INTERNSHIP - MECHANICAL ENGINEER 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 three 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 mechanical equipment, and serving on teams to address mechanical 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, relief valve group, inspection department, and plant HSE team to maintain compliance and integrity management of the equipment in the assets. This function includes issuing authorization for equipment, piping, and relief valve operation and testing.
- Project activities include scoping and prioritization, preliminary and detailed mechanical piping, equipment, and structural designs, start-up support, post audit evaluations and completion of proper documentation. This will require the ability to learn how to use codes and specification, working with CAD and piping designers, Process Safety Management (PSM), Management of Change process, and 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 mechanical packages to complete repair to damaged equipment (e.g., boilers, furnaces, heat exchangers, piping, etc.).
- 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 turnarounds.
Required Competencies:
Strong basic engineering skills with knowledge of process equipment including pumps, compressors, piping systems, pressure vessels, fired equipment, exchangers, and relief valves.
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 a Bachelor’s Degree program in Mechanical Engineering at an accredited university
- Completion of minimum 1 year of engineering courses
- 3.0 or greater GPA out of 4.0 is required