Summer Mechanical Maintenance Intern

Jones County Junior College; Mississippi; On-site; USD 28,654,080; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Paid vacation/time off

Educational assistance

Retirement plan

Job summary

Jones County Junior College is seeking a Summer Electrical & Instrumentation Intern to gain hands-on experience in a manufacturing environment. The intern will learn electrical safety practices, calibration methods, and the design of automation systems, while working with E&I teams and shadowing maintenance tasks. This internship is ideal for students in Technology programs related to Electrical or Automation fields. Compensation is $20.80 per hour, and various benefits are provided.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in a degree or training program in Electrical, Automation & Controls, or related fields.
• Understanding of electrical and instrumentation equipment.
• Interest in pursuing a career in Electrical & Instrumentation.

Responsibilities

• Learn design principles of automation systems.
• Work with E&I teams on calibration methods.
• Shadow teams during maintenance and troubleshooting.

Skills

Electrical safe work practices

Calibration methods

Drawing interpretation

Basic three-phase motor controls

PLC interfacing

Instrumentation technology

Education

Currently enrolled in a Technology program

Tools

Rockwell Automation PLCs

Honeywell distributed control systems

Job description

Our Georgia‑Pacific Leaf River Cellulose facility is searching for a Summer Electrical & Instrumentation Intern. A successful individual will be self‑motivated, passionate about learning, and interested in pursuing an Electrical & Instrumentation or Automation career. The pay for the position will be $20.80 per hour.

What You Will Do

• Learn and apply principles of electrical safe work practices and design of automation system within a manufacturing environment.
• Work within the E&I teams learning to apply basic calibration methods for pressure, level, flow, temperature, and analytical instrumentation.
• Learn and apply skills including drawing interpretation, basic three‑phase motor controls, electrical distribution, and PLC interfacing.
• Shadow E&I teams during routine preventative maintenance tasks and on troubleshooting calls.
• Demonstrate the ability to work safely by identifying hazards and adhering to safety requirements.
• Utilize and/or learn a variety of instrumentation technology, including but not limited to standard pressure/temperature/level/flow to analyzers such as pH, ORP, and conductivity.
• Utilize and/or learn control systems to include Rockwell Automation programmable logic controllers and Honeywell distributed control systems along with various safety programmable logic controllers.

Who You Are

Currently enrolled in a certificate, degree, workforce training, or accredited post‑secondary Technology program in one or more of the following: Electrical, Electro‑Mechanical, Automation & Controls, Instrumentation & Controls, Industrial Electronics, and/or Electronics.

What Will Put You Ahead

Experience with and an understanding of electrical, instrumentation and automation equipment.

Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength – focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave, and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E‑Verify. Please click here for additional information.