2023 GWES Utility & Energy Operations Co-Op

Job Description

The Future Talent Program features Cooperative (Co-op) education that lasts up to 6 months and will include one or more projects. These opportunities can provide you with great development and a chance to see if we are the right company for your long-term goals.

Work assignments will be project related, with a deliverable in mind.

• Gain utility operations experience by participating in daily operations planning meetings and attending weekly look ahead meetings.

• Gain utility project experience by leading small utility projects and/or participating on larger project teams. Regularly attend portfolio meetings and review utility related projects; put into a schedule with deliverables; physically monitor projects and report status (e.g. spend to date and current forecast).

• Partner with our financial support team to develop budgets and manage actual spend.

Example assignments:

• Work closely with Central Utilities (chiller plants), Powerhouse (steam & electric generation), Utility Business Integration (financial reporting, utility sourcing contracts), and Water Utilities (potable supply, wastewater management) in gaining hands-on experience through assisting with maintenance activities, operational data trending, optimization, and capital projects from the initial concept through construction and startup.

• Participate in bi-weekly GEMBA safety walks in various utility buildings on site. Manage the work orders and remediation activities, interfacing with internal and external resources as necessary to assure work is completed in a timely fashion.

• Support utility field work including Reliability Based Asset Management (RBAM), high risk work (HRW) permitting, management of change (MOC), vendor interface/coordination, drawing package review/updates (P&ID’s, AutoCAD, etc.).

• Work with utility system owners to review engineering design drawings, update utility construction and equipment specifications, or manage engineering firms executing this work.

• Support energy team initiatives including energy master planning, sustainability, energy conservation, renewable energy, smart technology, etc.

• Assist with optimization of manual processes through innovative use of new technologies such as robotic process automation, Business Intelligence (BI), Artificial Intelligence (AI), MATLAB, Microsoft Flow, etc.

• Assist with the metrics for UEO Scorecard. Compile data, interpret results, review and comment in preparation for tier meetings and roll up to leadership.

Preferred Experience & Skills:

• Candidates must be able to evaluate area requirements and plans for associated capital/expense improvements. Perform administrative duties such as job audits, computer system audits and safety/housekeeping inspections.

• Candidates must keep abreast of innovative developments in area of responsibility, and recommend changes to improve service, operation, reliability, efficiency, and state-of-the-art applications.

• Candidates must maintain effective organizational skills and implement appropriate communication and planning.

• Candidates must be willing to work with minimum supervision and exercise independent judgment in the daily performance of his/her duties.

• Candidates should be responsible for learning and adhering to all our company Safety, Health, Environmental, GMP and regulatory requirements (as required by task).

• Candidates should be able to perform necessary administrative duties to insure maintenance of records, reports, and associates tasks.

No housing will be provided. Travel to and from the plant site will be the responsibility of the candidate.

Required Education & Experience:

• Candidates should have Minimum GPA: 3.00

• Candidates must be currently enrolled in a Bachelors program in Engineering, or related field.

• Candidates must have Majors Sought: Bus. - Business & Engineering, Eng. - Chemical Engineering, Eng. - Electrical Engineering, Eng. - Environmental Engineering, Eng. - Mechanical Engineering, Eng. - Construction Management

• Candidates must have level(s) of Experience Sought: Intermediate - Some related work or volunteer experience/second Co-op or Advanced - Previous related work experience/final Co-op

• Candidates must be available for a period of 6 months. Must be able to work flexible hours and undergo federal background check for access to classified systems

Our Support Functions deliver services and make recommendations about ways to enhance our workplace and the culture of our organization. Our Support Functions include HR, Finance, Information Technology, Legal, Procurement, Administration, Facilities and Security.

Who we are …

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

What we look for …

Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us—and start making your impact today.

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Employees working in roles that the Company determines require routine collaboration with external stakeholders, such as customer-facing commercial, or research-based roles, will be expected to comply not only with Company policy but also with policies established by such external stakeholders (for example, a requirement to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to access a facility or meet with stakeholders). Please understand that, as permitted by applicable law, if you have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 and an essential function of your job is to call on external stakeholders who require vaccination to enter their premises or engage in face-to-face meetings, then your employment may pose an undue burden to business operations, in which case you may not be offered employment, or your employment could be terminated. Please also note that, where permitted by applicable law, the Company reserves the right to require COVID-19 vaccinations for positions, such as in Global Employee Health, where the Company determines in its discretion that the nature of the role presents an increased risk of disease transmission.

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Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, generally Tuesday, Wednesday and either Monday or Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence. This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as “remote”.

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Requisition ID:R236399