MO Mining Internship - Summer 2027

Dycom Industries, Inc.; Cape Girardeau (MO); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Delta's MO Mining Internship - Summer 2027 in Cape Girardeau, MO offers students exposure to production planning, aggregate sampling, testing, and field operations within a leading highway and site development contractor. The program provides mentorship, hands-on learning, and opportunities to apply classroom concepts to real-world mining and construction management tasks.

Current enrollment in a relevant Bachelor's program (Mining/Industrial/Civil Eng) and a valid driver's license are required.

Qualifications

• Effective communication and ability to work in a team environment.
• Basic computer skills including MS Office tools.

Responsibilities

• Embrace the Company's safety culture, actively support safety initiatives and follow policies.
• Participate in production planning.
• Perform aggregate sampling and gradation testing at quarries, gravel pits and testing labs.
• Assist work crews in manufacturing and crushing operations.
• Operate heavy equipment.
• Complete other internship project requirements.

Skills

Effective communication

Teamwork

MS Office

Education

Mining Engineering (or Industrial/Civil) Bachelor’s

Driver's license

Job description

MO Mining Internship - Summer 2027

Company: REEVES CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

Job Location: CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI, USA

Type of Contract: Internship

Delta Companies Inc. is a division of Reeves Construction Company, the Colas USA subsidiary that operates throughout the states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Missouri and Arkansas. Delta is a highway and site development contractor specializing in asphalt paving and road construction materials. Delta is vertically integrated, with numerous aggregate locations, asphalt plants, a liquid asphalt terminal, and local construction offices, to serve multiple transportation infrastructure needs. Delta continuously strives to be a model of excellence by working with our customers to provide safe, sustainable, and cost-effective solutions. To learn more about Delta Companies Inc. visit www.deltacos.com.

The Colas USA Family of Companies provides competitive pay, outstanding benefits, career advancement opportunities, professional education, and extensive training for every employee. We pride ourselves on upholding the highest standards of safety, environmental conservation, and ethical conduct as we strive to grow our infrastructure products and services through empowering and developing our people, fostering innovation, utilizing new technology, and maximizing vertical integration at all levels of the company's value chain. To learn more about the Colas USA Family of Companies, please visit www.colasusa.com.

Job Description

Job Summary

Delta's internship program is designed to provide first-hand exposure to industry operations, as well as 1:1 mentorship and networking opportunities to students in order to supplement college educational programs in the areas of business, engineering, and construction management. Students in the program have the opportunity to work in various administrative and operational areas, contribute to company goals through completion of focused project work, and apply concepts learned in the classroom to business operations.

As part of the internship program, participates in projects and work related to production of aggregate.

Main Responsibilities

• Embrace the Companys safety culture, actively support all safety initiatives, and adhere to defined accountabilities implemented by the Safety Steering and Continuous Improvement teams
• Support, promote, and practice the Company core values, vision, and mission; follow code of ethics, workplace conduct, safety, and other established policies

• Participating in production planning
• Performing aggregate sampling and gradation testing at quarries, gravel pits and testing lab sites
• Assisting work crews in manufacturing and crushing operations
• Operating heavy equipment
• Performing manual and skilled labor tasks
• Completing other projects as a part of the internship program requirements

Education

• Current enrollment in a relevant Bachelor's degree program such as Mining Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Civil Engineering or equivalent
• Valid driver's license and ability to maintain clean driving record required

Skills

• Effective communication skills and the ability to work in a team environment
• Basic computer skills including use of MS Office Products

Physical Requirements

• Wearing and maintaining personal protective equipment (PPE) required
• Regularly required to lift and /or move up to 50 pounds with or without assistance
• Frequently exposed to all weather conditions
• Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel
• Regularly required to communicate (talk and hear)
• Frequently required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Frequently required to stand/work on feet for long periods, and walking across uneven terrain
• Work performed indoors and outdoors; noise exposure varies from quiet to loud
• Frequent exposure to working around moving equipment and machinery
• Frequent exposure to dust, airborne particles and chemicals

The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor are they intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Management may, at its discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Colas Inc. and its subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity Employer. For details on the specifics of this commitment, please click here to view the EEO document. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to:

• to meet the requirements of the role in which you are applying
• complete any part of the application process
• access or use the online application process and need an alternative method for applying