Skilled Trade Intern

Job Description

Skilled Trade Intern | Freeport-McMoRan

The Tone:
This is a temporary, full-time paid internship at Freeport-McMoRan, located at various sites across Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas. Freeport-McMoRan is dedicated to providing internship opportunities that recognize excellence and encourage safe production, supported by a culture built on core values. This role offers a collaborative environment to gain essential skills and experience, setting interns on a path to a successful future within the company’s operations.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Temporary, Full-time
• Location: Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas
• Pay: $22.50 hourly
• Mission: To support the installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of industrial automation systems, contributing to safe production and operational efficiency.
• Tech Stack: Industrial automation equipment, instrumentation, industrial communications, industrial control systems (DCS, HMI, PLC), industrial computers.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Collaborate: Interface directly with technicians, engineers, operations, and maintenance personnel.
• Support: Assist with the installation, calibration, diagnostics, and maintenance of various industrial automation equipment.
• Troubleshoot: Help diagnose, design, and program process automation systems.
• Learn: Gain practical exposure to project management methodologies and maintenance workflow processes.
• Participate: Actively engage in company safety and environmental programs.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Early Career, currently enrolled in an associate degree or certification program in electronics, electrical, instrumentation, or a relevant field.
• Experience: Recent graduate (within 12 months prior to internship start date) with an associate degree or certification in electronics, electrical, instrumentation, or a relevant field.
• Skills: Ability to understand, apply, and communicate verbal and written work and safety-related instructions, procedures, and job assignments in English; ability to multi-task, work under pressure, and meet time-sensitive deadlines.