Summer Internships

Alicia
BS Chemical Engineering,
Rose-Hulman Institite of Technology

Who Do We Hire?
Milliken recruits rising college seniors and gives strong consideration to rising juniors.

Typical engineering majors are chemical, mechanical, electrical, industrial and textile. Technical majors include computer science, chemistry, supply chain management, math, physics, accounting and textile. Also, business-related majors and humanities majors fit many of our summer projects.

We look for the following qualities in our summer interns:

  • A juggler - flexibility to manage multiple situations and projects
  • A communicator - effective oral and written communication skills
  • An organizer - organizational skills
  • A thinker - analytical and logical approach to problem solving
  • A team player - effective team skills
  • A leader - self-confidence
  • A worker - strong work ethic

 

What Will You Do?
The majority of our summer project work is in our manufacturing locations. As a summer intern, you'll focus on a specific project that relates to your location's key performance areas.

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.

 

Where Can You Go?
The ultimate goal of our summer internship process is to recruit interns into full-time Milliken management positions upon graduation.

Examples of career fields for post-internship are:

  • Process/Product Improvement
  • Manufacturing Management
  • Finance
  • Research and Product Development

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.