Jobs at POET

Provides legal and transactional support for corporate, M&A, financing, real estate, commercial, litigation, and employment matters. Maintains entity records and governance materials, coordinates due diligence and closings, reviews documents, supports credit agreements, assists with subpoenas and discovery, and develops policies. The role collaborates across legal and business teams, provides risk analysis and recommendations, and manages multiple priorities in an on-site environment.

Assists mechanical engineers with plant process system design, drafting, equipment specification, procurement, contract administration, and mechanical design data analysis. Supports on-site commissioning and startup activities while maintaining safety and environmental compliance. The intern works under close guidance in a multidisciplinary engineering, procurement, and construction environment and may travel to bioprocessing facilities and site visits.

Supports logistics schedulers, dispatch teams, production facilities, carriers, and commercial partners. Responsibilities include creating shipping orders and bills of lading, forecasting customer demand and facility production, monitoring inventory, dispatching shipments, verifying delivery details, and communicating production, inventory, and shipment updates. The role is onsite in Wichita, Kansas, with training and opportunities for professional growth.

Supports plant operations by troubleshooting process issues, analyzing data, improving efficiency, and developing predictive and preventative maintenance programs. The intern works with plant and maintenance managers, vendors, and management to strengthen operating procedures, optimize processes, maintain production levels, and support environmental compliance and safety initiatives. This is an on-site role requiring varied shifts, physical plant work, and occasional overnight travel.

Supports plant operations by troubleshooting process issues, analyzing data, optimizing efficiency, and helping develop predictive and preventative maintenance programs. Works with plant and maintenance managers, maintenance teams, vendors, and management to improve operating procedures, equipment inspections, safety, and environmental compliance. The role is on-site, shift-based, physically demanding, and may involve occasional overnight travel.

Supports process engineers with plant process design, including flow diagrams, P&IDs, material and energy balances, equipment specification, and operating procedures. Performs process data analysis and assists with on-site commissioning and start-up activities. The intern promotes safety, environmental compliance, teamwork, and continuous improvement. This on-site Sioux Falls role includes facility visits, up to 25% travel, physical labor, PPE use, and work in industrial conditions.

Supports the finance compliance team with Inflation Reduction Act prevailing wage and apprenticeship compliance. Responsibilities include auditing wage and payroll data, reviewing apprentice and fringe benefit documentation, preparing reports, maintaining records, coordinating with project managers, contractors, vendors, procurement, operations, and accounting teams, and resolving documentation discrepancies.

Supports plant operations by troubleshooting process issues, analyzing data, optimizing efficiency, and assisting with predictive and preventative maintenance programs. The intern collaborates with plant and maintenance managers, vendors, and management to improve operating procedures, equipment inspections, environmental compliance, food safety, and product quality. This on-site role requires varied shifts, physical plant work, occasional overnight travel, and adherence to safety requirements.

The Accounting Intern will support financial analysis, general ledger reconciliation, transactional accounting, audits, internal controls, cash strategy analysis, reporting improvements, data validation, tax return and tax provision preparation, and special projects. The role collaborates with Financial Reporting, Accounting, and Tax teams while maintaining confidential records and meeting deadlines in a fast-paced office environment.

The Plant Engineering Intern supports plant operations, efficiency improvements, process optimization, troubleshooting, and predictive and preventative maintenance programs. Responsibilities include analyzing operational data, developing maintenance procedures, supporting environmental compliance, strengthening operating procedures, and collaborating with plant managers, maintenance teams, and vendors. This on-site role requires shift flexibility, physical work in industrial environments, adherence to safety and food quality standards, and occasional overnight travel.

Plant Engineering Intern supporting plant efficiency, process optimization, operations troubleshooting, and predictive and preventative maintenance programs. The role analyzes operational data, develops procedures, researches plant-specific improvements, supports environmental compliance, and collaborates with plant management, maintenance teams, and vendors. This on-site internship requires shift flexibility, physical activity in industrial environments, teamwork, safety awareness, and occasional overnight travel.

Supports plant operations by troubleshooting process issues, optimizing efficiency and production uptime, and developing predictive and preventative maintenance programs. Works with plant, maintenance, management, and vendor teams to identify equipment needs, inspection frequencies, operating procedures, and environmental compliance improvements. The role includes data analysis, location-specific research, safety initiatives, and occasional travel in a physically demanding, on-site production environment.

Supports plant operations by troubleshooting process issues, analyzing data, optimizing efficiency, and developing predictive and preventative maintenance programs. The intern collaborates with plant and maintenance managers, vendors, and management to improve procedures, production reliability, safety, and environmental compliance. This on-site role requires shift flexibility, physical plant work, teamwork, and occasional overnight travel.

Accounting Interns will support invoicing, purchase invoice processing, reconciliations, cash application, payment discrepancy resolution, ACH and wire file preparation, vendor maintenance, and process documentation. The role involves collaborating with customers, suppliers, and cross-functional teams while maintaining accurate accounting records and supporting financial statement preparation. This is an onsite summer 2027 position in Wichita, Kansas.

Plant Engineering Intern supporting bioethanol plant efficiency, process optimization, troubleshooting, operations, and predictive and preventative maintenance programs. Responsibilities include analyzing data, developing operating procedures, coordinating with maintenance teams and vendors, researching plant-specific improvements, and supporting environmental compliance and safety. This on-site internship requires working varied shifts, at least 40 hours weekly, and performing physical tasks in plant, laboratory, and office environments.

Supports safe and efficient operation of bioprocessing facilities through process data analysis, reporting, improvement recommendations, and continuous improvement project implementation. The intern assists with facility oversight, promotes safety and environmental compliance, collaborates with operations teams, and travels to facility sites for training, project analysis, and meetings. This on-site role may include some physical work at bioprocessing facilities.

Supports plant operations by troubleshooting process issues, optimizing efficiency and runtime, analyzing data, and helping develop predictive and preventative maintenance programs. The intern works with plant, maintenance, management, and vendor teams to improve operating procedures, equipment inspections, environmental compliance, and workplace safety. This is an on-site summer internship requiring shift flexibility, physical plant work, teamwork, and occasional overnight travel.

Supports business leaders and customers by identifying technology and process challenges, documenting requirements, evaluating solutions, coordinating process changes, testing acceptance criteria, and assisting with training. The intern may also develop desktop-tool solutions and collaborate with Information Technology to improve efficiency across business units.

The Finance Intern will analyze financial performance for bioprocessing centers, support forecasting and long-range planning, develop and review dashboards, and assist with capital project economic modeling and sensitivity analysis. The role involves gathering data from cross-functional teams, communicating analytical results, and meeting deadlines in a fast-paced office environment. The intern will work onsite at POET’s Sioux Falls headquarters during Summer 2027.

Supports grain contract administration, HR inquiries, payroll processing, recruitment and onboarding, visitor reception, inventory counts, vendor compliance, record retention, mail, supplies, and workplace events. The coordinator maintains confidential information, assists with audits and regulatory compliance, identifies process improvements, and promotes safety, quality, and community engagement at the facility.