Engineering Intern

About the Position

Ruveon™ is America's dedicated glyphosate company - the U.S. home of Roundup® and the weed control American agriculture is built on. We're building a focused, fast-moving team, and we'd like to hear from you.

At Ruveon, we’re a new company with deep roots, and we’re building a culture to match. That means we look for people with agility and tenacity who possess a customer-first mindset. Everyone here is dedicated to a single mission: doing US glyphosate exceptionally well. If you’d like to be part of a team that offers flexibility and support to deliver results, open and timely communication, and a climate that fosters motivation and clarity, you’ve come to the right place.

Engineering Intern

In this role, you will apply engineering and safety principles in a chemical manufacturing environment, contributing your engineering knowledge to projects that improve processes, equipment, and overall plant performance.

Responsibilities

• Work with and learn from Engineers and Staff to improve chemical processes, including yield and process capacity improvements, waste reductions, reduction of cycle time, cost improvements, and/or modification/design of equipment.
• Troubleshoot and provide recommendations for mechanical equipment, improving the reliability and cost associated with a process area’s mechanical equipment.
• Support design, installation, and start-up of automatic process control, material handling, and distributive control systems.
• Assist engineers in development of project objectives and scope by analyzing customer requirements and producing sketches, drawings, written descriptions, or specifications for customer approval.
• Ensure compliance with engineering standards, engineering procedures, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards, site safety standards, pressure safety design, and environmental standards on all projects.
• Gain insight into maintenance and reliability improvement programs for chemical plants.
• Perform and check engineering calculations following standard methods and principles for projects.
• Assist with the procurement process, including equipment specifications, bid evaluation, and contract administration.
• Assist with conducting engineering cost, feasibility, and planning studies by analyzing customer needs and data, including researching, investigating actions, coordinating with other engineers, and providing recommendations to the customer.
• Collaborate with production and technical staff on day-to-day activities such as process troubleshooting and problem solving.
• Work with all areas of operations and compliance organizations to drive attainment of project goals.
• Support process improvement and Lean Manufacturing initiatives site-wide.
• Present major project findings or updates in an oral and/or written report-style presentation at the end of the assignment.

Key Working Relationships

• Unit Leads
• Process and Maintenance Engineers
• Process Support Staff
• Production and Maintenance Technicians

Requirements

• Required Qualifications:

  • Current enrollment in a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree program in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related Engineering discipline.
  • Successfully completed sophomore year or higher and returning to school upon completion of the intern assignment.
  • Ability to commute daily to and from the work location in Muscatine, IA.
  • Willingness to work in a chemical manufacturing environment.
  • Ability to work 40 hours per week and physical ability to climb stairs and ladders.

• Desired Qualifications:

  • Proficient in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

We Offer

• Competitive salary between $24.00 to $45.50.
• Additional compensation may include a bonus or commission (if relevant).
• Additional benefits may include health care, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, sick leave, etc (if relevant).

About the Company

Ruveon offers a wide variety of competitive compensation and benefits programs. If you meet the requirements of this unique opportunity and want to empower growers to unlock their full potential, we encourage you to apply now.

Ruveon is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans. Ruveon is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodations in its application process for individuals with disabilities and encourages applicants with disabilities to request any needed accommodation(s) using the contact information below.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

Ruveon is an E-Verify Employer.

Location

United States : Iowa : Muscatine

Division

Crop Science

Reference Code

881737

Contact Us

Email: [email protected]

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