WHO WE ARE

Baldwin Richardson Foods, Co. is a global manufacturer of custom food and beverage ingredients and one of the largest African-American family-owned and-operated businesses in the food industry. The Company has strong supply relationships with some of the world’s largest Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) and Food Service customers. Iconic, global food brands entrust Baldwin Richardson Foods as their partner to deliver the highest quality products that exceed industry standards. The Company also manufactures and markets Mrs. Richardson’s Ice Cream Toppings and Nance’s Mustards and Condiments. Baldwin Richardson Foods has manufacturing locations in Macedon, NY and Williamson, NY; Corporate Offices in Oakbrook Terrace, IL and Food Innovation Center Westmont, IL. This role is in our Macedon, NY facility.

WHAT WE NEED

The Digital Manufacturing Intern will have the opportunity to accelerate the impact of the digital transformation program at Baldwin Richardson Foods by performing data analysis of the operations data from our IoT/OEE system, Tulip, along with creating new IoT applications prioritized based on discussions with stakeholders and frontline operators.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

The Intern will be responsible for a project related to data collection and analysis within our manufacturing data functions. Examples of projects could include:

• Recommendations on OEE improvement within our manufacturing areas stemming from the analysis of Tulip and Prometheus data
• Digitizing paper-based SOP’s or work instructions
• Creating new applications to collect data from machine PLC’s and human inputs

TO BE SUCCESSFUL, A CANDIDATE WILL NEED

• Currently enrolled in an accredited undergraduate program in Engineering, Physical Sciences, Information Technology, or Computer Science with a concentration on data science and analytics.
• Current 4th year Bachelor’s student, or current Master’s program student is preferred.
• Solid educational understanding of data collection and analysis processes with a drive to focus on analytics and determining trends and business recommendations.
• Familiarity with SQL or similar database management.
• Experience with statistical analysis using platforms such as Minitab and/or R.
• Some level of programming ability (experience with Python would be a plus).
• Excellent project management, organizational, and follow-through skill sets.
• Ability to work autonomously, ask questions, and seek information when needed.
• Strong oral and written communication as well as interpersonal skills, with ability to communicate with diverse populations.
• Due to SQF regulations, fluency in written and verbal, in the English language

Read more about who we are at www.brfoods.com or www.linkedin.com/company/baldwin-richardson-foods