Millerbernd Internships – Real Work Where You Make a Real Difference

“I didn’t want an internship where I would be stuck doing mind-numbing tasks. Millerbernd is a place where you can really make a difference.”

The internship description sounded like everything you had hoped it would be. It would boost your resume and, more importantly, give you real experience and an edge in a competitive job market. But once you start, that edge dulls quickly. You sit in on meetings. You tidy files. And you leave with a line on a resume and not much else.

Students at Millerbernd describe a different summer internship.

Millerbernd’s internship program offers paid, full-time positions running May through August in Winsted and Sauk Rapids, Minnesota. Roles are available in engineering, operations, planning and scheduling, IT, human resources, marketing, and other areas. Interns are part of the team from the start and work on real projects.

Angie joined Millerbernd as a manufacturing engineering intern. After a previous internship at another company, she wanted bigger projects at a larger scale. She also wanted to apply classroom skills in the field, and that is the opportunity she got. During her internship she developed safety and material-handling solutions that improved operational efficiency and made the workplace safer.

“Millerbernd's heavy manufacturing scale lets me actually apply classroom skills I haven't used yet in the field, which is exactly the learning curve I was looking for,” said Angie.

Connor’s assignment lived on the office side. As an IT developer intern, he spent the first few weeks learning the company’s systems and mapping the current sales process. He then built a system to automate the quote-to-order steps so the sales team could work in one place. The result was a faster process, with fewer errors and less rework.

“Knowing that something you developed is helping an organization of this size is pretty rewarding,” said Connor. “This internship really helped me develop the skills needed to navigate a larger organization and become a vital part of a team.”

Austin, a manufacturing engineering intern, split time between everyday production support and longer-term plant work. Austin loved the variety of work he was able to explore at Millerbernd. From designing parts, programming machinery, job scheduling, finding better ways to restock production tools, and so much, no two-days were ever the same. However, what he valued most wasn’t a single task, it was being part of the team and sitting in the daily, weekly, and quarterly meetings knowing he was valued in those conversations.

“I was originally interested in Millerbernd because I wanted to get real experience with a manufacturer involved with heavy industry,” said Austin. “What increased the allure was how this company presented itself with respect to transparency and the personal qualities they value. It’s been a place where I could really grow professionally.”

The chance to work on different projects, in different settings, comes up often with past interns. Ava wanted an internship that was not one desk all summer. At Millerbernd she worked in the office, on the floor, and in different buildings across the company. Daniel wanted to see his designs come to life and stand next to the finished product. Planning and scheduling interns Eli and Leah stepped into the pace of a growing manufacturer and had to keep work moving. Katie, a marketing intern, spent the summer on recruiting materials, intern stories, and photo and video work with the creative team. Different majors. Same expectations. Same opportunities. At Millerbernd, you’re here to contribute.

While a Millerbernd internship is focused on participation, it is often the culture that stands out most. “I wasn’t just a number on an employee list,” said Leah, who worked in planning and scheduling this past summer. “I was truly a person who was valued and cared for.”

That feeling tracks with a family-owned company that has been building this way for more than 90 years. If this sounds like the internship you have been looking for, applications for summer 2027 are open now at millerbernd.com/internships. The deadline is February 1, 2027.