Paid Safety Internship

$17.00 per hour, up to 29 hours per week.

Listed below are the preferred skills for the Safety Intern. While not all the skills are required to obtain the position, they are areas that the Intern will gain valuable experience in as time progresses working in this role. It is important for the applicant to have a strong desire to learn to obtain this unique Intern opportunity. The intern will be assigned hands-on learning projects relating to day-to-day activities of the department to ensure a safety, healthy, and incident-free work environment. The intern must be a flexible and adaptable team-player, as well as have good communication skills.

Tyler Union, a division of McWane, Inc. located in Anniston, Alabama has a century of success in manufacturing and selling ductile iron fittings, joint restraints, and valve boxes for the waterworks industry.

Take a tour of Tyler Union here.

All candidates offered employment must submit to a drug screen, physical, and background check.

Follow all processes and procedures associated with the Tyler Union Safety Program. Advise management of any deviations from this program.
• Assumes personal responsibility to insure a safe and healthy workplace for everyone. Adhere to all safety policies and procedures, and incorporate safety and health in all jobs and tasks.
• Culture & Facility
  • Develops an understanding of our facility's safety functions and programs.
  • Lead safety improvement project(s) aimed at closing the risk gap and/or cultivating a positive safety culture.
• Training & Reporting
  • Assists with the preparation of safety and environmental reporting.
  • Works with safety trainer to organize training and maintain associated paperwork.
  • Assist with Safety Manual updates.
  • Assist in the communication of safety to employees through group meetings, conferences, orientations, newsletter, etc.
  • Assist with clerical duties to include filing, data entry, making copies, preparing training packets, etc.
• Safety Audits and Incident Investigations
  • Participate in safety audits and investigations as directed by the Safety Director.
  • Implement action items as they relate to improvements identified in weekly safety audits.
  • Completes root cause analysis and assists with implementation of identified solutions for incident investigations.

• Must be actively pursuing a bachelor's degree in environmental, health and safety or related field.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook required.
• Must be flexible and adaptable team-player, as well as have good communication skills.
• Have a good understanding of OSHA standards.
• Strong verbal, written, analytical and interpersonal skills.
• Must have positive attitude and good work ethic.