Mining Engineer Intern

50063 Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg LLC; South Carolina; On-site; USD 32,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Summer PTO

Holidays

Intern in-person events

Employee Resource Group Activities

Job summary

Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg LLC offers an internship in the Aggregates division, with hands-on experience at active mining sites. You will visit multiple aggregate operations to learn quarry, plant, and production processes, while supporting safety, efficiency, quality, and sustainability initiatives.

You will collect and analyze data to identify process improvements, and collaborate with operations, maintenance, and quality teams on site.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated interest in industrial operations, manufacturing, mining, construction materials, or related environments.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills with the ability to interpret data and identify improvements.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work across diverse teams and locations.
• Willingness and ability to travel to multiple aggregate sites and work in a dynamic field environment.

Responsibilities

• Visit multiple aggregate operations to gain exposure to quarry, plant, and production processes.
• Support operational improvement projects focused on safety, efficiency, quality, and sustainability.
• Collect, analyze, and present operational data to identify opportunities for process enhancements.
• Collaborate with operations, maintenance, quality control, and leadership teams on site-based initiatives.
• Participate in field inspections, project work, and continuous improvement activities across the region.

Skills

Analytical

Problem-solving

Organizational skills

Communication

Collaboration

Travel

Education

Engineering or related technical field

Job description

Line of Business: Aggregates

About Us Heidelberg Materials is one of the world's largest suppliers of building materials. Heidelberg Materials North America operates over 450 locations across the U.S. and Canada with approximately 9,000 employees.

What You'll Be Doing

• Visit multiple aggregate operations to gain exposure to quarry, plant, and production processes.
• Support operational improvement projects focused on safety, efficiency, quality, and sustainability.
• Collect, analyze, and present operational data to identify opportunities for process enhancements.
• Collaborate with operations, maintenance, quality control, and leadership teams on site-based initiatives.
• Participate in field inspections, project work, and continuous improvement activities across the region.

What Are We Looking For

Currently pursuing a degree in Engineering or a related technical field.

• Demonstrated interest in industrial operations, manufacturing, mining, construction materials, or related environments.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills with the ability to interpret data and identify improvements.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work across diverse teams and locations.
• Willingness and ability to travel to multiple aggregate sites and work in a dynamic field environment.

Work Environment

• This internship involves hands‑on experience at active aggregate mining sites.
• Interns should be comfortable working outdoors in various weather conditions and navigating rugged terrain and heavy equipment areas.

What We Offer

• $23.00/hr - $27.00/hr
• Summer PTO
• Holidays
• Intern in-person events
• Employee Resource Group Activities

Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority / Female / Veteran / Disabled.

#Intern Shaping the future, building successes Heidelberg Materials – your springboard into the future of the construction materials industry. As a globally leading company in the construction sector, we manufacture one of the most widely used products, paving the way not only toward more sustainable production but also toward your personal success story. Our bold and innovative approach focuses on massive CO₂ reduction, efficient recycling technologies, and digital solutions – setting new standards for the industry. In our globally connected and locally rooted community, your ideas have the power to shape a better tomorrow for people. With us, you’re not just shaping the industry’s future; you’re shaping your own. Let’s get to work! Heidelberg Materials is one of the world's largest integrated manufacturers of building materials and solutions with leading market positions in cement, aggregates, and ready‑mixed concrete. We are represented in more than 50 countries with around 51,000 employees at almost 3,000 locations. At the centre of our actions lies the responsibility for the environment. As the front runner on the path to carbon neutrality and circular economy in the building materials industry, we are working on sustainable building materials and solutions for the future. We enable new opportunities for our customers through digitalisation.