R & D Laboratory Intern Job at Minerals Technologies, Bethlehem, GA

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  • Minerals Technologies
  • Bethlehem, GA

Job Description

Overview

Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTI) is a leading technology-driven specialty minerals company that develops produces and markets a broad range of mineral and mineral-based products related systems and services. MTI serves a wide range of consumer and industrial markets including household and personal care paper foundry steel construction and environmental solutions around the world.

MTI focuses on two major segments Consumer & Specialties and Engineered Solutions .

Our Consumer & Specialties segment includes our Household & Personal Care and Specialty Additives product lines.

Our Engineered Solutions segment includes our High-Temperature Technologies and Environmental & Infrastructure product lines.

MTI is committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive work environment for all our offices around the world our differences are respected and valued as essential to MTIs continued growth and innovation. Our goal is to ensure that all employees at MTI experience our workplace as a welcoming and respectful environment where they can achieve their full potential.

Are you looking to join a fast-paced collaborative team in a global manufacturing organization You will have an opportunity to work with an experienced group of professionals that will not only provide you with challenging work but will mentor and encourage you to learn and grow.

If you are a student looking for a challenging work experience consider this paid internship opportunity! You will not only have the chance to gain experience in your chosen career field but also gain an invaluable overview of our career opportunities and diversified product lines. Plus you will have an opportunity to learn the business fundamentals and contribute a fresh new perspective to us.

In addition to practical work experience our internship programs include various activities all intended to enhance your personal and professional development. We are interested in candidates who are highly motivated and have excellent interpersonal skills recognized leadership experience and outstanding academic records. Generally undergraduate students selected for the program have completed their sophomore year. Summer internships are typically 11 weeks in length but can vary.

Responsibilities

Our Specialty Minerals Inc. division currently has an opening for a Chemistry or Chemical Engineering student level summer-internship at our Bethlehem PA USA research laboratory.

Primary Duties

  • Construct and execute lab-scale experimental designs and plans to synthesize prototypes and test for feasibility in application utilizing the Scientific Method.
  • Test/characterize products analyze data statistically for meaning and conclusions from hypotheses.
  • Experience with precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC) and inorganic precipitation reactions in general.
  • Identify improvement opportunities to help meet product process and/or applications requirements.
  • The intern will have a senior-level onsite Scientist as a mentor.

OE/Lean

  • Understands and/or actively participates in the implementation of sustainable improvement processes such as 5S Kaizen Daily Management Control Standard Work and Problem Solving.

Qualifications

Qualifications/Requirements
The requirements listed in the sections that follow are representative of the knowledge skills and/or abilities required to perform the duties of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions (primary duties) of the job.

Candidates background will include Junior senior or graduate student attending a university studying a scientific field such as chemistry or chemical engineering material science mineral processing holding laboratory experience that demonstrates good safe laboratory practices combined with technical expertise in surface functionalization of inorganic synthesized minerals. Directly related graduate research experience is desired.

Work Conditions: Laboratory facility. Process areas contain ladders walkways tight places uneven terrain and stairs both inside and outside.

Work Hours: As agreed upon based on intern availability and business needs.

Safety Training: A new employee hired to perform the duties of this position is required to be provided New Employee Training by a qualified individual or through the online training system. Additionally an employee must be provided further training if a job duty/task has changes that will affect the health and safety aspects of that employees position.

Additional refresher safety training will be required as management deems appropriate or as dictated by government regulations.

Required Experience:

Intern

Job Tags

Full time, Work experience placement, Summer internship,

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