Job Summary
Minerals Technologies has an opening for a Process & Manufacturing Support Engineering Intern in Canaan, CT. The intern will help develop and maintain applications to control the manufacturing process. Help develop and implement various initiatives to maximize equipment availability, reliability, productivity, and minimize operational maintenance costs.
- Process troubleshooting & optimization. Support existing plants by identifying problems and implementing solutions.
- Develops engineering flow diagrams, process and instrumentation diagrams, and mass and energy balances for existing, new and conceptual unit operations and processes.
- Compiling and maintaining basis of design information.
- Identifying technologies, process equipment, and unit operations for upgrading existing processes.
- Develops new processes for the manufacture of new and/or improved products.
- Gathers, evaluates and correlates data pertinent to product and process development, scale-up, commissioning and troubleshooting chemical and mineral product processing unit operations and processes.
- Develops equipment specifications. Performs technical due diligence. Issues bid tabs including recommendations and risk assessment.
- Knowledge of process instrumentation and associated equipment with the ability to make recommendations, configure, commission, and troubleshoot equipment and electrical connections.
- Create deliverable Control System documentation.
- Explore new technologies, techniques and procedures to evaluate and develop enhanced diagnostic and predicative capabilities for maintenance work force.
- Development of Best Practices.
- Understands and/or actively participates in the implementation of sustainable improvement processes, such as 5S, Kaizen, Daily Management Control, Standard Work and Problem Solving.
- Other duties as assigned.
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.