Summer Intern - Engineering

Join Saint-Gobain's Summer Internship Program and embark on a journey designed to create a best-in-class experience for aspiring professionals. Interns will gain hands-on experience, work on impactful projects, and receive mentorship from industry experts. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your skills, network with professionals, and lay the foundation for a successful career with Saint-Gobain

Position Overview

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Engineering Intern to join our dynamic team at the Calgary Plant. This role provides an excellent opportunity to work on real-world projects and ensure quality standards in a fast-paced production environment.

Job Purpose:

The Engineering Intern is responsible for learning and developing engineering, project management, and leadership skills while actively undertaking and accomplishing assignments assigned to them.

Essential Functions:

Assists in planning and scheduling of projects and preparing capital expenditures.
Participates in Focus Improvement teams to resolve critical process and production problems with customers and vendors.
Supports maintenance team with any difficult troubleshooting issues.
Participates in analyzing operating problems, develops solutions, and assists in the implementation of corrective actions.
Assists in developing and maintaining standard operating procedures and work instructions.
Participates in providing training for operators and maintenance personnel.
Assures good housekeeping practices following 5S systems, enforces plant rules and safety regulations, and supports VMVO and WCM initiatives.
Hour work : 8 am to 4:30 pm Monday to Friday (the hours may vary)

Term : Summer 2025, 4 months


IS THIS JOB FOR YOU?

Education and Experience:

Must be a registered University Internship student within an Engineering Disciplineand in good standings
Must be proficient in Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Proven Health and Safety accountabilities
Lean manufacturing training and experience
Ability to read, write, understand and communicate effectively in English
Use of SAP enterprise software is an asset
Physical Demands:

Frequently sitting, standing and walking for longer periods of times
Maybe require to lifting/carrying up to 50 lbs
Required to wear Personal Protective Equipment

A LITTLE MORE ABOUT US

About CertainTeed

Through the responsible development of innovative and sustainable building products, CertainTeed®, headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, has helped shape the building products industry for more than 110 years. Founded in 1+04 as General Roofing Manufacturing Company, the firm's slogan "Quality Made Certain, Satisfaction Guaranteed," inspired the name CertainTeed. Today, CertainTeed is a leading North American brand of exterior and interior building products, including roofing, siding, fence, decking, railing, trim, insulation, drywall and ceilings. A subsidiary of Saint-Gobain®, one of the world’s largest and oldest building products companies, CertainTeed has more than 6,500 employees and more than 60 manufacturing facilities throughout the United States and Canada. The group had total sales of approximately $3.7 billion in 2017.

Ottawa Insulation Plant

Acquired by CertainTeed in 200+, formerly Ottawa Fibre Inc. The Ottawa plant manufactures fibre glass insulation in soft batts (with and without Kraft paper, commercial batt rolls, board insulation and blowing wool products). The plant operates 24/7 365 days of the year and has a unionized workforce under the Unifor Union. Wages are set by the Collective Agreement and currently range from $22.82 to $42.36 per hour. Included for full time employees is an attractive Sun Life Benefit package (Medical Dental), issued uniforms, boot allowances and a generous vacation entitlement.


LEGAL STATEMENT

Saint-Gobain is an inclusive and equal opportunity employer committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process to applicants upon their request. This commitment is in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).


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