Environmental Health & Safety Co-Op Spring 2027

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.

Responsibilities

• Apply principles 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, documenting and reporting compliance requirements.
• Review and analyze PPE requirements for 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 inform and equip various departments to properly manage hazardous materials and waste‑stream processing.
• Help review and refine 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 and improve material handling issues throughout the facility.
• Investigate facility accidents and 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 the 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 to ensure compliance with applicable EH&S regulations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

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

Education

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