Maintenance Intern - Bricklayer/Masonry

Job Summary

This individual will be able to apply hands on technical application in maintenance related fields. Responsibilities will be working hands on with maintenance craftsmen to utilize their technical training in an industrial application. Projects include but not limited to refractory rebuilds/repairs, VIM vessel relines, and fabrication. Application of safety and maintenance procedures will be required.

Primary Responsiblities for the Maintenance Intern

• The Maintenance intern will provide support for maintenance, engineering, and production. Support will focus on safe, reliable, and cost-effective production in a lean manufacturing environment. The intern program provides On-the-Job Training (OJT) Plan working with designated team members.
• Safely performs assigned tasks competently and efficiently.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules and regulations.
• The selected candidate will be onboarded as a maintenance trainee intern and will work with our current maintenance team and supervisors in an industrial maintenance discipline.
• Install refractory brick, block, castable, plastic, and other heat-resistant materials in furnaces, ladles, kilns, and other high-temperature equipment.
• Remove damaged or worn refractory materials using appropriate tools and methods (e.g., jackhammers, pry bars, torches).
• Mix and apply refractory mortar, plastic, and castable materials according to specifications.
• Perform duties as needed in support of the plant.

Position Requirements

• Must be enrolled at an accredited university/college/trade school and be pursuing at least a two-year technical degree in a masonry discipline or equivalent area and have completed the first year of core technical courses.
• Required cumulative GPA of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale.
• Ability to work minimum 20 hours beginning Summer 2027. Hours will be based on a part-time work schedule during the school semester and/or a full-time work schedule of 40 hours per week during the summer up to a maximum of 1,000 hours during any 12-month period.
• Ability to work in a production-oriented environment.

Preferred for the Maintenance Intern

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, well organized and the ability to prioritize tasks and make appropriate decisions.
• Willing to work in a fast paced, ever changing work environment.

Pay and benefits

Carpenter Technology Company offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package including life, medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, disability coverage, 401k with company contributions as well as many other options to employees.