Summer Mill Metallurgy Intern

Are you a student looking for an opportunity to gain hands-on experience that will prepare you for your Metallurgy career? Then our paid Summer Internship position may be a great opportunity. This position will be based out of our Brushy Creek Mill in Boss, MO.

Pay is $21.50/hr.

We are currently seeking Summer 2027 Interns to assist the Mill Metallurgy department with various related activities and projects. Deliver a fresh perspective and valuable business solutions while enhancing the students’ application of education and providing occupational experience within their degree program.

Job Responsibilities:

• Assist with project management tasks, data analysis, and research to support project deliverables.
• Collaborate with team members to understand assigned departments and/or operations.
• Field work to support and understand business and overall operational processes.
• Complete tasks in a safe and environmentally compliant manner by following EHS (environmental, health, and safety) policies, procedures, and best practices; support and assist peers in working in a safe, compliant manner; report unsafe acts or conditions, incidents, and deviations; and provide feedback to support continuous improvement in EHS performance.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education & Experience:

• Currently enrolled in an accredited college pursuing a bachelor's degree or higher in Metallurgy, Chemical Engineering, or a related field.
• Completed at least 24 hours of college coursework preferred.
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.2.
• Minimum 18 years of age.
• Valid driver’s license.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

• Proficient computer skills (Microsoft Office and other systems related to project assignments.
• Ability to apply educational knowledge to operational needs.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills to support project planning.
• Communication skills to collaboratively interact with operators and business leaders.

Environmental Conditions, Physical & Lifting Requirements:

• Regularly use a computer/tablet, phone/radio, and personnel carrier;
  Occasionally uses loading/hauling equipment;
  Rarely uses non-powered tools or equipment.
• Regularly works in an office setting. BRRD, SEMO, EXPL operations:
  Frequently required to work in wet, humid conditions (non-weather);
  Occasionally exposed to outdoor weather conditions, exposed to vibration, and work near mechanical parts. Rarely required to work in confined spaces, wear a respirator, and work at heights of 4 feet or more with fall protection. May be exposed to loud noise levels. Frequently wear a respirator (BRRD).
• Regularly required to talk and hear;
  Occasionally required to stand, walk, drive, use repetitive motion and reach with hands/arms, use a repetitive wrist, hand, and finger movement. Rarely required to sit, grasp, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, climb, or balance, Requires clarity of vision at 20 feet or more and three-dimensional vision. Requires precise hand-eye coordination and the ability to distinguish colors.
• Regularly required to lift up to 5 pounds;
  Frequently required to lift 6-15 pounds;
  Occasionally required to lift 16-50 pounds;
  Rarely lift up to 75 pounds.

Based in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, The Doe Run Company is a privately held natural resources company and a global provider of lead, copper, and zinc concentrates. Dedicated to environmentally responsible mineral and metal production, Doe Run operates the Resource Recycling facility, one of the world’s largest, single-site lead recycling centers, located in Boss, Missouri. The company also owns six operating mines in one of the world’s largest lead mining districts, also in Missouri:
Brushy Creek, Buick, Casteel, Fletcher/West Fork, Mine 29/Viburnum and Sweetwater. The Doe Run Company and its subsidiaries deliver products and…