Student Employee
About The Position
The Metallurgical / Mechanical Process Engineering Co-op is a 2–3 consecutive-term development opportunity for engineering students to gain progressive, hands-on experience in a steel manufacturing environment. The Co-op works alongside engineering, operations, quality, and maintenance teams to support manufacturing processes, troubleshoot production issues, analyze process and product performance, and identify opportunities to improve safety, quality, reliability, productivity, and cost. The program allows students to build technical knowledge over multiple work terms, assume increasing responsibility, and follow longer-term engineering projects through development and implementation.
Requirements
- Currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in Metallurgical Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
- Ability to participate in a 2–3 consecutive-term Co-op program.
- Strong analytical, technical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Interest in manufacturing, steelmaking, industrial operations, and process engineering.
- Ability to analyze data and apply engineering principles to real-world manufacturing problems.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively with engineering, operations, maintenance, and quality teams.
- Ability to work onsite at the Fairfield, Alabama facility.
- Authorization to work in the United States.
- Ability to meet plant safety and PPE requirements and work in an industrial manufacturing environment.
Nice To Haves
- Previous manufacturing, engineering, laboratory, technical, or hands-on project experience.
- Familiarity with metallurgical principles, mechanical systems, manufacturing processes, materials, or process control.
- Experience with engineering data analysis, statistical methods, or technical problem-solving.
- Strong academic achievement and demonstrated aptitude in engineering coursework.
- Experience participating in engineering design teams, student organizations, research, or technical projects.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical findings to different audiences.
- Initiative, curiosity, and a strong interest in continuous improvement and manufacturing operations.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a fast-paced industrial environment.
Responsibilities
- Follow safety requirements and actively support a safe work environment.
- Work with engineering and operations teams to understand manufacturing processes, equipment, product requirements, and production challenges.
- Support metallurgical and mechanical process engineering activities within plant operations.
- Collect, analyze, and interpret process, equipment, quality, and production data to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
- Assist with troubleshooting manufacturing and process-related issues and help develop practical corrective actions.
- Support process improvements focused on safety, product quality, equipment performance, productivity, yield, and cost.
- Participate in root cause analysis related to process variation, equipment issues, quality concerns, and production performance.
- Support trials, testing, process changes, and implementation of engineering improvements.
- Develop and maintain technical reports, process documentation, data analysis, and project updates.
- Work cross-functionally with operations, maintenance, quality, engineering, and other plant teams.
- Take on increasingly complex assignments and project ownership as technical knowledge develops across consecutive Co-op terms.
- Present project results, findings, and recommendations to engineering and plant leadership.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
