• MO Mining Internship - Summer

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    MO Mining Internship - Summer 2026

     

    Company: DELTA NORTH REGION

     

    Country: USA

     

    Type of Contract: Internship

     

    Publication Date: Sep 3, 2025

     

    Delta Companies Inc. is a division of Reeves Construction Company, the Colas USA subsidiary that operates throughout the states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Missouri and Arkansas. Delta is a highway and site development contractor specializing in asphalt paving and road construction materials. Delta is vertically integrated, with numerous aggregate locations, asphalt plants, a liquid asphalt terminal, and local construction offices, to serve multiple transportation infrastructure needs. Delta continuously strives to be a model of excellence by working with our customers to provide safe, sustainable, and cost-effective solutions. To learn more about Delta Companies Inc. visit www.deltacos.com.

     

    The Colas USA Family of Companies provides competitive pay, outstanding benefits, career advancement opportunities, professional education, and extensive training for every employee. We pride ourselves on upholding the highest standards of safety, environmental conservation, and ethical conduct as we strive to grow our infrastructure products and services through empowering and developing our people, fostering innovation, utilizing new technology, and maximizing vertical integration at all levels of the company’s value chain. To learn more about the Colas USA Family of Companies, please visit www.colasusa.com.

    Job Summary

    Delta’s internship program is designed to provide first-hand exposure to industry operations, as well as 1:1 mentorship and networking opportunities to students in order to supplement college educational programs in the areas of business, engineering, and construction management. Students in the program have the opportunity to work in various administrative and operational areas, contribute to company goals through completion of focused project work, and apply concepts learned in the classroom to business operations.

     

    As part of the internship program, participates in projects and work related to production of aggregate.

    Main Responsibilities

    + Embrace the Companys safety culture, actively support all safety initiatives, and adhere to defined accountabilities implemented by the Safety Steering and Continuous Improvement teams

    + Support, promote, and practice the Company core values, vision, and mission; follow code of ethics, workplace conduct, safety, and other established policies

    + Participating in production planning

    + Performing aggregate sampling and gradation testing at quarries, gravel pits and testing lab sites

    + Assisting work crews in manufacturing and crushing operations

    + Operating heavy equipment

    + Performing manual and skilled labor tasks

    + Completing other projects as a part of the internship program requirements

    Education

    + Current enrollment in a relevant Bachelor’s degree program such as Mining Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Civil Engineering or equivalent

    + Valid driver's license and ability to maintain clean driving record required

     

    Skills

     

    + Effective communication skills and the ability to work in a team environment

    + Basic computer skills including use of MS Office Products

    Physical Requirements

    + Wearing and maintaining personal protective equipment (PPE) required

    + Regularly required to lift and /or move up to 50 pounds with or without assistance

    + Frequently exposed to all weather conditions

    + Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel

    + Regularly required to communicate (talk and hear)

    + Frequently required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl

    + Frequently required to stand/work on feet for long periods, and walking across uneven terrain

    + Work performed indoors and outdoors; noise exposure varies from quiet to loud

    + Frequent exposure to working around moving equipment and machinery

    + Frequent exposure to dust, airborne particles and chemicals

     

    The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor are they intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Management may, at its discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

     

    Colas Inc. and its subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity Employer. For details on the specifics of this commitment, please click here to view the EEO document (https://www.colasusa.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/ColasUSA\_EEOStatement.pdf) . If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to:

     

    + to meet the requirements of the role in which you are applying

    + complete any part of the application process

    + access or use the online application process and need an alternative method for applying

     

    Please contact Colas Inc. at 973-290-9082 or send an email to [email protected].

     

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