Advanced Summer Help- Construction Intern Summer 2027

Maine Drilling & Blasting Inc; Middletown (CT); Sur place; USD 28 000 - 32 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Maine Drilling & Blasting Inc. is offering an Advanced Summer Help internship for Summer 2027 in Middletown, CT. The role targets college students, ideally in Construction Management or Civil Engineering, who want hands-on field experience and future supervisory growth.

You will work under Superintendents, Blasting Supervisors, or Drill Operators, focusing on safety and practical site skills. Applicants must be safety-minded and able to handle varying weather, with potential travel to multiple

Qualifications

• Must pass pre-employment physical and drug screen.
• Experience with construction laborer is helpful.

Responsabilités

• Adhere to Company Safety procedures and policies.
• Physical agility for field tasks.
• Submit weekly time cards accurately and signed.
• Learn safety aspects of working construction sites and around explosives.
• Attend monthly foreman, safety and job meetings as needed.
• Help with daily safety briefings and perform laboring activities as required.
• Occasionally work unsupervised.
• Load explosives from trucks and carry stemming stone to blast holes.
• Maintain clean and organized job site.
• Other duties as assigned.

Connaissances

Safety procedures

Physical agility

Description du poste

Advanced Summer Help- Construction Intern Summer 2027

Job Category : Field

Requisition Number : ADVAN013396

• Posted : October 8, 2026
• Full-Time
• On-site
• Hourly Range : $20 USD to $23.30 USD

Locations

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Middletown, CT 06457, USA

Description

Advanced Summer Help - Intern - Summer 2027

This position is open to college students, preferably in Construction Management or Civil Engineering programs. Geared toward those hands-on, field-oriented candidates who would like to grow a career into future Superintendent roles. Ability to perform job-specific instruction provided by Superintendents, Blasting Supervisor, or Drill Operators. Individuals must be safety-minded and able to work well in varying weather environments. Out-of-town travel and overtime may be required.

MD&B is offering this internship opportunity in the following locations:

• Gardiner, ME
• Auburn, NH
• Argyle, NY
• Watertown, NY
• Millford, MA
• Bethel, PA
• Winchester, VA
• Liberty, NC
• Douglasville, GA

Responsibilities:

• Adhere to Company Safety procedures and policies
• Physical agility
• Submit the following records to Blaster/Foreman on a Weekly basis: Accurate and Signed Time Card
• Ability to quickly learn safety aspects of working construction sites and working around explosives
• Participate in monthly Foreman, periodic safety and job meetings as needed
• Participate in daily heads up safety meetings - Ability to take direction and perform construction laboring activities
• Ability to work unsupervised occasionally
• Pump blast holes dry with water pump
• Load and unload explosives from truck
• Carry buckets of stemming stone to stem blast holes
• Maintain clean and organize job site
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• Valid Drivers License with good driving record and own transportation
• Must be able to pass a pre-employment physical & drug screen.
• Must successfully pass criminal background check for ATF
• Experience with construction laborer helpful, but not necessary
• Ability to learn and develop skills to later perform higher-level tasks

Physical Requirements

• Ability to perform essential functions of the position
• Position requires proficiency to work at a steady pace on uneven and loose surfaces outside
• Ability to lift up to 75 lbs occasionally, 5% of time - Ability to lift 50lbs, 50% of the time
• Stooping and bending 60 – 70% of the time

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