger Group, Inc. is a leading family-owned, professionally managed agricultural products, food and services organization headquartered in Pennsylvania. The Company offers animal nutrition and feeds, specialty protein production, processing and marketing, on-farm protein production services, and ingredient procurement ranging from micro ingredients to grain and fertilizer. The group includes Wenger Feeds, LLC, Nutrify, LLC, Dutchland Farms, LLC, Risser Grain, LLC, and Hoober Feeds. Wenger Feeds is the largest multi[1]species commercial feed manufacturer in the mid-atlantic region, with over 78 years of production experience across 10 feed mills. Wenger Feeds is well positioned as the credible partner with its customers in sustainable and profitable protein production by way of its commitment to exceptional customer experience through inhouse innovation, research and analytical capabilities and established quality, safety and environment management systems certified by ISO for over 17 years.

What will you do:

• Milling Operations

• Develop knowledge in animal nutrition

• Learn or have an understanding in the following feed mill operations:

Receiving
Testing
Grinding
Hand adds
Batching
Pelleting

Have a general understanding of manufacturing safety and machinery.
Knowledge of feed manufacturing techniques

Who are you:

Working toward a degree in agriculture, manufacturing, engineering.
Accumulated solid foundation of general work experience.
Knowledge of manufacturing equipment operation and maintenance preferred.
Ability to work both with close supervision and independently
Ability to understand and follow Food Safety Standards - FSMA and SQF, Federal and State regulations
Demonstrated math and critical thinking skills
Ability to work in an effective and efficient manner
Ability to work well with others & promote teamwork
Positive attitude and adaptable to change
Demonstrates safe behavior and ability to follow policies and procedures
Demonstrated mechanical ability
Demonstrates Wenger's Core Values
Demonstrated problem solving skills
Demonstrated computer skills, including MS Word and Excel, PowerPoint, and Adobe Premiere
Demonstrated oral and written communication skills