Cooperative Education

Kelvin
BS Chemical Engineering,
University of South Carolina

Who Do We Hire?
The majority of our co-op positions are in our manufacturing facilities, and a significant number of our co-ops have an engineering major. Our Information Services, Finance and Chemical Research and Development areas have a limited number of co-op opportunities. We focus on chemical, mechanical, electrical and industrial engineering majors. Other engineering majors are considered as well as technical majors such as chemistry, physics, math, finance, accounting, computer science and textile majors.

The skills and personal qualities that make an individual successful in our cooperative education process are:

  • Flexibility to manage multiple situations and projects
  • Effective oral and written communication skills
  • Organizational skills
  • Analytical and logical approach to problem solving
  • Effective team skills
  • Self-confidence
  • Strong work ethic

 

What Will You Do?
A co-op associate is typically assigned a project on which he/she will focus. Academic year and courses completed are considered when work and projects are assigned. You will be working on projects that seek to reduce operational costs, improve operational processes, uncover innovative solutions to manufacturing problems and increase value to our customers.

Each co-op associate is teamed with a Milliken associate who serves as the co-op's sponsor. You’ll have opportunities to interact with all levels of management throughout Milliken & Company.

 

Where Can You Go?
The ultimate goal of Milliken's cooperative education process is to recruit our co-ops into full-time management positions upon graduation.

Examples of available career fields for our co-ops are:

  • Process/Product Improvement
  • Manufacturing Management
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Finance
  • Research and Product Development
  • Information Services

ENGINEERING OPPORTUNITIES

Engineering Services

Engineering Services associates ensure that all of the operations of a facility run smoothly and efficiently. Responsibilities include monitoring all of the utilities and systems of the plant, including ...

Research & Development

Nearly all of our newly hired Research and Development associates are located at the company headquarters in Spartanburg, S.C. Research associates work in a variety of settings, from a traditional wet ...

Product & Process Improvement

A significant number of graduates hired into this area have an engineering major and become Process/Product Engineers. Individuals with technical majors and humanities majors are also hired ...

MANAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Manufacturing Management

On a daily basis, you will be responsible for interaction with production associates in the manufacturing areas of Milliken plants. You’ll manage machine schedules and personnel requirements needed to ...

Human Resources

Your initial role in Human Resources will be an Education or Employment Manager. You’ll report directly to a location Human Resource Manager and acquire the skills and knowledge in both the education ...

Marketing & Sales

Milliken promotes from within so there are many career opportunities available once you have established yourself and are successful in your current position.

Finance

A finance associate plays an important role in the organization’s success. Using the latest computer technology, you will help guide and support business decisions to maximize business profitability.

Information Services

First assignments involve consulting with our businesses and implementing hardware and software solutions. Associates will be trained on one or more of these platforms: Mainframe, Mid-range, UNIX, Client/Server and SAP.

Supply Chain

Supply Chain Management associates have multiple duties and responsibilities, always focusing on superior on-time customer delivery while optimizing quality, cost and inventory levels.

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

Summer Internships

Each intern is teamed with a Milliken associate who serves as the intern's sponsor. Your sponsor is there for guidance and support, but interns have full responsiblity for managing their project.

Cooperative Education

You will be working on projects that seek to reduce operational costs, improve operational processes, uncover innovative solutions to manufacturing problems and increase value to our customers.