Operations Planning Intern

Job overview

The Operations Planning Intern role is an onsite summer 2027 internship in Perham, MN, paying $17.94 per hour. The intern works with KLN Family Brands/Kenny’s Candy & Confections, a family-owned company that manufactures human and pet food products. The intern analyzes routing, scheduling, and customer minimum requirements and collaborates with the sampling team. The work supports more efficient operations and resource use while providing exposure to operations planning in the confectionery industry.

What you'll do

• Analyze current routing processes and scheduling sequences
• review historical and current customer minimum requirements
• collaborate with the sampling team to identify trends and improve processes
• contribute to projects involving sample-request and shipping automation, customer minimum requirements, and routing strategy optimization.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

operations planning intern

perham mn

summer 2027

$17.94/hour

onsite

10–12 weeks

operations planning

routing analysis

scheduling

supply chain

confectionery

college juniors and seniors

kln family brands

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Hourly pay
• interns demonstrating exceptional performance and interest may have an opportunity for full-time employment upon graduation.

Why this role

The internship is intended for college juniors and seniors and runs for 10–12 weeks in summer 2027. Exceptional performance may lead to an opportunity for full-time employment after graduation.

About the employer

KLN ENTERPRISES INC is hiring for this role. Industry: Confectionery Manufacturing from Purchased Chocolate. Sector: 31.