Ashland Inc.
Chemical Process Engineer Co-Op/Intern – Spring 2025
Are you the kind of person that is always thinking, sketching, seeking, and adjusting? Who needs to understand how things work and then figure out how they can work better? Are you a passionate, tenacious, solver who loves to work with others who share your drive? Are you positive, constructive, and ingenious?
Then we'd like to meet you and bet you'd like to meet us.
Ashland has an exciting opportunity for a Chemical Process Engineer Intern/Co-Op for Spring 2025 to join our Ashland, Inc., (ISP Technologies) business at our Texas City, Texas plant. This position will report to the Operations Manager with a Process Engineer mentor.
Responsibilities
Follow all plant safety policies to ensure and enhance a safe working environment.
Participate in PHA activities, including scenario development and action-item resolution.
Work with Chemical Process Engineers to support daily production goals and improvement activities.
Support process improvements by following trials and gathering/analyzing data.
Recommend and possibly apply updates to process procedures/drawings, then conduct operator training as required.
Perform day-to-day process performance monitoring, report findings to Ashland Chemical Process Engineers.
Support/manage implementation of small capital projects with contract employees.
Work with Plant Integrity, Reliability & Maintenance staff to implement small expense projects.
Participate on quality and process improvement teams where appropriate.
Qualifications
In order to be qualified for this role, you must possess the following:
Currently be enrolled in college working toward a ChE degree from an accredited university.
Completed coursework toward bachelor's degree.
Current GPA 3.0 or higher.
Valid driver's license.
The following skill sets are preferred by the business unit:
Co-op preferred.
Self-starter with passion for learning and be willing to work in a plant environment.
Able to interface well with all levels of employees involved in process engineering work.
Capable of responding appropriately during site emergencies as directed by the site emergency manager.
Able to evacuate manufacturing process areas in a timely manner should an emergency arise.
Able to wear and properly utilize appropriate personal protective equipment when required.
Physical abilities include walking, climbing stairs, bending, stooping, kneeling, lifting to 25 lbs., or reaching depending on work activity required.
Possess ability to identify critical issues and formulate action plans with all levels of management.
Capable of identifying quality improvement opportunities.
Position Details
Position is based at the Ashland, Texas City, Texas manufacturing plant.
Wage will be $26 per hour.
Housing stipend may be available.
Work schedule M-F, flexible hours, 40-hour work week.
Must be authorized to work in the US.
About Ashland
In more than 100 countries, the people of Ashland LLC. (NYSE: ASH) provide specialty chemicals, technologies, and insights to help customers create new and improved products for today and sustainable solutions for tomorrow. Our chemistry is at work every day in a wide variety of markets and applications.
Ashland is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
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