At Bayer we're visionaries, driven to solve the world's toughest challenges and striving for a world where 'Health for all Hunger for none' is no longer a dream, but a real possibility. We're doing it with energy, curiosity and sheer dedication, always learning from unique perspectives of those around us, expanding our thinking, growing our capabilities and redefining 'impossible'. There are so many reasons to join us. If you're hungry to build a varied and meaningful career in a community of brilliant and diverse minds to make a real difference, there's only one choice.

Muscatine Engineer Co-Op 

The Engineering Co-Op will apply engineering and safety principles in a manufacturing

environment with responsibilities consisting of the application of engineering knowledge to

projects within the facility.

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The primary responsibilities of this role are to: 

• Work with and learn from Engineers and Staff to improve our chemical processes, yield/process

  capacity improvements, waste reductions and reduction of cycle time, cost improvements and/or

  modification/design of equipment;

• Troubleshoot and provide recommendations for mechanical equipment, improving the reliability and

  cost associated with a process area's mechanical equipment;

• Design, installation, and start-up of automatic process control, material, handling, and distributive

  control systems;

• Assist engineers in development of project, objectives, and scope by analyzing customer

  requirements and producing sketches, drawings, written descriptions, or specification for customer

  approval;

• Ensure compliance with engineering standards, engineering procedures, Occupational Safety and

  Health Administration (OSHA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards, site safety

  standards;

• Pressure safety design and environmental standards on all projects;

• Gain insight into maintenance and reliability improvement programs for chemical plants;

• Perform and check engineering calculations following standard methods and principles for projects;

• Assist with procurement process of equipment specifications, bid evaluation and contract

  administration;

• Assist with conducting engineering cost, feasibility, and planning studies analyzing customer needs

  and data including researching, investing action and coordination of other engineers, and providing

  recommendations to the customer;

• Collaborate with production and technical staff on day-to-day activities such as process

  troubleshooting and problem solving;

• Work with all areas of operations and compliance organizations to drive attainment of project goals;

• Support process improvement/Lean Manufacturing site wide;

• Present on major or project findings or updates in an oral or report style presentation at the end of

  assignment.

WHO YOU ARE

Your success will be driven by your demonstration of our LIFE values, more specifically related to this position, Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:

Required Qualifications:

• Current enrollment in Bachelor’s or Master's degree program in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering,

  Electrical Engineering, Environmental Science, or related Engineering degree

• Successfully completed sophomore year or higher and returning to school upon completion of the co-op assignment

• Ability to commute daily to and from work location in Muscatine, IA

• Willingness to work in a chemical manufacturing environment

• Ability to work 40 hours per week and physically willing and able to climb stairs and ladders.

Preferred Experience/Qualifications:

• At least overall GPA of 3.0 on 4.0 scale

• Proficient in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Power Point)

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