Co-Op Chemical Engineer

Ashland Specialty Ingredients, GP

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?

Are you always solving?

Then we’d like to meet you and bet you’d like to meet us.

Ashland has an exciting opportunity for a Chemical Engineering Co-op to join our  Life Sciences business at our Fiskeville, RI facility.

This is a very visible, significant role within the Company and the engineering function.

This position will report to Process Engineer III.

The responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:


* Studying Chemical Engineering at the University level


* Skills in use of technology


* Able to work in a plant environment


* Interact with members of the engineering and operating teams


* Actively contribute to the organizational goals by taking initiative, executing on goals and focusing on performance and safety


* Improve the organization capacity and capabilities through building collaborative relationships, optimizing diverse talent and utilizing positive communications and influence with others

In order to be qualified for this role, you must possess the following:


* A minimum of one year of engineering study


* Able to work outside and climb stairs and ladders.


* Demonstrated responsible and ethical behavior at all times


* The ability to help the company drive greater value through understanding the business, making complex decisions and creating the new and different

The following skill sets are preferred by the business unit:


* Ability to communicate to a variety of audiences.


* Commitment to working safely.

In more than 100 countries, the people of Ashland LLC.

(NYSE: ASH) provide the 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, including architectural coatings, automotive, construction, energy, personal care and pharmaceutical.

Visit www.ashland.com to see the innovations we offer.
 
At Ashland our vision is to be a leading, global specialty chemicals company whose inspired and engaged employees add value to all we touch.

In fact our people, employees, customers and vendors define who we are.

They are the driving force behind everything we do.
 
Not only do we value our customers but we value our employees, and we work to offer them a dynamic and challenging environment.

We hold ourselves to high standards at Ashland, and we value integrity and honesty.
 
Ashland has a history of attracting the best people and keeping them.

The reasons are simple: industry competitive salary and benefits, pay-for-perfo...