Mechanic Intern (Req #: 729)

Job Summary:

Peckham’s paid Internship Program is designed to add practical, relevant experience to your field of study while welcoming you into our family by choice. As a Mechanic Intern, you will assist and support our Performance and Integration Team with essential projects, while gaining invaluable experience for your future career. Key projects and tasks include but are not limited to torch welding and cutting, machine pm services, and basic troubleshooting on heavy equipment.

Majors applicable to our internship opportunities include Technical disciplines as well as other relevant majors.

Only completed applications with all required attachments received by Monday, May 6, 2024 will be considered.

Essential Functions:

1. Safety. Protect friends and family. At Peckham, safety is our priority. Willingness to learn and follow all safety guidelines across our different lines of business and even in corporate offices.
2. Integrity. Execute work with honest, a positive attitude and productive approach. Experience a learning environment where questions are welcomed.
3. Dedication. Contribute professional work in a timely and organized manner as outlined in a syllabus. Work with masters that continuously seek to be the best they can be.

4. Efficiency. Collaboration and create value through employee engagement, sustainability, and stakeholder partnerships to deliver the best results.
   

Requirements, Education and Experience:

1. Excellent Attendance and Punctuality. The program is scheduled to run ten weeks, Monday, June 3, 2024 through Friday, August 9, 2024. We may customize the dates according to your and/or your school’s schedule. You will be responsible for tracking your time using an automated company timecard.
2. You are responsible for your own housing and reliable transportation
3. Strict adherence to all safety protocol, OSHA safety rules and regulations including company COVID procedures.
4. Current enrollment at an accredited college or university with a 3.0 or higher GPA
5. Successful submission of our online application by Monday, May 6, 2024 and:
• a cover letter or paragraph stating your major and what intrigues you about it
• a resume including your LinkedIn profile, if you have one
• one written recommendation (e-mail ok) from a current or previous employer, teacher, or professor
6. Proficient written and verbal English communication skills
7. Legal right to work in the U. S.

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Travel:

This position does not require any travel.

Work Environment/Physical Demands:

Work environment is dependent upon internship placement and may operate in a professional office or physical work environment. The professional work environment is mostly sedentary, outside of travel.

Some internships may involve heavy work that includes heavy lifting, working near moving mechanical parts and loud equipment, the ability to sit or stand for long periods of time as well as lifting, pulling, bending, kneeling, squatting, climbing, walking, reaching, driving, and repetitive motion.

Values:

At Peckham, you will experience our values wherever you work: corporate offices, plants, quarries, or paving operations. We share a common set of values - safety, integrity, dedication, and efficiency which are embedded in how we show up every day. Ours is a culture where we protect family and friends, our word is our bond, we are committed to serve and results matter. Our values are the foundation of our growth, and we believe will pave the way for future success.

Internship rate: $21/hour

Peckham Industries, Inc. (PII) is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action employer. It is our policy to provide EEO to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

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