Civil Engineering Intern

Toray Plastics (America) Inc. is part of Toray Industries Inc. a leading global chemical company listed on the Forbes Global 2000 and employing 34000 people at business sites in 21 countries and regions including Japan. Founded in 1926 Toray is focused on research and technological development seeking to contribute to society by creating new value. Toray is diversified into many hightech business areas plastics films carbon fiber and composite materials pharmaceutical and medical products water treatment and filtration and electronic and information related products.

At Toray Plastics (America) Inc. (TPA) we manufacture the high technology engineered polypropylene and polyester film products not only for industrial applications but also in many consumer products such as food packaging energy efficient window films digital photo prints cell phones LCD displays and security labeling. For more information please visit the Toray Plastics (America) Inc. website: www.toraytpa.

Summary:

The Lumirror Division at TPA produces polyester films. The Civil Engineering Intern will assist the Lumirror Engineering Department in the completion of project work. Project work will entail working both with mechanical engineers and independently on projects.

Duties:

• Work in a support role to other engineers on aspects of their projects.
• Take the lead on the primary project (see below).
• Review work assignments to develop engineered solutions.

Requirements:

• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft office products
• Ability to model existing new building and the site in AutoCAD
• Must have a strong work ethic and be highly selfmotivated
• Strengths in building design and construction will be a plus
• Hands on and practical building or mechanical experience/background a plus
• Must be able to communicate clearly verbally and written with vendors and contractors
• Ability to report in a clear and concise fashion
• Ideal candidate will be a Civil engineering student entering his or her junior or senior year

Anticipated Projects:

• Review study and develop a path forward for a building movement condition. Work with inhouse engineers and our structural engineer to understand the problem. Work with outside engineering and geotechnical resources to understand the conditions and develop a path forward. This will be the primary focus of the internship.
• Update the facility site plan in AutoCAD
• Floor loading review Prepare as built drawings of flooring structures coordinate with external PE to allow accurate floor loading to be marked.
• Model an existing building in support of planned upcoming process modification project. CAD system for this will be reviewed with the candidate based upon their knowledge and ability to learn (Revit is preferred).

Length of Employment:

• The internship is a fulltime forty hour per week position
• The assignment will begin on May 27^th and end on August 22nd

Compensation:

• This is a paid internship; the compensation is $20.00/hour

Toray Plastics (America) Inc. is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity and prohibits discrimination based on any protected status workplace harassment/bullying and retaliation for filing a complaint or providing information related to a complaint. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion creed sex sexual orientation gender identity pregnancy (including childbirth lactation and medical related conditions) age 40 and over) national origin or ancestry physical or mental disability genetic information (including testing and characteristics) veteran status or any other consideration protected by federal state or local laws.

It is the policy of Toray Plastics (America) Inc. to maintain a work environment that is safe for all persons including the community and conducive to attaining high work standards. To achieve these objectives we are committed to maintaining a drug tobacco and alcohol free workplace and perform preemployment testing.

Required Experience:

Intern