Engineering Operations Intern

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Date: Oct 1, 2025

Location: Cairo, IL -Illinois, US, 62914-0115

Company: Bunge

 

A Day in the Life: 

The Bunge Engineering Internship Program is looking for collaborative results oriented candidates with strong critical thinking and communication skills. The internship is designed to give you an understanding of the operations and processes of businesses across Bunge’s value chain. During the internship, you will receive cross functional exposure to a number of Bunge’s business units while performing various operational (e.g. EHS, Material Handling, Crush, Refine, Packaging, Lab, Warehouse, Process Engineering) functions. You will develop the skills and knowledge needed to provide a solid foundation in all aspects of operational processes. 
Location to be determined based on current business needs, you would be placed at one of our crush/refine, packaging, or grain elevator facilities. Ability and willingness to relocate for the duration of the internship is required. 

 

Position Details: 

  • Summer Work Term - Approximately 12 weeks 
  • Hourly Pay Rate Starting at: $27.30 

 

What You'll Be Doing: 

  • Participate fully in the day-to-day operation of a Bunge facility. This will follow the program governance of 70/20/10 (70% hands on, 20% informal learning, 10% formal learning)
  • Develop a thorough understanding of plant operations
  • Demonstrate your level of understanding by responding to verbal or written inquiries from supervisors, mentors, or program manager 
  • Travel to other Bunge locations for training and exposure purposes
  • Assist location and corporate staff in evaluating changing operational conditions
  • Ability to communicate effectively with Bunge internal and external customers 

 

Qualifications: 

  • Pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Engineering from a four year accredited college or university, Chemical, Mechanical, Agricultural Electrical, Instrumentation & Controls required.
  • Must be collaborative, results oriented and possess strong critical thinking skills
  • Ability to adjust to multiple demands, shifting priorities, ambiguity, adversity, and constant change
  • Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
  • Analytical problem solving skills
  • Proficiency in standard PC applications
  • Standard internships hours 8 AM – 5 PM subject to modification as required by assignment and/or location
  • Ability to travel 

 

At Bunge, people don’t just come here to work, they come here to grow – solving challenges that directly impact the world with a diverse and talented team working to make us the most innovative and dynamic company in our industry.  Bunge offers a strong compensation and benefits package and most importantly, in all we do we live our values:

  • We Are One Team by fostering collaboration, respect, and inclusion
  • We Lead the Way by being agile, empowered, and innovative
  • We Do What's Right by acting safely, sustainably, and with integrity

 

Bunge (NYSE: BG) is a world leader in sourcing, processing and supplying oilseed and grain products and ingredients. Founded in 1818, Bunge’s expansive network feeds and fuels a growing world, creating sustainable products and opportunities for more than 70,000 farmers and the consumers they serve across the globe. The company is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri and has 25,000 employees worldwide who stand behind more than 350 port terminals, oilseed processing plants, grain facilities, and food and ingredient production and packaging facilities around the world.

Bunge is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Veterans/Disabled


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