2027 Summer Engineering Co-Op - Los Angeles, CA

We need to produce HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections if posting has real specific content. Let's parse. Job Description: "The Engineering Co-op Program is a 15-week program hosted by the Engineering Department. Co-ops will assist the site Engineering Managers with day-to-day tasks and special projects, contributing to the goals and initiatives of the department. This Co-op begins May 2027, and the identified co-op will report to our Los Angeles, California site. 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." That's about the role. So we can have

About the role

with that paragraph. Responsibilities: listed bullet points: Equipment analysis, New installations and facility revisions, Developing drawings and specifications for equipment layout, Investigation of new plant engineering processes and techniques, Special projects as identified by the Engineering Team, Present final presentation at the end of rotation to site, program, and division leadership. Thus

Responsibilities

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• each. Qualifications: Minimum Requirements: list bullet points: 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 at least eighteen (18) years of age or older; Must be currently enrolled in a college or university at the time of the Co-op program; Must be currently pursuing an Engineering Degree with sophomore standing or higher. Preferred Qualifications: list bullet points: Have at least one (1) year of experience using Microsoft Office products (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and/or Outlook); Currently pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Chemical Engineering; Have previous experience working in a team-oriented setting including work experience, extracurricular activities, military service, etc.; Have at least one (1) year of experience in leadership role(s), supervising others, or leading teams; Have at least one (1) year of work experience in a manufacturing, distribution, operations function or have completed a Sherwin-Williams Development Program in an Engineering function; Have previous internship or Co-op experience in the Sherwin-Williams Global Supply Chain Division; Willingness to relocate for future job opportunities. We could combine Minimum Requirements and Preferred Qualifications under a single Qualifications section, maybe with subheadings? But spec says use

  for section headings; we could have one Qualifications section containing both Minimum and Preferred as paragraphs or lists. Could also split into Requirements and Qualifications sections. The spec includes both Requirements and Qualifications as possible headings. We have both Minimum Requirements and Preferred Qualifications. Could map Minimum Requirements to Requirements section, Preferred Qualifications to Qualifications section. That seems appropriate. Thus:

  Requirements

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  of minimum requirements.

  Qualifications

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  of preferred qualifications. Skills: Not explicitly listed; maybe Microsoft Office experience is a skill, but it's under preferred qualifications. Could we create Skills section? The posting mentions Microsoft Office experience; that's a skill. But we already used that in Qualifications. The spec says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So maybe we keep Qualifications covering both minimum and preferred, and not create separate Skills. However we have both Requirements and Qualifications as separate sections; that's okay. Benefits: The posting mentions "About Us" and benefits description: "At Sherwin-Williams, part of our mission is to help our employees and their families live healthier, save smarter and feel better. This starts with a wide range of world-class benefits designed for you. From retirement to health care, from total well-being to your daily commute—it matters to us. A general description of benefits offered can be found at http://www.myswbenefits.com/ . Click on “Candidates” to view benefit offerings that you may be eligible for if you are hired as a Sherwin-Williams employee." That's substantive content about benefits. So we should include Benefits section with that paragraph. Pay: The posting includes compensation discussion: "Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case and will impact where actual compensation may fall within the stated wage range. The wage range listed for this role takes into account the wide range of factors considered in making compensation decisions including skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. The wage range, other compensation, and benefits information listed is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law." But there is no actual wage range numbers given. The spec says: never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. Here they discuss compensation but no actual range. Is that considered filler? It's generic statements about compensation decisions but no specific numbers. The instruction: "never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them." Does stating generic compensation policy count as stating them? Likely not; they want actual numbers or range. Since no specific wage range given, we should NOT include Pay section. Schedule: No mention of schedule (hours, full-time/part-time). So omit. Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Benefits. We must not repeat job title as heading. Not include Job ID etc. We must remove boilerplate: EEO, legal, scam warning, etc. The posting includes a lot of EEO and legal text at end; we must remove that. Also remove "About Us" maybe we kept benefits part; but "About Us" includes purpose statement etc. That's not benefits; we might keep some of it? The "About Us" paragraph: "At Sherwin-Williams, our purpose is to inspire and improve the world by coloring and protecting what matters. Our paints, coatings and innovative solutions make the places and spaces in our world brighter and stronger. Your skills, talent and passion make it possible to live this purpose, and for customers and our business to achieve great results. Sherwin-Williams is a place that takes its stability, growth and momentum and translates it to possibility for our people. Our people are behind the strength of our success, and we invest and support you in: Life … with rewards, benefits and the flexibility to enhance your health and well-being Career … with opportunities to learn, develop new skills and grow your contribution Connection … with an inclusive team and commitment to our own and broader communities It's all here for you... let's Create Your Possible". This is generic marketing; not specific to the role. Should we include? The instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. This "About Us" is not exactly boilerplate but could be considered fluff. However it's part of the job posting; but we are to preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. The "About Us" is substantive? It's about company mission. Might be considered boilerplate but not explicitly listed. Safer to keep? The instruction says "remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate". It doesn't say remove generic marketing. However later: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." The About Us is not a section heading we have; we could incorporate into Benefits? Not really. Might be better to omit as it's not directly about the role. However the instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; does that include company description? It's substantive but not required for the role. Usually they'd keep it. But we have limited sections; we could add an "About the company" section? Not in allowed headings list. The allowed headings are About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we cannot add a custom heading. So we must fit content into those headings. The About Us could go under Benefits? Not really. Could go under About the role? Possibly as part of role description? The About the role currently includes program description. Could we append the company mission there? That would be mixing. Might be okay but risk of being considered filler. Safer to omit About Us entirely, as it's not covered by allowed headings and might be considered boilerplate. The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; but if we cannot fit it into allowed headings without creating a new heading, we might have to drop it. However maybe we can incorporate into Benefits? The Benefits section already includes description of benefits; we could add the company mission as part of Benefits? Not ideal. Given the strict headings list, we should only output those headings that have content. So we will output About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Benefits. Omit About Us. Now ensure we don't include any filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present. Now produce HTML fragment. Structure:

  About the role

  ... (the paragraph from Job Description)

  Responsibilities

  • Equipment analysis
  • New installations and facility revisions
  • Developing drawings and specifications for equipment layout
  • Investigation of new plant engineering processes and techniques
  • Special projects as identified by the Engineering Team
  • Present final presentation at the end of rotation to site, program, and division leadership

  Requirements

  • 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 at least eighteen (18) years of age or older
  • Must be currently enrolled in a college or university at the time of the Co-op program
  • Must be currently pursuing an Engineering Degree with sophomore standing or higher

  Qualifications

  • Have at least one (1) year of experience using Microsoft Office products (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and/or Outlook)
  • Currently pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Chemical Engineering
  • Have previous experience working in a team-oriented setting including work experience, extracurricular activities, military service, etc.
  • Have at least one (1) year of experience in leadership role(s), supervising others, or leading teams
  • Have at least one (1) year of work experience in a manufacturing, distribution, operations function or have completed a Sherwin-Williams Development Program in an Engineering function
  • Have previous internship or Co-op experience in the Sherwin-Williams Global Supply Chain Division
  • Willingness to relocate for future job opportunities

  Benefits

  At Sherwin-Williams, part of our mission is to help our employees and their families live healthier, save smarter and feel better. This starts with a wide range of world-class benefits designed for you. From retirement to health care, from total well-being to your daily commute—it matters to us. A general description of benefits offered can be found at http://www.myswbenefits.com/ . Click on “Candidates” to view benefit offerings that you may be eligible for if you are hired as a Sherwin-Williams employee.

  Check for any leftover boilerplate: we removed EEO etc. Make sure no extra whitespace issues. Return only