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Mechanical Craftsman Intern (BTCX)

United StatesinternshipVerifiedPosted 21 Feb 2025

About the role

About us

At ExxonMobil, our vision is to lead in energy innovations that advance modern living and a net-zero future. As one of the world’s largest publicly traded energy and chemical companies, we are powered by a unique and diverse workforce fueled by the pride in what we do and what we stand for.

The success of our Upstream, Product Solutions and Low Carbon Solutions businesses is the result of the talent, curiosity and drive of our people. They bring solutions every day to optimize our strategy in energy, chemicals, lubricants and lower-emissions technologies.

We invite you to bring your ideas to ExxonMobil to help create sustainable solutions that improve quality of life and meet society’s evolving needs. Learn more about our What and our Why and how we can work together.

About Baytown

With a population of more than 77,000, Baytown, Texas, is located in the Gulf Coast region of the United States, just east of Houston, the nation's fourth largest city. Those who live and work in Baytown will find an area rich in history, as well as opportunities for outdoor activities due to its proximity to scenic waterways, namely Galveston Bay, the San Jacinto River and Buffalo Bayou.

Founded in 1919, ExxonMobil's Baytown Complex is located on approximately 3,400 acres along the Houston Ship Channel, about 25 miles east of Houston. Employing a workforce of more than 8,500, it is comprised of four manufacturing sites, including one in nearby Mont Belvieu, and a global technology center. These include the Baytown Refinery, one of the largest refineries in the United States, and the Baytown Olefins Plant, one of the largest ethylene plants in the world.

Its scope of products includes fuels, lube oils, and chemical compounds used in a diverse range of products, from auto battery cases, diapers and tire inner tubes to pharmaceutical uses, food packaging, trash bags and more.

The Baytown area sites are highly integrated, which makes the plants and products more efficient as we develop technologies to make cleaner fuels and work together to operate more safely and reliably.

Learn more about what we do in Baytown here.

What role you will play in our team

ExxonMobil is actively recruiting for Mechanical Craftsman Intern candidates. Candidates must be currently enrolled in a Welding or Pipefitting degree program to be eligible OR have obtained an Associate of Applied Science degree in Welding or Pipefitting within the last four years.

What you will do

Candidates must be able to perform heavy mechanical work that requires several skills including pipefitting, welding, boiler-making, rigging, operating cranes and equipment repair.

Must be able to work in a variety of environments that include both fieldwork and deskwork. Minimum requirements include:

Maintaining constant awareness of personal safety and the safety of all other personnel. This includes knowledge of unit operation, procedures, and rules.
Being able to work in a safety sensitive environment that includes large rotating equipment and hazardous chemicals.
The manufacturing facility is located outside in the Houston ship channel area. As such, the Intern must be able to withstand both high temperatures and high humidity while wearing the appropriate personal protective equipment.
Must be comfortable working in a loud or dusty environment that could include exposure to fumes, odors or vibration from surrounding equipment.
Being able to ascend and descend a barrel ladder with continuous vertical length of up to 35 feet.
Being able to climb and descend stairs up to a total structure height or more of 150 feet.
Being physically able to wear and navigate through the unit with a respirator if needed.
Being able to pick up a 50 lb. object such as a fire extinguisher.
Being able to work at a desk and operate routine items such as a computer and calculator