INTERNSHIP – ELECTRICAL ENGINEER or INSTRUMENTATION TECHNICIAN SUMMER 2025
INEOS Enterprises is a global market leader in the production of intermediary chemicals that are used as an essential input into chemical value chains across a broad variety of end markets and sectors. INEOS Joliet is part of the INEOS Enterprises portfolio. INEOS Joliet is a leading producer of chemical intermediates. At our site in Channahon, Illinois (about 40 miles southwest of Chicago) we produce two products: Purified Isophthalic Acid (PIA) and Maleic Anhydride (MAN).
This internship is a paid opportunity. Housing assistance is not provided.
Roles & Responsibilities
The successful candidate could work as a key member of the Maintenance, Technology, or Reliability Teams providing day-to-day technical service, completing small design projects for repair and/or replacement of electrical equipment and instrumentation, and serving on teams to address equipment reliability, safety, and design initiatives.
- Day-to-day interface with operations, maintenance, technology, reliability team and construction personnel to troubleshoot, optimize and ensure safe and reliable operations.
- Interfaces with other groups including Operations teams, maintenance and reliability team, technology, purchasing, and plant HSE team to maintain compliance and integrity management of the equipment in the assets. This function includes issuing authorization for equipment operation and testing.
- Project activities include scoping and prioritization, preliminary and detailed electrical equipment design, arc flash study support, start-up support, post audit evaluations and completion of proper documentation. This will require the ability to learn how to use new tools, understand equipment drawings and mapping, and working with site I&E technicians and engineers. This position will also require the ability to understand the purpose behind the tasks in relation to Process Safety Management (PSM), Management of Change, and the Capital Value Process (CVP).
- Participate in safety studies such as HAZOP studies, Process Hazard analysis (PHA), and drive the Management of Change (MOC) process on small capital projects.
- Issue packages to isolate and complete repair to electrical equipment.
- Provide estimates and designs for small capital jobs. Serve as lead engineer for the implementation of small project and expense jobs.
- Participate as a member of certain large capital and new technology groups as part of the optimization and improvement of the operating processes.
- Serve as a supporting engineer during preventative maintenance tasks or small projects.
Required Competencies:
Strong basic troubleshooting skills with knowledge of electrical and instrumentation equipment such as Motor Control Centers, Control Valves, Process Measuring and Transmitting equipment, transformers, and UPS battery systems.
Ability to be innovative and to apply technical skills to improve safety and quality, reduce costs, and increase production.
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Team player
- Excellent communicator at all levels
- Good listening and influencing skills
- Focus on good customer service
- Ability to manage change and multiple priorities
- Ability to deliver results
- Strong problem solving and decision-making skills
Education:
- Actively enrolled in either
- a Bachelor’s Degree program in Electrical Engineering at an accredited university
OR
- a Process Control and Instrumentation Technology program.
- Completion of minimum 1 year of courses
- 3.0 or greater GPA out of 4.0 is required