AI Intern

it's what's inside that counts

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There’s more to CMC than our products and the buildings, structures, and roads they go into. At CMC, it’s the people inside our recycling centers, fabrication plants, manufacturing facilities, steel mills and offices that make us who we are as a company. Our success comes from finding, retaining, and supporting the highest quality talent by offering:

• Hands-on experience in real-world projects across our recycling centers, fabrication plants, manufacturing facilities, steel mills, and offices
• Mentorship and guidance from industry professionals committed to helping interns grow and succeed
• Exposure to multiple departments , giving interns a broad understanding of our business and operations
• Opportunities to innovate , contribute ideas, and make a meaningful impact from day one
• A collaborative and inclusive culture that values fresh perspectives and diverse backgrounds
• Pathways to full-time employment , with many interns transitioning into long-term careers at CMC

Why This Job

CMC provides an excellent opportunity to learn the steel, construction reinforcement and ground stabilization industries and to grow in your career. Whether you will spend your day brainstorming in an office cubicle, operating a crane, running manufacturing equipment or troubleshooting technical obstacles, at CMC, you’ll get the training and support from your team that you need to excel in your role and reach your full potential.

What You'll Do

• Identify business processes that may benefit from AI, analytics, workflow improvement, or automation support
• Document current workflows, including process steps, data inputs, handoffs, pain points, manual work, and improvement opportunities
• Support adoption and effective use of Microsoft Copilot and other approved AI tools
• Develop, test, and refine reusable prompts, templates, workflow guides, and quick-reference materials
• Analyze business, operational, or commercial data to identify trends, risks, opportunities, and improvement areas
• Build or support reports, dashboards, trackers, and visualizations using Excel, Power BI, or other approved tools
• Assist in designing, documenting, testing, and supporting automated workflows
• Evaluate repetitive administrative, reporting, communication, and follow-up processes for possible automation
• Support data validation, reconciliation, and quality checks for reports, dashboards, and AI-generated outputs
• Help translate business questions into clear requirements, analysis steps, workflow documentation, or practical recommendations
• Partner with Commercial, Operations, Finance, IT, HR, and other stakeholders to gather requirements and summarize findings
• Follow company policies for data security, confidentiality, responsible AI use, and human review of AI-generated outputs
• Build a reusable prompt library for recurring commercial reporting, market summaries, meeting preparation, and follow-up workflows
• Document manual reporting workflows and identify where Excel, Power BI, SharePoint, Teams, Outlook, Copilot, or Power Automate could reduce manual effort
• Create dashboard or tracker prototypes for workflow status, AI use-case visibility, adoption tracking, or process performance
• Test AI-generated summaries, reports, or workflow outputs against source documents or data
• Develop quick-reference guides that help employees use approved AI tools safely and effectively
• Support automation opportunity assessments, including process readiness, data readiness, business rules, risks, and recommended next steps

What You'll Need

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to learn quickly, ask good questions, and work independently with appropriate guidance
• Ability to translate business problems into structured requirements, analysis questions, workflow documentation, or improvement opportunities
• Strong attention to detail, especially around data accuracy, documentation quality, and validation of outputs
• Interest in AI, analytics, automation, process improvement, and practical business problem solving
• Willingness to follow company policies for data security, confidentiality, responsible AI use, and review of AI-generated outputs
• Exposure to Microsoft Copilot, generative AI tools, prompt engineering, or AI-assisted productivity workflows
• Working knowledge of one or more of the following: Excel analytics, Power BI, SQL, Python, data visualization, workflow automation, business process analysis, or reporting tools
• Familiarity with Microsoft Power BI, SharePoint, Teams, Outlook, or Power Automate
• Experience documenting workflows, creating dashboards, conducting research, managing projects, or presenting findings to business stakeholders
• Interest in recycling, manufacturing, industrial operations, commercial analytics, supply chain, commodities, process improvement, or business transformation

Your Education

• Currently pursuing a degree in Business Analytics, Information Systems, Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Supply Chain, Finance, Business, or a related field

We are CMC, a Fortune 500® company at the leading edge of our industry. Our construction reinforcement and steel products have supported construction projects and structures around the world. The secret to our success? We’ve built our legacy by assembling a team of innovators and doers to tackle some of the most challenging construction reinforcement problems facing our world for more than 100 years — and we’re just getting started.

If you’re ready to join a team working to make our industry more sustainable, support the bridges, roadways, buildings and infrastructure that connects our communities, and do meaningful work, you’re ready to join CMC. Apply today and start moving your career — and our world — forward. Let's build a better world!

CMC is committed to providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, physical or mental disability, national origin, citizenship, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, or other status protected by federal, state or local law.

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