Summer Process Engineer Intern — Innovate in Chemicals

Kuraray America; Fayetteville (NC); On-site; USD 12,894,000 - 15,760,000; Full time

Job summary

Kuraray America, Inc. in Fayetteville, NC is offering a paid Process Engineer Intern position for the summer. The internship lasts 13 weeks and is split between a major project and daily tasks, with full-time hours and on-site work.

The role emphasizes improving product quality, process reliability, and operational efficiency, with collaboration across operations, engineering, and QA teams. Housing is not provided for the internship.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in an accredited college or university.
• Pursuing a B.S. in an Engineering discipline
• Completed at least one year of college education before beginning internship.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
• Self-motivated with a willingness to learn and take initiative.
• Strong academic performance minimum 3.0/4.0 GPA and extracurricular achievement.
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple tasks while maintaining accuracy.
• Demonstrated communication and leadership skills.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and proven track record of adaptability, innovation, initiative and integrity.
• Must have legal U.S. working authorization to participate in the program.
• Must successfully pass pre-employment screening process.
• Must be at least 18 years of age

Responsibilities

• Identify and implement strategies to reduce recycling volumes categorized under 'Other Process Problems'.
• Coordinate the capital procurement of spare SentryGlas components and Line 4 equipment.
• Collaborate with the project engineer to align on Management of Change documentation for the Line 4 Extruder Recirculation Project.
• Work closely with SentryGlas operations to manage recycle rates and inventory levels based on process testing outcomes.
• Support the qualification process for a new Lowinox vendor in collaboration with Anna Jones.
• Assist the Engineering Specialist with the qualification and commissioning of new laboratory testing equipment.
• Participate in both local and global yield improvement meetings to contribute to performance optimization.
• Lead a Test Authorization initiative to compare UV absorber concentration with UV transmission in SentryGlas 5000 products.
• Transition of the CADD Drawing System from an Excel-based format to a SharePoint-based platform

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Teamwork

Leadership

Initiative

Organization

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Tools

CADD Drawing System

SharePoint

Job description

Kuraray America, Inc. in Fayetteville, NC is offering a paid Process Engineer Intern position for the summer. The internship lasts 13 weeks and is split between a major project and daily tasks, with full-time hours and on-site work.

The role emphasizes improving product quality, process reliability, and operational efficiency, with collaboration across operations, engineering, and QA teams. Housing is not provided for the internship.