Encapsys Co-Op

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Date: Oct 15, 2025

Location: Portage, WI, US, 53901

Company: Milliken and Company

Encapsys (www.encapsys.com), now a part of Milliken & Company (www.milliken.com) is looking to hire student co-ops for the 2026 calendar year to join our team in Appleton, WI.  This is a competitively paid co-op position being offered to students in a Chemical Engineering, Material Science/Engineering, or Chemistry program.  Co-ops are also offered a special benefits package which includes a housing allowance and paid time off.   

  

Encapsys operates in the specialty chemicals industry.  Holding over 75 encapsulation patents, Encapsys is a global leader in encapsulation technologies within two primary business segments – Fragrance and Agriculture.  Encapsys operates highly scalable encapsulation processes that deliver superior products.    

 

Encapsys takes pride in providing co-ops with opportunities to build strong resumes through matching individual interests with available projects. Encapsys provides projects with a high level of responsibility that has strong impacts on the bottom line.  Co-ops will work on both collaborative and independent projects in conjunction with the engineer/scientist project leaders.  Each co-op is assigned a mentor to provide guidance through the processes of training, developing, and contributing.   

Typical process engineering duties include: 

  • Involvement in the day-to-day operations of a world-class encapsulation plant as a process engineer 

  • Participation in project work, daily duties, production meetings, and production-scale trials 

  • Producing written summary reports and presentations 

  • Working 40-50 hours per week, occasionally working some late days, nights, and/or weekends  

  • This plant is a 24-hr per day and 7-day per week operation 

 

Education, experience, and qualifications:  

  • Educational background includes individuals earning their B.S. with at least a 3.00 GPA in any of the following programs, rising Juniors and Seniors preferred: 

  • Chemical Engineering 

  • Mechanical Engineering 

  • Other supporting competencies include: 

  • Apply engineering and scientific principles to projects and designs 

  • Drive for results and self-motivated 

  • Capable of operating in a flexible and dynamic manufacturing environment 

  • Interact effectively with customers, management and production personnel 

  • Work safely around manufacturing equipment 

   

  • All employment is contingent on successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen and background check and be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.  
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