Customer Service Intern

Location: 

Owatonna, MN, US, 55060

Work Site:  Onsite
Duration:  3 months
Date:  Sep 11, 2026

Two billion people eat food every day that was produced with Bühler equipment. One billion people drive vehicles whose parts were manufactured with our machines.​ Bühler aims to balance humanity, nature, and the economy in every decision as it develops solutions that unlock sustainable business opportunities in the global food, feed, and mobility industries. We strive to create innovations for a better world, with a special focus on healthy, safe, and sustainable solutions. Therefore, we team up with customers, start-ups, multinationals, and academia to accelerate impact together.

Summary

Sputtering Components Inc, a member of Buhler Group, is a growing business in Owatonna, Minnesota that has served customers all around the world for over 20 years. We are currently hiring for a highly motivated Customer Service Intern for the summer of 2027.

Every day, millions of people around the world come into contact with products made using SCI equipment. Our thin film technologies are used in vacuum coating systems to make windows, smartphones, display screens, solar panels, automobile components, decorative hardware and more.

Gain hands-on experience supporting a dynamic Field Service team while building skills in customer support operations, technical documentation, training development, and process improvement. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to create tools and resources that enhance service delivery, improve efficiency, and contribute to real business outcomes!

Job Responsibilities

  • Plan, script, record, edit, and maintain instructional or training videos in collaboration with technical subject-matter experts.
  • Review and improve manuals for clarity, structure, terminology, formatting, and overall usability.
  • Gather requirements, organize parts data, develop calculation logic, test outputs, document functionality, and maintain calculators.
  • Observe and document processes, consult process owners, create and revise SOPs, and ensure safety, quality, and document-control requirements are met.
  • Map workflows, identify inefficiencies and bottlenecks, analyze performance data, support improvement activities, help implement solutions, and monitor results. 
  • Conduct workplace audits, coordinate 5S activities, develop visual controls, support employee training, assign improvement actions, and monitor results.       

Qualifications

  • Actively pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, or a related field preferred.
  • Microsoft Office experience is required, specifically Excel.
  • Basic experience with video-editing software is helpful but not required.
  • Good communication, creativity, and organizational skills.
  • Strong writing, proofreading, and attention-to-detail skills.
  • Comfortable working with numbers, data, and basic Excel formulas.
  • Good writing, observation, organization, and teamwork skills. Must be willing to learn and document workplace processes.
  • Good problem-solving, analytical, and teamwork skills.
  • Organized, observant, and comfortable working with others.

At Bühler we are not only offering working opportunities and international exchange of like-minded professionals. We are more than just a global company. Our value proposition to transform the way companies feed and move the world, is driving positive change in the industries in which we operate globally. Become a part of a dynamic environment that combines your drive for innovation with a world ​of possibilities.​ Joining us means embracing a shared purpose of creating innovations for a better world while becoming part of a company that is dedicated to your success.

As a global organization, we embrace the diversity of our global workforce. At Bühler, you will collaborate with professionals from around the world, each bringing in a unique perspective to the table. It is a business priority for us to harness the diversity of our global workforce and include them in their uniqueness to create a culture of belonging guided by our TOP values – Trust, Ownership and Passion. Embark on a journey that combines the excitement of global collaboration with the reassurance of a welcoming workplace.

Let’s create impact together! 


Nearest Major Market: Owatonna