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Mechanical Engineering Intern

Company Provisur Technologies
LocationMokena
Work ModeOn Site
PostedFebruary 19, 2026
Internship Information
Core Responsibilities
The intern will learn basic shop, CAD, machine design, and engineering practices while performing basic engineering tasks on small projects under direct supervision. Responsibilities include providing support through documentation, engineering calculations, data analysis, prototyping, testing, and assisting in design and detailing.
Internship Type
intern
Company Size
512
Visa Sponsorship
No
Language
English
Working Hours
40 hours
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About The Company
Provisur’s legacy of industry-leading brands has manufactured innovative industrial food processing equipment for more than 50 years. Customers use our innovative solutions around the world. Our more than 350 global patents form part of an extensive portfolio of the industry’s most trusted, highest-performing brands. Provisur joined the Fortifi family of companies in December 2025. As part of Fortifi Food Processing Solutions, Provisur continues to transform the food processing industry with sustainable operational efficiency. Headquartered in Mokena, Illinois, Provisur provides local support through a global network of sales and service locations. Like all Fortifi companies, we base many of our foremost innovations on what our customers need to enhance product taste and quality, increase throughput, and compete in new and evolving markets. We take the time to support our customers fully and invest in creating progressive solutions that meet their challenges. Our goal is simple: push the boundaries of technology, application innovation and service to give our customers the most value possible. We help our customers achieve high performance by offering a portfolio of leading equipment brands across applications, including AM2C®, Beehive®, Cashin®, Formax®, Hoegger® Lutetia®, and Weiler®. Our portfolio also includes our own proprietary technologies and a range of automation and customizing solutions. Our key solution areas: • Grinding, mixing, forming, coating, cooking, and freezing • Form pressing, slicing and sliced product handling • Protein recovery separation technologies • Defrosting, marinating and cooking tumblers and chambers To support our global customer base, Provisur has established factories, offices and service support centers in the USA, France, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Brazil, China, and Thailand.
About the Role

Provisur is an industry leader that pushes the boundaries of ingenuity, bringing precision-engineered food processing equipment, aftermarket parts and service to customers around the world.  We specialize in defrosting, grinding, mixing, separating, forming, and slicing equipment, offering leading brands and solutions across diverse applications. Our company culture is built on collaboration, continuous improvement, and a commitment to excellence. We take pride in empowering our employees, offering opportunities for professional growth, and creating an environment where everyone plays a role in our shared success. Join us and be part of an innovative, forward-thinking global team that is shaping the future of food processing. Learn more by exploring our videos at jobs.jobvite.com/provisur!

Our Mechanical Engineer Intern learns basic shop, CAD, machine design and engineering practices and use established procedures to perform basic engineering tasks on small projects or tasks of large projects under the direct supervision of an engineer. They will provide support through performing documentation functions, engineering calculations, data collections and/or analysis, prototyping, testing and assisting in design and detailing.

What You’ll Do:

  • Work on Design, Product, Equipment/Tooling, Manufacturing and Computer-Aided Design
  • 1-2 weeks of Machine Assembly
  •  Material Selection/Analysis
  •  Manufacturing, sit in design and share ideas with the team
  •  Process REA’s, writing ECN’s for parts, schematics and BOM’s
What You Won’t Do:
  •  Sit behind a desk all day - you’re involved from concept to the shop floor
  •  Suffer from boredom - you’re always doing and learning new things, with a variety of clients and coworkers around the world
What You’ll Need:
  • Working towards a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineers
  • A full-time student in an accredited educational institution
  • Have a technical aptitude, be detail oriented and organized
  • Understand basic mechanical/electrical engineering principles
  • Be an Electrical Engineering student as a riding junior or above with a minimum GPA of 3.0 out of 4.0
What You’ll Enjoy:
  • Healthy work/life balance on a team that collaborates well and truly enjoys working together
  •  Environment where we promote from within, cross-train and provide ongoing skill development
  •  Safe, clean, air-conditioned facility
Key Skills
ShopCADMachine DesignEngineering PracticesDocumentationEngineering CalculationsData CollectionData AnalysisPrototypingTestingDesign DetailingMaterial SelectionBOMsSchematics
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