EHS Co-Op

Summary

The co-op student will be working on job assignments related to their functional EH&S discipline. These assignments are designed to supplement their knowledge and experience. Our goal is to provide an effective learning experience.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Apply principles that he or she has learned in school to hands-on situations to help improve EHS programs, practices, and reporting. Heavy focus on Safety aspects of the business.
• Attend regular departmental safety meetings.
• Daily management of Benchmark Gensuite EHS digital platform used to address safety/environmental concerns along with documenting and reporting compliance requirements.
• Review and analyze PPE requirements for the various departments and process related functions.
• Perform and or review job risk analysis for various processes and tasks.
• Work with the hourly workforce to address day-to-day safety concerns.
• Learn to manage various safety, environmental and sustainability compliance requirements.
• Help with informing and equipping various departments to properly manage hazardous materials and waste stream processing.
• Help with review and refinement of Fire and Chemical emergency response procedures for the facility.
• Review and refine OSHA required training programs.
• Learn to perform new hire safety training and orientation.
• Develop & improve material handling issues throughout the facility.
• Investigate facility accidents & injuries to develop corrective actions.
• Help implement periodic inspections for hazardous waste, PPE use, machine guarding, etc.
• Help with vendor and consultant coordination for various EHS initiatives.
• Identify and recommend process improvements for specified projects relating to EH&S discipline.
• Attend training sessions and other appropriate educational opportunities.
• Take ownership and responsibility for identified EHS projects on the manufacturing floor.
• Participate on teams for assigned projects to analyze improvements, new product applications, and develop requirements with the team to ensure compliance with applicable EH&S regulations.
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  

Qualifications

• Knowledge of EH&S engineering practices, IH sampling, regulatory compliance for OSHA, EPA, NFPA, ANSI, & NEC.
• Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, and Access
• Good writing skills and interpersonal skills
  
  

EDUCATION And/or EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS

Full-time student pursuing a Bachelor's Degree or Master’s Degree in Environmental, Health, or Safety or Environmental Engineering