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Research & Development (R&D) Intern

Valvoline Global
Lexington, KY Intern
POSTED ON 1/23/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/22/2025

Why Valvoline Global Operations?

Valvoline Global is a worldwide leader in automotive and industrial solutions, creating future-ready products and best-in-class services for partners around the globe. Established in 1866, we introduced the world’s first branded motor oil, claiming our position as The Original Motor Oil. As an affiliate of Aramco, one of the world's largest integrated energy and chemicals companies, we continue to invest strategically and expand globally, driving unparalleled product innovation and sustainable business solutions.

Our corporate values of care, integrity, passion, unified, and excellence shape everything we do. Living out our values is what makes our company, our employees, our partners, our customers, and the communities we serve great.

When you join Valvoline Global, you join a culture that is committed to : treating all people with care, operating with integrity, striving for excellence in everything we do, showing passion about delivering on our commitments, and being unified in all our enterprise endeavors.

Careers for the Driven

Valvoline has a rewarding opportunity as a  R&D Intern.  We whole-heartedly adopt a ‘never idle' mindset. We also know that outstanding service begins and ends with our employees. So, we’re looking for good people to join our team. You bring your skills, talents, and drive. We will give you a great place to work, a competitive salary and benefits, and the resources and support to develop and advance within our global company.

As an R&D Intern , you’ll play a key role in driving innovation and ensuring quality across our products. Your contributions will include :

How You’ll Make an Impact

  • Performing quality control batch analysis for coolants.
  • Analyzing coolant samples using advanced laboratory equipment such as HPLC, ICP, pH probes, titrations, IC, LC, GC, densitometers, refractometers, UV-Vis, and Karl Fischer.
  • Conducting customer complaint and fleet sample analysis, with precise data entry into QC software.
  • Supporting special laboratory projects, including method development for GC, UV-Vis, and other automotive chemical applications.
  • Assisting with R&D sample analysis, helping to drive innovation in automotive products.
  • Other duties and responsibilities as determined by Valvoline from time to time in its sole discretion.

What You’ll Need

  • Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s or MBA program, entering your Junior or Senior year.
  • Pursuing a degree in science-related fields such as chemistry, biology, or a similar discipline (some lab experience preferred).
  • Strong analytical skills and technical aptitude
  • Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

    Valvoline Global provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Are you good at what you do? Join us.

    The Company has put a process in place to make its recruitment process accessible to any and all users. Reasonable accommodations will be provided, upon request, to applicants with disabilities in order to facilitate equal opportunity throughout the recruitment and selection process. Please contact Human Resources at 1-800-Valvoline or email 1-800Valvoline@valvoline.com to make a request for reasonable accommodation during any aspect of the recruitment and selection process. The contact information is for accommodation requests only; do not use this contact information to inquire about the status of applications.

    Requisition ID :  1131

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