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Process Control Engineer Intern (Summer 2027)

Westlake Chemical

Calvert City, KYFull-time$7.25/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$7.25/hr
Location
Calvert City, KY
Role Type
Internship
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Westlake’s Summer 2027 Process Control Engineering Internship provides engineering students with real-world experience and training in day-to-day plant manufacturing activities. Interns work on assigned projects under close supervision, observe their department or unit, assist with daily tasks, participate in safety and environmental programs, maintain a work journal, and present to management.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Controls EngineeringMechanical Engineering

Qualifications

High School Diploma or GEDCompleted Second Year of CollegeActive StudentGPA 3.0+Work Eligible Without Sponsorship

Full job description

Experience Required

None

Minimum Education Required

High School Diploma/G.E.D.

Compensation

$7.25 / hourly

Hours Per Week

40

Number Of Positions

1

Work Schedule and Shift Requirements

First (Day)

Job Description

Westlake offers you the potential to enrich your work life and career experience in an entrepreneurial environment. We work together to enhance peoples' lives through our products and presence in the communities in which we operate.

SUMMER 2027 Process Control Engineering Internship

The Internship is designed to provide the engineering student a real-life work experience and training the day-to-day activities of plant manufacturing. We take great pride in the development and offerings included in our internship program. Our Internships are a part of our Company College Recruiting strategy to attract and retain qualified, high performing talent for our early career opportunities within our plant locations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Work on assigned projects with the close supervision of mentor/supervisor

Observe activities of the assigned department/unit

Assist mentor/supervisor in day-to-day tasks

Actively participate in complex safety/environmental programs

Maintain intern work/activity journal

Presentation to management team

Minimum Qualifications:

Must have completed second year of college

Must be majoring in Controls Engineering or Mechanical Engineering

Must be an active student

Must have a 3.0 or higher GPA

Must be eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship

Applications are accepted through https://www.westlaketalent.com. All resumes must include available contact information: phone number, address, email address and one's major, GPA, and projected graduation date.

Westlake is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristics protected by applicable legislation.

If you are an active Westlake employee (or an employee of any Westlake affiliates), please do not apply here.You will apply via the Jobs Hub application in Workday.

Westlake Management Services, Inc. is proud to offer equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants to join our company and to succeed as members of our team regardless of r ace, r eligion, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, genetic information, marital status, gender, gender identity, s exual orientation, age, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Job Type

Full time

Benefits Offered

Not specified

Veteran Preference

No

Place of Work

On-site

Requisition ID

R33711

How this job compares

Set against the 2,107 open Engineering Intern jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$7.25/hr
  • US median$23–30/hr1,047 hourly ranges

This rate, $7.25/hr, is 72% below the US median midpoint ($26/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Engineering Intern hourly ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 25 open Engineering Intern jobs in Kentucky and 2,107 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Kentucky
Experience
Engineering Intern postings that state a minimum ask for 0 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 0 to 1 year (35 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 922 of the 2,107 open Engineering Intern jobs (44%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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