Futura Industries

Purchasing Intern

May - August 2019 • Clearfield, UT

What I liked

Company culture was great! The managers really look out for their employees. There is also a great feeling of independence that I got there. I felt that once I got a grip on what my various projects and assignments were, I didn't require much supervision and could do things how I wanted to do them.

What I wish was different

This might be different just because my major was a relatively unique one compared to the rest of the interns I was with, but I did wish I had more raw stats experience there. As a stats major, I hardly ever did any number crunching or statistical work. I greatly appreciated the work experience, and the work itself was entertaining, but not towards what I hope to do long term.

Advice

There is a lot of work experience that you can find in showing how a company runs and functions. In addition to the specific tasks you will do, look for the broader side of things and find what you want out of a company in terms of both a workplace and company culture. Futura is a great model for that.

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engineering intern

May 2019 • Clearfield, UT

What I liked

The internship enabled me to put some of the concepts I learned in class into action. I gained some real-world experience

What I wish was different

Absolutely nothing

Advice

Do it!

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Lean Engineering Intern

May - August 2019 • Clearfield, UT

What I liked

Futura has a good company with good people. They have great benefits, even for interns, such as their gym, access to their healthcare clinic, access to their physical therapist, and access to their psychologist. All of these things are free! Futura does a great job of helping their interns feel successful. Also, the plant floor employees always smiled and waved at me. I really got to be at a home away from home.

What I wish was different

I wish I had gained more technical experience. I feel like I spent lots of time with technical writing and presentations, but not enough technical projects. This was probably because of my role more as a Lean Intern though, and not as a intern at Futura.

Advice

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Warehouse Intern

May - August 2019 • Clearfield, UT

What I liked

Work was very consistent, same thing to do every day and was relatively predictable.

What I wish was different

The pay needed to be higher.

Advice

Communication between supervisors and other coworkers is necessary for the company to function.

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Mechanical Engineering Intern

May 2019 • Clearfield, UT

What I liked

I worked with the New Products Automation group designing systems to automate factory processes. I learned how to run FANUC robots, g code, networking in order to complete a project, and a ton more!

What I wish was different

I cant think of anything!

Advice

I would advise to get an internship. I learned a lot about industry in one summer and I was able to apply my engineering knowledge. I know, from my internship, what direction I want to go.

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Engineering intern

May - August 2019 • Clearfield, UT

What I liked

The people at Futura are great! Everyone is friendly and willing to provide feedback and listen to new ideas.

What I wish was different

Advice

Keep track of all of the projects you work on and save pictures and data about them because you give a presentation about the things you worked on at the end of the internship.

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Design engineer intern

April - August 2019 • Clearfield, UT

What I liked

How interactive my supervisor was, and how much I learned more about working in industry.

What I wish was different

Had more time on the floor learning about different aspects of the processes.

Advice

People skills are very important for engineers.

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Engineering intern

May - August 2018 • Clearfield, UT

What I liked

Great people that work and help you succeed

What I wish was different

more projects

Advice

liste

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Mechanical Engineering Intern

May - October 2018 • Clearfield, UT

What I liked

I learned a lot about design. There is a lot of knowledge dealing with purchasing and ROI business type calculations that you don’t learn in school that I learned with this experience. All of this plays a big role in designing.

What I wish was different

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Mechanical Engineering Intern

May 2018 • Clearfield, UT

What I liked

I had a lot of freedom to design my own tooling parts and machines. My supervisor liked letting me come up with my own solutions to problems, and then he would help me with those solutions. This really accelerated my growth.