What are the responsibilities and job description for the Intern – Keetac Plant Operations and Maintenance position at United States Steel Corporation?
U. S. Steel is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace culture and celebrate the diversity of our employees.
We are seeking a Mechanical Engineer or Industrial Engineer Student at Minnesota Ore Operations. The Internship affords the opportunity to apply educational experiences to real world engineering principals. This position is a temporary full-time position for the summer of 2025 and will be located at Keetac in Keewatin, MN. This is a safety sensitive position requiring drug and alcohol testing.
Job Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
We are seeking a Mechanical Engineer or Industrial Engineer Student at Minnesota Ore Operations. The Internship affords the opportunity to apply educational experiences to real world engineering principals. This position is a temporary full-time position for the summer of 2025 and will be located at Keetac in Keewatin, MN. This is a safety sensitive position requiring drug and alcohol testing.
Job Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Report directly to plant managers and work along-side the process engineers and shift managers.
- Perform testing and optimization of the newly installed DR-grade pellet processing equipment.
- Develop spare parts lists for equipment.
- Create operational and maintenance procedures.
- Update facility documents.
- Organize equipment manuals, engineering drawings, and other technical information.
- Candidates must be a full-time student pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering.
- Candidates must be a current student and have completed their sophomore year by June 2024 and be in good academic standing.
- Must have at least a 3.0 GPA.
- Be authorized to work in the US without sponsorship.
- We are looking for motivated self-starters that can work in a fast paced, data-driven environment. The successful undergraduate will be an analytical problem solver, have an extremely high level of customer focus and a passion for process improvement. In addition, a successful intern will have:
- Demonstrated outstanding academic achievement and an aptitude for your area of study.
- A strong record of team, project and/or people leadership in a work setting and/or extracurricular activities.
- A willingness to take initiative to understand the business.
- An aptitude for problem solving; strong writing and verbal communication skills.
- A strong commitment to excellence and to personal and professional growth.
- Must be resourceful, responsible, tenacious, curious, independent, confident, and high energy.
- The ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks.
- Leadership and strong decision-making skills.
- Ability to think and act both strategically and tactically.
