Engineering Intern

Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTI)

MTI is a leading, technology-driven specialty minerals company that develops, produces, and markets a broad range of mineral and mineral-based products, related systems and services. MTI serves a wide range of consumer and industrial markets, including household and personal care, paper, foundry, steel, construction and environmental solutions around the world.

Why Intern at MTI?

• Develop professional skills through structured learning and development experiences.
• Learn from experienced professionals through mentorship and coaching
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• Participate in our Speaker Series events featuring business and technical leaders.
• Connect with employees and fellow interns through networking events and Coffee Chats
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• Explore career opportunities across a global manufacturing and technology organization.
• Present your work and accomplishments to business leaders at the end of your internship.
• Build a professional network and gain valuable experience that prepares you for future internships and full-time career opportunities.

At
MTI
, interns are valued contributors who work alongside experienced professionals to solve real business challenges and make meaningful contributions from day one.

Minerals Technologies has an opening for a Process & Manufacturing Support Engineering Intern in Canaan, CT. The intern will help develop and maintain applications to control the manufacturing process. Help develop and implement various initiatives to maximize equipment availability, reliability, productivity, and minimize operational maintenance costs.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Process troubleshooting & optimization. Support existing plants by identifying problems and implementing solutions.
• Develops engineering flow diagrams, process and instrumentation diagrams, and mass and energy balances for existing, new and conceptual unit operations and processes.
• Compiling and maintaining basis of design information.
• Identifying technologies, process equipment, and unit operations for upgrading existing processes.
• Develops new processes for the manufacture of new and/or improved products.
• Gathers, evaluates and correlates data pertinent to product and process development, scale-up, commissioning and troubleshooting chemical and mineral product processing unit operations and processes.
• Develops equipment specifications. Performs technical due diligence. Issues bid tabs including recommendations and risk assessment.
• Knowledge of process instrumentation and associated equipment with the ability to make recommendations, configure, commission, and troubleshoot equipment and electrical connections.
• Create deliverable Control System documentation.
• Explore new technologies, techniques and procedures to evaluate and develop enhanced diagnostic and predicative capabilities for maintenance work force.
• Development of Best Practices.
• Understands and/or actively participates in the implementation of sustainable improvement processes, such as 5S, Kaizen, Daily Management Control, Standard Work and Problem Solving.

OE/Lean: 5S, Kaizen, Daily Management Control, Standard Work

Qualifications/Requirements:

The requirements listed in the sections that follow are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or abilities required to perform the duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions (primary duties) of the job.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Relevant coursework, academic projects, laboratory work, research experience, or previous internship experience related to engineering principles and practices.
• Strong analytical problem-solving skills.
• Fluent in the English language with excellent…