Process Engineer Intern

Ashland • Hopewell, VA

10h

About The Position

Ashland Inc. Are you the kind of person that is always thinking, sketching, seeking, and adjusting? Who needs to understand how things work and then figure out how they can work better? Are you a passionate, tenacious, solver who loves to work with others who share your drive? Are you positive, constructive, and ingenious? Are you always solving? Then we’d like to meet you and bet you’d like to meet us. Ashland has an exciting opportunity for a Process Engineer Intern to join our Ashland Specialty ingredients G.P., business at our Hopewell, Virginia location. This position will report to the Process Engineer Manager. The responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following: Responsible for making continuous improvement of Hopewell manufacturing processes. The improvements may be focused on cost, capacity, through-put, product quality, safety, or environment. Typical projects may include: Determining the root cause of chronic operating problem. Providing recommendations and assist in implementing solutions. Analyzing production data and quality data to determine optimum operating conditions or increased volume Implementing sustainable solutions to address deficiencies identified In order to be qualified for this role, you must possess the following: Undergraduate Engineering Student between their junior and senior year Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.8 Highly motivated individual with interest in Specialty Chemical Manufacturing Must be a self-starter with urgency for delivering results. Must be a team player with excellent communication skills. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States In more than 100 countries, the people of Ashland LLC. (NYSE: ASH) provide the specialty chemicals, technologies and insights to help customers create new and improved products for today and sustainable solutions for tomorrow. Our chemistry is at work every day in a wide variety of markets and applications, including architectural coatings, automotive, construction, energy, personal care and pharmaceutical. Visit www.ashland.com to see the innovations we offer. At Ashland our vision is to be a leading, global specialty chemicals company whose inspired and engaged employees add value to all we touch. In fact our people, employees, customers and vendors define who we are. They are the driving force behind everything we do. Not only do we value our customers but we value our employees, and we work to offer them a dynamic and challenging environment. We hold ourselves to high standards at Ashland, and we value integrity and honesty. Ashland has a history of attracting the best people and keeping them. The reasons are simple: industry competitive salary and benefits, pay-for-performance incentive plans and a diverse work environment where employees feel challenged and valued. People come to Ashland and stay. As a growing Fortune 500 specialty chemicals company, we offer opportunities for development and advancement throughout our global organization. Our values define who we are and what we care about as a company. If you are looking for a relationship with a company instead of simply a job, this may be a great fit. Ashland is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. NOTE: We do not accept resumes from external staffing agencies or independent recruiters for any of our openings unless we have a signed recruiting agreement in place to fill a specific position.

Requirements

• Undergraduate Engineering Student between their junior and senior year
• Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.8
• Highly motivated individual with interest in Specialty Chemical Manufacturing
• Must be a self-starter with urgency for delivering results.
• Must be a team player with excellent communication skills.
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States

Responsibilities

• Responsible for making continuous improvement of Hopewell manufacturing processes.
• The improvements may be focused on cost, capacity, through-put, product quality, safety, or environment.
• Determining the root cause of chronic operating problem.
• Providing recommendations and assist in implementing solutions.
• Analyzing production data and quality data to determine optimum operating conditions or increased volume
• Implementing sustainable solutions to address deficiencies identified

Benefits

• industry competitive salary and benefits
• pay-for-performance incentive plans
• a diverse work environment where employees feel challenged and valued
• opportunities for development and advancement throughout our global organization

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed