BASF’s summer internship program creates career pipeline for future generations

MCINTOSH, AL, August 8, 2017 – BASF offered 17 college students an opportunity to participate in the annual internship program this summer at its site in McIntosh, Alabama. The interns worked closely with employee mentors and received firsthand experience in the areas of chemical process technology, logistics, communications, and engineering.

“To meet our growing workforce needs, BASF continues to expand its annual summer internship program,” said Jason Slinkard, Site Director for BASF in McIntosh. “It’s important for us to partner with local colleges and universities to create a diverse pipeline of talent.”

The interns were selected from universities across the southeast including: Auburn University, University of Mobile, Coastal Alabama Community College, University of South Alabama, Spring Hill College, University of Alabama, the University of Mississippi.  

“BASF’s internship program is a great way to introduce students to a career in the chemical industry and the kind of opportunities available to them,” said Mark Weeks, BASF’s Performance Chemicals Technology Group. “It showcases our dynamic, interactive, and collaborative work environment, and gives students an opportunity to demonstrate their skills.”

The students participated in supervised, on-the-job activities to broaden their knowledge and connect what they have learned in the classroom with real industry applications. Their duties included testing performed in the analytical and quality control labs, and calibrating instruments; including transmitters and switches.

Maria Delgado’s favorite assignment as an intern was testing wastewater, solids, effluents, and products produced at the McIntosh site in the analytical lab.

“I have no doubt that my time spent working with the analytical and quality control team here at BASF has helped to mold me into a better chemist,“ said Delgado.

For more information about careers at BASF, visit http://careers.basf.us.

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Suggested Caption: Maria Delgado, an intern from Spring Hill College, analyses wastewater treatment samples in BASF’s analytical lab at the McIntosh site.
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Suggested Caption: William Peaster, an intern from the University of Mississippi, works with operators and engineers to improve processes in BASF’s antioxidant production unit at the McIntosh site.

About BASF

BASF Corporation, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, is the North American affiliate of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF has more than 17,500 employees in North America, and had sales of $16.2 billion in 2016. For more information about BASF’s North American operations, visit www.basf.us.

At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. The approximately 114,000 employees in the BASF Group work on contributing to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio is organized into five segments: Chemicals, Performance Products, Functional Materials & Solutions, Agricultural Solutions and Oil & Gas. BASF generated sales of about €58 billion in 2016. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchanges in Frankfurt (BAS), London (BFA) and Zurich (BAS). Further information at www.basf.com.

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