Engineering Intern

Job Responsibilities

Depending on area of study and placement with the mill, students will have an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the following:

Stock Prep
•    Calibrating broke related consistency transmitters
•    Pipe length and sizing
•    Performing and interpreting test results  
•    Analyze losses in stock prep by system 
•    Determine effect of anionic trash on chemical efficiency 
•    Test Zeta potential, on furnish streams before and after chemical addition.  Test ph and conductivity as well 
•    Water consumption mapping
•    Energy consumption 

Wet End
•    Sheet Break Identification SOP, Checklists, and Training Development
•    Machine Speed Restrictions
•    CD profile 2 sigma improvement – Moisture/Basis Weight/Strength/Formation
•    Wet End Charge/Zeta Analysis
•    Thick stock consistency control
•    Press Felt Cleanliness; Optimization ROI

Dry End
•    Conducting CIDs
•    Reliability improvement 
•    Safety audits
•    Steam optimization 
•    P&IDs
•    Cycle time assessments 

Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP)
•    Basic principles of engineering
•    Project research, field work, preliminary design calculations and analysis
•    Collecting and maintaining project documentation 
•    Project work to develop technical, social and ethical skills

Electrical/Maintenance
•    Basic principles of engineering
•    Project research, field work, preliminary design calculations and analysis
•    Collecting and maintaining project documentation 
•    Project work to develop technical, social and ethical skills

Other key tasks and learnings:
Attend morning production meetings, monthly quality meetings, shutdown meetings, and more.
Work to understand machine parameters in relation to paper quality.
 

Qualifications

•    Candidates working towards a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Paper Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Biochemistry Engineering, or Applied Statistics & Data Analytics
•    GPA 3.00 or higher
•    Ability to work in a manufacturing environment 
•    Ability to work independently and as a team
•    Ability to manage time to meet deadlines
•    Strong attention to detail
•    Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
•    Availability to work full time (40 hours/week), in-person for the Spring semester (Jan-May) or Spring/Summer (Jan-Aug) of 2024

Additional Preferred Qualifications
•    Experience working with any of the following Microsoft applications: Outlook, Visio, Power BI, Forms, Teams
•    Knowledge of statistics
•    Experience working with JMP
•    Knowledge of Lean Six Sigma principles and tools
•    Experience working in manufacturing