Division of Safety & Health Internship - Hourly - Utica

Position is being cross-posted for both Albany and Utica. Only one intern will be selected.

About the role

The Industry Inspection Bureau is part of the Division of Safety & Health within the NYS Department of Labor. The bureau provides regulatory oversight for amusement devices, public assembly, aerial devices, explosives, pyrotechnics, window cleaners, ski tows and tramways, elevators, glass doors, coin-operated machinery, funhouses, and high-voltage proximity.

The Industry Inspection Bureau intern will learn the basics of the regulatory licensing process while working with inspectors to streamline information tracking and conversion to digital recordkeeping.

Responsibilities

• Assist in creating SharePoint for Industry Inspection.
• Organize recordkeeping for licensing and permitting into a consistent centralized system.
• Assist in organizing existing shared folders to move necessary files to SharePoint.
• Support the modernization initiative for recordkeeping.
• Create systems to track staff training.
• Assist the program in creating a centralized training database to ensure consistency throughout the state.
• Create a centralized list of all explosive magazines and fees associated with them. Industry Inspection is responsible for inspecting and certifying magazines used for the storage of explosives statewide. These magazines can have fees associated with them. Currently, there is no central location that stores this data. The intern will help create a master list.

Requirements

• Be a United States citizen or foreign national eligible to work in the United States.
• Be 18 years of age or older.
• Be actively enrolled in a New York State college, university, or graduate program, or be a resident of New York State attending a college, university, or graduate program outside of New York State.
• Have completed a minimum of one (1) year as a student at a degree-granting two- or four-year college or university (completion of one year's worth of academic credits over a longer period may qualify part-time students for participation in the program), or be a currently enrolled graduate student or accepted in a graduate degree program.
• Have a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0, or the letter grade equivalent.

Skills

• Self-starter.
• Independent worker.
• Strong technology skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree concentrations in Business Administration, Engineering, or Information Technology.
• Preferred minimum education level: Sophomore.
• Preferred maximum education level: Senior.

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