IT Intern

Key Skills

.NET, C# Programming, Effective communication skills, Information Retrieval, JavaScript, Oil Technology , Pivotal Tracker, Planning and organization, Python Programming

Job Description

Who Am I?

I am a mentoring manager that enjoys problem solving, teaching, programming, and building a team-oriented, customer-focused environment. I enjoy helping our facility achieve the best results possible while investing in my team to help them further their careers in any way I can. Having been an intern once myself, I know the value of this opportunity and will share insights and challenge you to grow in your career while also learning from you in the process.

What Do We Do?

Business Unit: Corporate IT

We automate manufacturing processes at the Athens, Alabama facility leveraging technology to drive performance to higher levels. We strive to respond quickly and efficiently in supporting the needs of our operations and leveraging all aspects of technology along with a diverse skillset to continuously improve the customer experience.

Ongoing Projects

• Programming Enhancements for our Manufacturing and Execution System (MES) and Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs).
• Rolling out a new process camera system for monitoring and identifying issues in our manufacturing processes.
• Collaboration with operational managers and operators to understand business processes that we can in turn automate or streamline.
• HMI upgrades and modernization of existing systems.
• Digitization of data and assisting with the generation of data pipelines that can assist operations with data analysis.
• Developing reports and other tools that operations can leverage to get the data they need to make decisions quickly.

Your Role as a Co-Op

• Gather requirements, implement changes, perform code promotion, and support operations from a development perspective. 
• Work with the process camera system we are implementing to generate user views and research other uses for the variety of other features the system offers.
• Work in a team setting and gain valuable insight from individual team members who have been working in the manufacturing industry and are knowledgeable in plant systems.
• Gain hands on experience working in a data center and functional areas to gain insight into manufacturing.

Our Value Proposition

This position will allow you to develop and build expertise in the following core skills:

• Adaptability

  – You will track, prioritize, and drive multiple concurrent projects to success, while working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

• Problem Solving

  – Develop your critical thinking and analytical skills to create innovative ideas and approaches to build data capability from the ground up and gain a competitive edge in the industry.

• Active Learner

  – Ability and appetite to learn quickly is critical as you expand your knowledge and build your skill sets.

• Communication

  – Create effective verbal and written communications in and across project teams. Organize and present ideas to small and large audiences throughout the organization.

• Collaboration

  – You will be working with a dynamic team of individuals, requiring strong partnership skills.

What Do We Require?

You must be:

• U.S. Citizen or U.S. Green Card Holder.
• Willing and able to work at our Athens, AL facility.
• Knowledgeable of programming languages (C#, .NET, Blazor, Python, Java-script)
• Currently enrolled in Bachelor’s degree program majoring in Computer Science, Information Technology (IT), Information Systems, or a related field of study.

Pay Scale

Hourly rate is based on: 1 – Current program of study; 2 – Degree type (i.e., Bachelor's, Master's); 3 – Progression in degree program (i.e., 1st year, 2nd year, etc.). The range is $18.50 - $23.50 per hour for Bachelor's degree students.

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.