• Job Description

  Req#: REF45746Z

  Company Description

  A subsidiary of Veolia group, Veolia North America (VNA) is the top-ranked environmental company in the United States for three consecutive years, and the country’s largest private water operator and technology provider as well as hazardous waste and pollution treatment leader. It offers a full spectrum of water, waste, and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. VNA helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education, and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Mass., Veolia North America has more than 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across the continent. www.veolianorthamerica.com

  Job Description

  Position Purpose:

  To provide hands-on support in laboratory operations while gaining valuable experience through assisting with experiments, maintaining laboratory equipment, and conducting basic analytical procedures. The intern will develop practical laboratory skills while contributing to ongoing projects and learning standard operating procedures in a professional laboratory environment.

  Primary Duties /Responsibilities:

  • Executes tasks directly related to functional projects and/or process improvements.
  • Communicates issues and roadblocks related to areas of responsibility.
  • May assist in research or special projects in a variety of areas in order to fulfill business initiatives and meet business objectives.
  • May be asked to prepare and deliver insights and recommendations based on analyses. ● Produces findings and draws conclusions from analyses. Makes oral and written recommendations to management.

  Internships are focused on learning and exposure to fundamental business processes and procedures.

  Candidates may support any of the Veolia North America business functions. During the matching process we will work to have you intern in the business function of most interest to you.

  Business functions where internships take place at Veolia North America:

  • Corporate (Accounting, Communications, Finance, HR, Legal, Marketing, etc.)
  • Engineering
  • Maintenance
  • Manufacturing
  • Operations
  • Laboratory Analyst
  • Sales
  • Supply Chain

  Work Environment:

  Environments vary by internship function from office to field to plant. Our aim is to provide tangible industry job experience to each intern. While we may extend offers to some interns, there is no guarantee of a job offer at the end of the internship.

  Qualifications

  Education / Experience / Background:

  • Working towards a four year degree and you have Junior status in a related major. Example: If the internship is in electrical engineering, you are a junior working towards an electrical engineering (or similar such as electronics engineering) degree.
  • 3.2 Cumulative G.P.A required

  Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:

  • Strong communication skills, including written, verbal, listening, presentation and facilitation skills / Demonstrated ability to build collaborative relationships.

  Additional Information

  Targeted hourly pay: $21.63

  We are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

  Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

• About the company

  Veolia Environnement SA, branded as Veolia, is a French transnational company with activities in three main service and utility areas traditionally managed by public authorities – water management, waste management and energy services.

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