Engineering Intern

Job Description

About the Role
This is a non-traditional, hands-on internship designed to provide flexibility for students to maintain coursework progress while gaining industry experience. The role focuses on assisting the company to improve safety, environmental compliance, quality, productivity, and continuous improvement, requiring interns to work directly with operations personnel and equipment.

What You’ll Do
• Assist E&I Technicians with troubleshooting and repair of electrical and instrumentation systems.
• Assist with installation, removal, and replacement of motors, sensors, transmitters, switches, valves, and other equipment.
• Help pull wire, run conduit, terminate cables, and label equipment.
• Assist with calibration and testing of instrumentation devices.
• Gather tools, materials, and replacement parts for maintenance jobs.
• Clean and organize shop areas, maintenance rooms, and work sites.
• Assist during scheduled outages, shutdowns, and emergency repairs.
• Follow all company safety rules, policies, and procedures.
• Comply with all Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), confined space, arc flash, and PPE requirements.

You’re a Good Fit If You
• Are a student making progress in your coursework.
• Are able to work directly with operations personnel and equipment.
• Are able to follow all company safety rules, policies, and procedures.
• Are able to comply with all Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), confined space, arc flash, and PPE requirements.

Role Highlights & Compensation
• Non-traditional internship providing flexibility for students to maintain coursework while gaining industry experience.
• Flexible start dates, allowing applicants to begin at any point during the year.
• Ability to work around class schedules.
• Opportunity to continue through multiple semesters in most cases.
• Strong tradition of hiring interns from surrounding universities, particularly Louisiana State University.
• Potential for direct hire from intern positions (6 of 9 LSU Chemical Engineering alumni were hired directly from their intern roles).
• Mill’s location lends itself for students to be able to continue their coursework during their internship.