Turnaround Intern - Mechanical Engineer
About The Position
At CF Industries, our mission is to provide clean energy to feed and fuel the world sustainably. Our employees are focused on safe and reliable operations, environmental stewardship, and disciplined capital and corporate management. By joining CF, you will be part of a team that brings their varied experiences, wide-ranging knowledge and diverse talents together to deliver important work and you’ll be able to pursue complex, exciting opportunities that help you continue to grow and achieve your potential in different areas. You’ll take pride in working for a company that lives its values and where you can be yourself at work, as part of an authentic team that encourages you to share your views and opinions. Our eight manufacturing complexes in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, an unparalleled storage, transportation and distribution network in North America, and logistics capabilities enabling a global reach underpin our strategy to leverage our unique capabilities to accelerate the world’s transition to clean energy.
Requirements
- Currently pursuing a Mechanical Engineering degree.
- Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
- Ability to work effectively in a team-oriented industrial environment.
Responsibilities
- Assist engineering and operations teams with development and tracking of turnaround work scopes.
- Perform field verification of work packages, equipment tags, drawings, and P&IDs.
- Participate in readiness reviews, walkdowns, and planning meetings.
- Support MOC job package reviews and readiness activities.
- Assist with contractor logistics, procurement tracking, and site preparation.
- Support development or modification of nitrogen purge and leak testing procedures.
- Assist with vent-to-flare emissions calculations and contractor training activities.
- Exercise stop-work authority and identify EHS concerns requiring escalation.
- Provide field support during outage execution and monitor assigned scopes.
- Conduct visual inspections of heat exchangers, vessels, heaters, and towers.
- Track equipment closure and pre-commissioning documentation.
- Support daily turnaround KPI reporting and coordination meetings.
- Document field changes, lessons learned, and continuous improvement opportunities.
- Support turnaround-related capital and reliability projects.
- Track project schedules, scope, and status updates.
- Assist with equipment selection, vendor communication, installation verification, commissioning, and startup activities.
- Participate in PHA, MOC, and PSSR activities.
- Support mechanical integrity, inspection, and reliability initiatives.
- Assist in safety audits, field observations, and equipment performance assessments.
- Complete turnaround scope field walkdowns.
- Maintain turnaround readiness action item trackers.
- Develop at least one turnaround report or dashboard.
- Assist with work package development and reviews.
- Participate in planning, execution, and lessons learned meetings.
- Deliver a final presentation summarizing contributions, safety observations, lessons learned, and recommendations.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
