PMT Production Management Internship - Summer 2026 (38462) en McCain Foods USA, Inc.

Production Management Internship 

In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences - together. With a customer-first mindset, we make doing business with McCain easy. 

About the role. 

The Production Management Internship offers a unique opportunity to join the McCain team and gain valuable manufacturing technical knowledge and a broad understanding of manufacturing processes and tools, potentially including process management, problem-solving, troubleshooting processes and equipment, and managing multiple operations within the production system.  

This internship opportunity is a direct path to our post-graduate, leadership development rotational program, the Production Management Trainee (PMT) program. The Production Management Trainee (PMT) Program is a dynamic, two-year accelerated leadership development program designed to cultivate the next generation of manufacturing leaders. Through a structured rotational framework, trainees gain immersive, hands-on experience across critical manufacturing operations. By collaborating closely with senior experts, participants learn essential processes, procedures, and industry standards fundamental to effective leadership in manufacturing. 

The Production Management Intern will support the plant and contribute to the team’s goals and objectives. The regular schedule is eight hours per day, five days per week, but you may be required to work other shifts and weekend hours as needed. Candidates should have a strong interest in becoming a people leader and business management in a manufacturing environment.  

Our next PMT Intern Cohort starts in May 2026 

We are hiring for the PMT cohort at the following McCain U.S locations: 

• Idaho, in our Burley plant
• Nebraska, in our Grand Island plant
• Washington, in our Othello plant
• Wisconsin, in multiple plants including our Appleton, Plover and Rice Lake plants 

What you’ll be doing. 

• Support core functionality of the manufacturing teams while looking for opportunities for improvement
• Develop a general understanding of manufacturing functions and the major roles and responsibilities in those functional areas
• Engage in all training, development, and educational opportunities provided
• Participate in cross-functional teams supporting manufacturing process improvement projects
• Contribute to initiatives that reduce inventory, improve customer fill rates, improve on-time performance, and operational efficiencies
• Apply creative problem-solving skills to assigned work; communicate insights and synthesize conclusions
• Communicate regularly with facility employees in all job classifications
• Support shared learnings and dissemination of results internally and externally
• Participate in continuous improvement projects
• Gather data relevant to current and future process and engineering initiatives
• Make regular recommendations to the plant leadership team regarding initiatives and improvements
• Present overall progress against assigned projects on a monthly basis 

What you’ll need to be successful. 

• Pursuing your bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Agriculture, Business, Manufacturing Operations, Production, Food Sciences or related function
• Must have strong Microsoft Excel proficiency and exceptional analytical skills and be able to work with complex data
• Must be able to travel in North America (between the US and Canada) for training
• Must be able to lift 35lbs and stand on your feet for your shift
• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Interest in manufacturing, operations or engineering
• Systematic approach to problem-solving
• Advanced mathematical skills  
• Strong communication skills at all levels of the organization. 

About the team. 

The intern will be part of the operations team at the manufacturing facility, working directly with Plant leaders and teams. The plant provides a supportive team that will encourage you to do your best and provides a safe and flexible working environment that promotes work/life balance.