Nyrstar East Tennessee Mines- Summer Intern Engineer - Summer 2026 TN Mines ETN and MTN (East Tennessee Mines; Strawberry Plains, TN)

THE ROLE

The purpose of this role is to support the engineering department for 2-3 month rotation through all departments, spending 2-3 weeks (or longer) in various aspects of the business. This role will be a summer internship over 1 summer.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Safety, Health, Environment and Community

· Promote and demonstrate safe behavior at all times, comply with the site’s standards and procedures in SHEC

· Demonstrate effective performance in achieving agreed SHEC goals in support of the department, site and company standards

· Demonstrates leadership in SHEC through personal behaviors and conversations, and report all SHEC incidents and participate in SHEC initiatives

· Take responsibility for the safety of all personnel, including yourself, at Nyrstar Tennessee Mines

· Develops plans and schedules in consideration of Statutory requirements

Mine Engineering

· Perform Auxiliary vent Studies

· Perform primary vent studies

· Infrastructure mapping – discharge, primary water, electrical, etc.

· Train with STPs (training as back-up and future STPs)

· Assist STPs, Senior, and Chief Engineer on projects as assigned

· Conduct time studies on equipment

· Performance evaluation (e.g. dispatch/equipment data and looking at trends, opportunities, etc.)

· Design and drafting as needed

· Complete Software training (AutoCAD, Deswik, Minesight, etc.)

· Business Improvement Initiatives

· Assisting in automation and technology improvements

People and Organization

· Support the team to build requisite structure, Work with the team to ensure the long-term viability of the team, Support team members in their personal development.

· Proactively seeks to understand the roles and the needs of other team members, work collaboratively with mine production and geology departments and assist other functional areas to achieve their objectives

· Actively participate in team discussions and decisions

· Ensure a cost-conscious culture is practiced by team members

· Provide specialist technical advice to the team in areas of competence

QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE:

· Must be enrolled in an undergraduate program related to Mine Engineering

Department: External
This is a non-management position
This is a temporary position

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* Can you pass a mandatory drug test? Yes No

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