Industrial Maintenance Intern

Koppers Inc. • Rock Hill, SC

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About The Position

The Industrial Maintenance Intern is primarily responsible for cleaning, validating, and improving the plant asset list in eMaint. Working with Maintenance, Operations, and Engineering, the intern will verify asset information in the field, correct inaccurate or duplicate records, and help establish complete, consistent computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) data that supports maintenance planning and equipment reliability.

The intern will also support related CMMS data-improvement, preventive-maintenance, and reliability projects as assigned. The role provides practical field experience through occasional assistance to mechanics and instrumentation and electrical (I&E) technicians, as appropriate. The intern must follow site safety requirements in office and plant areas.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing an associate degree or certificate in industrial maintenance, mechanical technology, engineering technology, data management, or a related field.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accurate, complete, and consistent data.
• Basic understanding of industrial equipment and maintenance terminology, or the ability to learn quickly.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including sorting, filtering, and reviewing data.
• Ability to learn and work effectively in eMaint or another computerized maintenance management system (CMMS).
• Ability to compare information across equipment tags, drawings, manuals, spreadsheets, and electronic records.
• Strong organizational, analytical, problem-solving, and recordkeeping skills.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills and the ability to resolve questions with plant personnel.
• Ability to work independently, manage priorities, and provide regular progress updates.
• Ability to work safely in an industrial environment and use required personal protective equipment.
• Ability to meet the position’s applicable physical requirements, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience with eMaint, another CMMS, asset databases, data cleanup, or industrial maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Review and clean the eMaint asset list to improve accuracy, completeness, and consistency.
• Identify and correct duplicate, obsolete, missing, or incorrectly classified asset records.
• Conduct field walkdowns to verify equipment identity, location, status, hierarchy, and nameplate information.
• Update asset names, descriptions, locations, parent-child relationships, equipment classes, and other required fields in eMaint.
• Compare eMaint records with equipment tags, drawings, manuals, spreadsheets, and other available documentation.
• Work with Maintenance, Operations, and Engineering personnel to resolve asset-data discrepancies.
• Apply established naming conventions, data standards, and asset-hierarchy requirements.
• Track completed corrections, unresolved issues, and recommended follow-up actions.
• Prepare progress reports and data-quality summaries for the Maintenance Manager.
• Support related CMMS data-improvement, preventive-maintenance, and reliability projects as assigned.
• Follow all site safety requirements while working in office and plant areas.
• Gain practical field experience by assisting mechanics and instrumentation and electrical (I&E) technicians with occasional maintenance activities, as appropriate.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: Associate degree