McWane Ductile Ohio – Environmental Co-Op Summer 2026

Company:

McWane Ductile Ohio employs over 400 people in Coshocton, Ohio and has been in operation for more than 100 years. We manufacture Ductile Iron Pipe for the water and wastewater industries, as well as Utility Poles for the electrical distribution industry. Access videos about our company and processes at https://www.mcwaneductile.com/learning-center/videos/ . McWane Ductile Ohio is a division of McWane, Inc. which is a family-owned business in Birmingham, Alabama. The McWane Companies offer product lines which include iron pipe, valves, hydrants, fittings, fire safety equipment, and other plumbing and water works equipment as well as technological capabilities.

Benefits:

• Free housing provided
• Competitive wage will be offered
• Fitness reimbursement
• Opportunity for technical, operational, and personal development, and long-term employment
• Mentor will be assigned during Co-Op program
• Community information can be accessed at: www.visitcoshocton.com

Co-Op Program:

Since 2014, the McWane Ductile Ohio Co-Op program has filled over 40 positions in the last 5 Years, and 8 Co-Ops have accepted full-time positions. In addition, there are also possible fulltime opportunities with other McWane Divisions throughout the US, and globally as well.

Students in our Co-Op program will gain valuable hands-on experience in all facets of manufacturing and operations in a Foundry Environment. The program fosters personal development, and you will learn about leadership competencies through training, networking, and coaching. A blend of On-The-Floor and In-Office work assignments will help the applicant develop a wide range of experiences in:

• Project Management – where you lead and see projects through to completion
• Problem Solving – define problems, determine cause, and develop and implement solutions
• Real world challenges that all businesses face and are important to understand
• Interacting across all levels of the organization

Note: There are opportunities to do double-semester Co-Op

Physical Demands: The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, use hands, to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, bend, crouch or crawl, and taste or smell. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. The work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and high, precarious places. The employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, outside weather conditions and extreme heat or cold. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, toxic or caustic chemicals and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is frequently very loud.

Job Description

• Daily air inspections, weekly waste inspections, monthly waste inspections
• Data collection, manipulation, and spreadsheet development/manipulation
• Waste stream sampling
• Project data collection and development
• Job is a good mix of office time and field work

Qualifications

Pursuing AS or BS in Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, or Environmental Policy/Law. Minimum of 2 completed semesters

Additional Information

McWane, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Employment is made available to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, and marital status, disability that does not prohibit performance of essential job functions with reasonable accommodation, Vietnam Era or veteran status. This policy applies to hiring, placement, recruitment, rates of pay or other forms of compensation, benefits, promotions, transfers, layoffs, recalls, Company-sponsored training, terminations, and other employment-related activities.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
McWane is a Federal VEVRAA contractor, and an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices. McWane will not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran or service member status, marital status, citizenship status (In IL – sex, including same sex, ancestry, order of protection status, physical or mental disability, military status, pregnancy, unfavorable discharge status, genetic information), (In IA – gender identity), (In CA- gender identity or expression, and genetic information) or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.