Internship, Software Engineer - Collections Operations Optimization Center

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Internship Program at WM 
We at WM are grounded in our People First commitment which is reflected in our culture and values. Our Internship Program at WM is a 12-week paid program focused on supporting your education with experiential learning. As a WM Intern, you will interact with and conduct various duties and responsibilities for one or more functional teams to develop new skills and learn new areas of the business. Interns gain practical experience, relevant to their field of study, prior to college graduation. In addition, interns are given the opportunity to network with business leaders and receive mentorship throughout the program.

The Intern position is within WM’s Digital  group and will consist of two six-week immersion experiences across departments including:Software Engineering Design, Sustainability, Computer Science, Computer Information Systems (CIS), Management Information Systems (MIS). Interns will generally work as part of a team within the Digitl group, but may also work in larger, cross-functional teams that include members from groups such as: Corporate Development & Innovation; Marketing; Operations; People; Sustainability; Marketing; and Legal.

Collection Operations involves picking up and transporting waste and recyclable materials from customers to appropriate facilities such as Landfills. Collection operations for Commercial, Residential and Industrial customers presents a very complex operational and logistical challenges involving complex business rules  and  constraints.

Optimization Centre (OC) deals with these complex challenges and produces optimized routes leveraging latest IT, Cloud technologies, industry leading algorithms, data science technologies and modern software engineering practices.

Location 

800 Capitol Street Houston, TX
 

I. Job Summary

Interacts with and conducts various duties and responsibilities for one or more functional teams in order to develop new skills and learn new areas of the business. Interns gain practical experience, relevant to their field of study, prior to college graduation. 

 

II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential duties satisfactorily.  Other minor duties may be assigned and may vary by location.

• Uses problem solving skills, determines problems, and understand fundamental parts of the problem.
• Conducts analysis as directed, and prepares and delivers insights and recommendations based on analysis.
• Synthesizes findings and draws conclusions from analyses and makes oral/written recommendations to supervisor and/or manager.
• Executes tasks directly related to functional projects and/or process improvements.
• Communicates issues and roadblocks related to areas of responsibility.
• Preform other duties as assigned. 

  III. Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory duties.

 

IV. Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.

 

A. Education and Experience

Education: Interns must have a High school diploma or GED (accredited) and be pursuing a Bachelor's degree (accredited) in a field of study relevant to the internship. Completed Course Work Hours: 60.0

Experience: No prior