Chemist Intern
About The Position
The Chemist Intern leads and supports projects from initiation through completion, working alongside cross-functional teams in engineering, operations, and quality assurance. The role provides hands-on experience optimizing safety standards, refining manufacturing processes, updating laboratory standard operating procedures, and supporting continuous quality improvement initiatives in a chemical production environment. The intern supports routine and non-routine laboratory testing, instrument validation and calibration, process troubleshooting, chemical adjustment calculations, data analysis, and technical reporting. The role also includes participating in laboratory SOP reviews, researching chemical reactions, preparing samples for shipment to other Veolia laboratories, and adhering to Veolia policies and Health, Safety, and Environmental guidelines. Projects may include supporting Quality and Laboratory Management of Change projects, conducting bench-scale chemistry experiments under the Quality Manager’s guidance, supporting quality-control testing, and formalizing the site Laboratory Instrument Calibration Program. At the end of the internship term, the intern delivers a capstone presentation to site leadership describing project outcomes and key learnings. Internship terms are available in spring, summer, or fall.
Requirements
- Currently enrolled in an accredited university degree program, preferably as a junior or senior, or hold a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry.
- Pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree in Chemistry or a related scientific discipline.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
Responsibilities
- Provide day-to-day support for monitoring, optimizing, and maintaining the laboratory.
- Perform routine testing on raw materials, in-process materials, and finished materials using analytical instrumentation and wet chemistry methodologies.
- Perform non-routine testing to support process and chemistry troubleshooting.
- Perform instrument validations and calibrations.
- Calculate chemical adjustments for in-process material.
- Document observations, author technical reports, and present findings to key stakeholders.
- Prepare product and raw material samples for shipment to other Veolia laboratories.
- Participate in Laboratory Standard Operating Procedure reviews.
- Analyze and interpret analytical results.
- Help research chemical reactions.
- Assist with Management of Change projects relating to Quality and Laboratory.
- Conduct bench-scale chemistry experiments under the guidance of the Quality Manager.
- Learn and support quality-control testing.
- Formalize the site Laboratory Instrument Calibration Program.
- Deliver a capstone presentation to site leadership at the end of the internship term.
- Perform other duties as required by management.
- Adhere to Veolia policies and Health, Safety, and Environmental guidelines.
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Career Level
Intern
