Join UCC Environmental, a leader in sustainable technology solutions:
Looking for a career where your work has real impact? At UCC Environmental, you’ll join a company built on solving complex industrial challenges while advancing sustainable solutions for air, water, and solids handling around the world.
We’re a privately held, family-owned business with more than a century of experience supporting mission-critical industries. Our teams work with utility power providers and heavy industrial customers globally, delivering innovative solutions in environmental compliance, material handling, and high-performance aftermarket technologies.
At UCC Environmental, you’ll collaborate with a diverse, global team that values technical expertise, problem-solving, and long-term customer relationships. With continued growth across North America, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific, we offer opportunities to contribute meaningfully to an expanding international business.
Headquartered in Waukegan, Illinois, UCC owns and operates sales, manufacturing, assembly, and warehousing facilities across the United States, Canada, Germany, India, and China. If you're looking for a place where your ideas matter, your work has purpose, and your career can grow alongside a global organization, UCC Environmental could be the right fit!
The ideal candidate will have demonstrated capabilities in collaborating with others to perform engineering tasks within a team environment. Work experience with a privately-held company will be beneficial.
Position Description:
The Engineer Summer Intern will support special initiatives within engineering, sales, manufacturing and/or supply chain. The summer internship may provide options to be offered a position in our Associate Engineering program upon graduation.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assists in departments such as Systems Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Structural Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain, Sales, Product Management, Conveyor and Piping Design, and Field Services as assigned. May also be on-site for installations in the field.
- Performs technical tasks as applicable and as directed.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Current student in Engineering (preferably Mechanical, Chemical, Structural, Electrical Engineering)
- Ability to learn and adapt quickly
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel
Essential Physical Abilities:
• Ability to sit or stand at a computer for 80% of the day
Core Values and Beliefs
Must be aligned with Core Values and Beliefs that drive UCC’s existing corporate culture;
- People – we trust and invest in our people, unlocking their full potential and they always come first
- Teamwork – we respect others and create a collaborative working environment of inclusion and inspiration
- Integrity – we are truthful and respectful to customers, employees, community and suppliers
- Customer Satisfaction – we keep existing customers by delivering exceptional customer service
- Innovative –we encourage resourceful problem solving in the face of adversity
Compensation and Benefits
Base Pay Range: $21.50 per hour
Benefits: Not Eligible for Benefits or Paid Time Off
How to Apply:
If interested in this position, please apply online via our website at https://uccenvironmental.com/careers/ and select Explore Current Openings to apply for this position online.
UCC Environmental is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Disability/Veteran. If you have difficulty applying for this job online, by e-mail, or need accommodations, please call us at 847-473-5900 and ask for Human Resources.
Skills Required
- Currently enrolled as a student in an Engineering program
- Mechanical, Chemical, Structural, or Electrical Engineering background
- Ability to learn and adapt quickly
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel
- Ability to sit or stand at a computer for 80% of the day
- Experience working for a privately held company
- Ability to collaborate with others in a team environment
What We Do
UCC Environmental is a global leader in sustainable engineered environmental solutions and replacement parts. The company specializes in solids handling, wastewater treatment, and air pollution control technologies, serving heavy industrial sectors such as power generation, mining, and steel to ensure operational reliability, safety, and environmental compliance.
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