Mechanical Engineering Intern

Job Description

The Intern role within the organization that will take on projects from initiation to completion during the extent of their time with the team. The successful candidate will have visibility across many functional groups (engineering operations maintenance etc.) and will continuously support to optimize safety and manufacturing processes standard operating procedures and assist with process improvement projects. The primary focus will be surrounding asset management field verification and preventative maintenance planning.

• This is a fulltime 12 week internship anticipated to begin in early 2025.

Duties & Responsibilities :

Operations : Provide day to day support for monitoring optimizing and adjusting of facility operational parameters

Maintenance : Support development and implementation of maintenance activities or project implementation

Integrity Program Implementation : Provide support to the engineering team responsible for development monitoring Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and implementation of mitigation / management programs as required. Support the Integrity Management effort through execution activity support and documentation reviews / completion to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements

Safety Security Health Environmental & Regulatory : Providing guidance to ensure operations comply with company policies and provide technical support for completion of Safety / Environmental / Regulatory calculations or studies

Surveillance : Support engineers in the surveillance monitoring troubleshooting and analysis. Lead development scoping and sometimes execution of initiatives / projects identified during surveillance to improve facility reliability capacity or integrity (downtime analysis process bad actors bottleneck identification and issue identification). Support Operations in ensuring maximum facility availability

Safety Security Health & Environment (SSHE) Function Support : Assist with collection validation and analysis of data required to complete engineering evaluations in support of the SSHE and Regulatory compliance functions

Code & Specification Compliance Evaluations : Assist in reviews of maintenance or project activities (welding construction pressure testing etc.) to ensure implementation in compliance with regulatory industry and company requirements outlined in project development

Risk & Loss Prevention Analysis : Support for the Risk Assessment & Management (RAM) system to ensure that all risks are appropriately documented functions are progressing action items to closure and documentation is adequately completed and reviewed with appropriate management prior to closeout. Participate in Risk Assessment (RA) activities as needed by the team

Opportunity Generation & Management of Change (MOC) : Assist engineering in execution and implementation of Projects and MOCs by completing appropriate verifications (checklists Factory Assessment Tests PreStartup Safety Reviews etc.) and sitting in appropriate detailed evaluations (Hazard and Operability Analysis HAZOP etc.). Coordinate to ensure all technical documentation is provided to the Doc Control organization

Contractor Management : Support for completing quality checks and evaluations of technical / inspection contractors while they are onsite completing execution activities

Participate in system walkdowns Pre startup safety reviews and other activities to support Commissioning and Startup of site

Support the development and progression of the Operations Readiness (OR) schedule to transition the facility from Project Execution / Commissioning to the Startup / Operations phase.

Support incident investigation teams

Support regulatory agency audits

Reinforce safety and environmental awareness through frequent job observations and by interfacing with plant personnel

Work with the Engineering and Maintenance department to assure O&M interests are represented on major projects

Perform other duties as required by management

Comply with all Veolia Company and HSE procedures and policies

Specific Projects (subject to changes based on needs to facility) :

Generate assets in SAP by reviewing P&IDs and performing field verification walks

Assist in the execution of Management of Change (MOC) projects and execution of Maintenance Replacement Capital (MRC) projects

Support all Environmental Health and Safety programs policies and regulations at a PSM regulated reaction chemical manufacturing facility

Learn and support QC testing within the plant

Review improve and develop standard operating procedures (SOP) to reflect safe and efficient processes

Network with other engineers both internally and externally to the plant to leverage and share plant improvement learnings. Document your observations and make recommendations

Final presentation to be presented to site leadership at the end of summer presenting his / her learning experience and detailed scope of project

Outcomes :

The Process Engineering Intern can expect to gain practical experience in a broad

range of areas such as :

Learn how to design and develop technical solutions to achieve business objectives and how to test your ideas

Work independently to learn how to plan things out carefully

Learn how to apply the acquired knowledge and skills in a practical situation

Become acquainted with real life problemsolving.

Qualifications

Currently enrolled in an accredited University Degree program pursuing a Bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering. (preferably junior or senior)

3.0 overall GPA or higher (preferred)

Coursework in engineering problem solving using computerbased methodologies

Strong verbal and written communication and the ability to work autonomously when provided work instructions

Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook Excel PowerPoint Word)

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

As an inclusive company Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications without discrimination.

Additional Information :

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

As an inclusive company Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications without discrimination.

Remote Work : Employment Type :

Fulltime