Winter Co-op 2025 - Quality Engineering - 3324 142nd Ave East Suite 200, Sumner, Washington, 98390

As a Quality Engineering Co-op at Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP), you will collaborate with production and engineering teams to improve existing processes or create new ones. You will work at the intersection of mechanical, systematic, and human inputs. Our mantra is: Simplify, Standardize, Automate. Manufacturing is rapidly evolving, and we need individuals who are not just comfortable navigating change but driving it. You will find numerous opportunities for growth and learning. Be prepared to collaborate, follow your curiosity, think bold, and deliver big.

The KDP 2025 program will run from January 6 – May 23, 2025 and this position will be based in our Sumner, WA Plant .

Elements of the KDP 2025 Intern Program include:

• Engaging and partnering on innovative projects to gain experience in a fast paced, cross functional team environment

• Receive mentor support for your professional development

• Participate in meet & greets and lunch & learns with KDP executives and other organization leaders

• Receive professional development training such as networking, professional skills development and presenting

• Complete a project from start to finish and present it and your takeaways to your team, department, and senior leaders to highlight your project work and impact on the business

As a Quality Co-op you will:

• Gain knowledge in executing operational plans and projects, including DMS (Daily Management Systems) for day-to-day operations, new equipment startups, and innovative product qualifications

• Assist with TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) implementation and Lean activities, including participation in Continuous Improvement or Kaizen events and developing, implementing and improving autonomous and preventive maintenance workstreams

• Support daily manufacturing operations to deliver targeted safety, quality, production, and cost results

• Prepare standard reports/documentation to communicate results to all levels including senior management

• Undertake and successfully complete simple or basic project development tasks to include any of the following: writing and/or verifying specifications, maintaining product/process documentation, testing processes, equipment, raw materials and product, and validating equipment and processes.

• Be a contributor on problem solving, cost reduction, quality, and continuous improvement initiatives

• Analyze downtime data and maintain action plans using lean methodology

• Collect and calculate savings data on improvement projects

• Recommend methods for improving efficiency and reducing waste of materials and utilities

• Balance work priorities to meet the day-to-day requirements of the plant business teams

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Keurig Dr Pepper is an equal opportunity employer and affirmatively seeks diversity in its workforce. Keurig Dr Pepper recruits qualified applicants and advances in employment its employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability or association with a person with a disability, medical condition, genetic information, ethnic or national origin, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.