R&D PCG Summer Internship- Minneapolis, MN

This position is a comprehensive 12-week learning experience in Performance Coatings Group R&D Division. Students will be assigned to a specific lab and will be given a mentor.  Interns will also be given a Technical Project which they will present at the end of their assignment.  Students will be active participants on a project team and will have periodic reviews to evaluate their performance.  Students will participate in a number of special networking and learning events throughout their assignment. This opportunity will allow students to gain experience in work groups, as well as working with other Interns and Co-ops .
This internship will begin on May 24 2027 and take place at our Downtown Minneapolis, MN site.
About Performance Coatings Group at Sherwin-Williams:

The Sherwin-Williams Performance Coatings Group supplies a broad range of highly-engineered solutions for the construction, industrial, packaging and transportation markets in more than 120 countries around the world. There are seven business units under the Performance Coatings Group, which include: Automotive Finishes, Coil Coatings, Engineered Polymer Solutions, General Industrial Coatings, Packaging Coatings, Protective & Marine, and Industrial Wood Coatings. The industrial markets we service include but are not limited to: Beverage & Food Cans, Furniture, Flooring, Cars, Airplanes, Marine, Oil & Gas, Electronics, Military and Appliances.

Sherwin-Williams is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, pregnancy, genetic information, creed, marital status or any other consideration prohibited by law or by contract.

As a VEVRAA Federal Contractor, Sherwin-Williams requests state and local employment services delivery systems to provide priority referral of Protected Veterans.

Responsibilities
- This position is a comprehensive 12-week learning experience in Performance Coatings Group R&D .

- Students will be assigned to a specific lab and will be given a mentor.

- Interns will also be given a Technical Project in which they will present at the end of their assignment.

- Students will be active participants on a project team and will have periodic reviews to evaluate their performance.

- Students will participate in a number of special networking and learning events throughout their assignment.

- This opportunity will allow students to gain experience in work groups, as well as working with other Interns and Co-ops.
Job duties include contact with other employees and access confidential and proprietary information and/or other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company’s staff, employees, and business relationships.

Qualifications
Minimum Requirements
•    Must be currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s Degree program in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (“STEM”) at the time of the internship program
•    Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age
•    Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without needing sponsorship for employment work visa status now or in the future
•    Must be willing to work up to 40 hours per week for a total of 12 week, with or without reasonable accommodation
•    Must have a minimum of 2.8 GPA
Preferred Qualifications
•    Have previous experience in a Sherwin-Williams research and development (R&D) Internship or Co-op Program
•    Be a rising or current sophomore, Junior or Senior in college or university at the start of the internship program
Job duties include contact with other employees and access confidential and proprietary information and/or other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company’s staff, employees, and business relationships.