Intern/Co-op - HES&S Process Safety (Spring 2027)

Location: Findlay, Ohio

An exciting career awaits you

At MPC, we’re committed to being a great place to work – one that welcomes new ideas, encourages diverse perspectives, develops our people, and fosters a collaborative team environment.

Overview

Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC) offers internship and co-op opportunities to high-performing college students who want meaningful hands-on experiences in their fields of study. The following core values guide MPC’s approach to doing business: safety and environmental stewardship; integrity; inclusion; collaboration; and excellence. Interns and co-ops work side-by-side with experienced professionals as contributing members of diverse work teams who create value for the company’s shareholders. MPC believes that how we conduct our business is just as important as the bottom line.

Process Safety interns/co-ops are critical to ensuring that we maintain high standards for protecting people, the environment, and the communities where we work and live. They support all areas of the business, including: Refining; Midstream Crude Oil & Products Logistics (Logistics & Storage); and Midstream Natural Gas & Natural Gas Liquids Services. Opportunities are available for interns/co-ops to receive training in various Health, Environmental, Safety & Security (HES&S) subject areas.

Responsibilities

Process Safety interns/co-ops assist company professionals in the following areas:

Lead process safety programs to ensure regulatory compliance with all elements of Process Safety Management (PSM)/Risk Management Plan (RMP), and conformance with external and internal standards. Advise on interpretation and application of internal and external standards, including Recognized and Generally Accepted Good Engineering Practices (RAGAGEP). Maintain and continuously improve local organization’s process safety standards/plans.

Conduct, facilitate, and/or coordinate process safety hazard risk identification and mitigation activities, including facility siting, PHA (Process Hazard Analysis), LOPA (Layer of Protection Analysis), Management of Change (MOC), and risk calibration. Collaborates with facility personnel to ensure process safety recommendations are closed adequately in a timely manner.

Interact frequently with Operations, Maintenance and Engineering personnel and others to help resolve process safety issues and instill a healthy process safety culture. Communicate, elevate, and mitigate process safety risks as appropriate. Identify, develop and deliver training on process safety to stakeholders.

Lead/participate in incident investigations, root cause analyses and reporting. Critically review investigation root causes and recommendations and challenge the organization to learn from incidents and prevent recurrence.

Conduct and/or validate process safety leak calculations and categorization with industry standards. Track and analyze process safety metrics to identify trends, strengths, and improvement opportunities. Develop reports to effectively communicate metrics and trends.

Lead and coordinate conformance and compliance audits and assurance activities for process safety. Support facilities with regulatory inspection and/or enforcement actions.

Qualifications

Candidates must be pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering.

Concurrent enrollment in a Bachelor's degree seeking program for the duration of the internship experience.

Strong academic performance.

Available to work on site 40 hours per week.

Must be able to safely ascend and descend multiple flights of stairs and/or ladders, and lift or carry items weighing up to 50 pounds.

Valid driver's license for work-related travel.

Must be able to provide reliable transportation to and from place of work.

Candidates must be authorized to work in the United Sates without the need for employer sponsorship now or in the future.

Available for multiple work terms is preferred.

MIN - $34.15 per hour / MAX - $43.23 per hour

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Location

Findlay, Ohio

Additional locations

Job Requisition ID

00024584

Location Address

539 S Main St

Education

Employee Group

Full time

Employee Subgroup

Intern

Marathon Petroleum Company LP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, reproductive health decision-making, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition or AIDS/HIV status, ancestry, national origin, genetic information, military, veteran status, marital status, citizenship  or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.  If you would like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant, click here.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process at Marathon Petroleum LP, please contact our Human Resources Department at [email protected]. Please specify the reasonable accommodation you are requesting, along with the job posting number in which you may be interested. A Human Resources representative will review your request and contact you to discuss a reasonable accommodation. Marathon Petroleum offers a total rewards program which includes, but is not limited to, access to health, vision, and dental insurance, paid time off, 401k matching program, paid parental leave, and educational reimbursement. Detailed benefit information is available at https://mympcbenefits.com.The hired candidate will also be eligible for a discretionary company-sponsored annual bonus program.

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