Operations Intern

Position Overview

The Dolomite Intern program creates an opportunity for college students to gain practical skills.  This position will be responsible for supporting the operations team. This is a paid summer internship at $19-$21 per hour.  

Key Responsibilities (Essential Duties and Functions)

• Support operations with daily administrative tasks
• Coordinate the activities of employees engaged in production.
• Confer with other supervisors to coordinate operations and activities within or between departments.
• Plan and establish work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goals.
• Inspect materials, products, or equipment to detect defects or malfucnti9ons.
• Observe work and monitor gauges, dials and other indicators to ensure that operators conform to production or processing standards.
• Read and analyze charts, work orders, production schedules, and other record and reports to determine production requirements and to evaluate current production estimates and outputs

Additional Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with company policies or procedures for product transit or delivery.
• Display a professional and courteous attitude to co-workers, supervisors, and the general public.
• Possess a strong drive to fulfill commitments and tremendous enthusiasm.
• Requires daytime, nighttime & some weekend hours. Travel will be required inside the company’s operational area.
• Report to the assigned job site with appropriate personal protective equipment and ready to begin work at the designated start time.
• Strict adherence to safety requirements and procedures as outlined in the Environmental, Health & Safety Manual.
• Willingness to work in a team environment and assist co-workers or supervisors with other duties as required.
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license 

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

Education/Experience

• Internship candidate – college student enrolled or recently graduated from a credited program. 
• Experience in Quarry or Mining industries a plus.  
• Understanding of leadership skills and strong communication skills. 

Knowledge/Skill Requirements

• Ability to read and speak the English language sufficiently to comprehend and communicate to others the requirements of technical specifications, regulations, reports, and manuals.
• Must have the ability to perform mathematical calculations and analyze data, compute rates, ratios and percentages.  Must be able to interpret and work with financial data.
• Ability to apply commonsense and understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. The individual have the ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. Also must be able to define problems, collect data, establish fact and draw valid conclusions.
• Strong Computer Skills, specifically in Microsoft Office.