I&E Intern - Koch Ag & Energy Solutions

Koch Methanol, LLC is seeking an I&E Intern at our new facility in St. James, LA . Koch Methanol owns and operates a Methanol Manufacturing Plant and Terminal in St. James, LA. Methanol is a critical building block used for the develop of products that are used in your daily life such as specialty automotive plastics, paints and adhesives, medical equipment, and building materials such as plywood.

Koch Methanol is a Koch Inc. company. Koch owns and operates a variety of companies that work in many industries and create thousands of essential products that you use every day. Industry leaders like Georgia-Pacific, Invista, and Guardian manufacture many of the materials that go into your home. We even have companies who create transformative technology and fuel transportation, like Infor, Molex and Flint Hills Resources!

Koch has been consistently selected as one of the top 100 Internship Programs in the U.S by Way Up. The internship opportunity will be a 12-week program running from late-May to early August 2025.

Shift Schedule: Monday - Thursday 10 hour shifts

Internships are available in St. James, LA

At Koch, we believe that everyone should be an entrepreneur no matter what role they are in. As an intern, co-op, or new graduate there are countless opportunities for you to be challenged, have your voice heard and gain real experience within our companies. Sound exciting? Do you want to be a part of meaningful work? Kickstart your career with us by applying today!

What You Will Do In Your Role

As an I&E Intern you will work with our I&E team on projects to improve efficiency and up time while learning new skills that will prepare you for future roles. Previous interns have worked on various projects within one of our facilities including:

• Assist technicians with calibrating, installing, verifying, and validating Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS), Distributed Control Systems (DCS), Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) Human Machine Interface (HMI) systems
• Assist technicians with performing preventive maintenance, repair, or replacement of a variety of instruments including but not limited to, flow, level, pressure, temperature, vibration, variable frequency drives, electric motors, and analyzers
• Support daily maintenance workflow activities utilizing a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)
• Partner with other operators, maintenance, and engineering to troubleshoot or repair equipment or plant issues.

Who you are

• Currently enrolled in, or a graduate of a relevant degree, certificate, or workforce training program
• Willingness to work in an industrial environment which including availability for shift work and emergency call out, while working indoors and outdoors.
• Ability to meet physical demands such as:
• Climbing stairs, ladders, and working at heights.
• Ability to sit, stand, kneel as necessary ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds
• Ability to wear a gas mask-type respirator and PPE.

Previous experience working in a manufacturing or heavy industrial environment or previous military experience.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here .

Who we are

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our 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. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

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.