Environmental, Health, and Safety Intern

Safety Leadership & Culture

• Support facility safety initiatives designed to reduce workplace injuries and strengthen employee engagement.
• Participate in safety observations, inspections, and awareness campaigns.
• Assist with promoting a positive safety culture through employee communication, safety events, and recognition programs.
• Work with supervisors and employees to identify opportunities for safety improvement. 
   

Compliance Management

• Assist in maintaining compliance with OSHA, EPA, state, local, and corporate EHS requirements.
• Support regulatory recordkeeping and document management activities.
• Assist with environmental programs related to air emissions, hazardous waste, wastewater, stormwater, and chemical management.

• Help prepare reports and documentation required for environmental and safety compliance programs. 

   

Risk Assessment & Hazard Mitigation

• Participate in workplace inspections and hazard identification activities.
• Assist with Job Safety Analyses (JSAs), risk assessments, and corrective action tracking.
• Support ergonomics evaluations and workplace improvement projects.

• Assist with industrial hygiene activities, including noise surveys, exposure monitoring, and hazard assessments as directed. 

   

Training & Employee Education

• Assist in developing and updating EHS training materials, toolbox talks, and safety communications.
• Support new employee safety orientation programs.
• Help coordinate training records and compliance tracking.

• Participate in delivering safety awareness presentations and employee engagement activities. 

   

Incident Investigation & Emergency Preparedness

• Assist with reporting, documentation, and investigation of injuries, incidents, and near misses.
• Participate in root cause analysis and corrective action development.
• Support emergency response planning, evacuation drills, and safety preparedness activities.

• Help track corrective actions to completion. 

   

Monitoring, Reporting & Documentation

• Conduct routine safety, environmental, and housekeeping inspections.
• Collect, organize, and analyze EHS performance metrics.
• Assist with maintaining records related to training, inspections, incidents, audits, and regulatory compliance.

• Support management reporting and continuous improvement tracking.

   

Continuous Improvement & Project Support

• Participate in EHS improvement projects and operational excellence initiatives.
• Assist with 5S, Lean Manufacturing, and sustainability projects.
• Support EHS audits and assessments and help track action items through closure.
• Contribute ideas and recommendations for improving safety, compliance, and environmental performance.
   

Who You Are:

• Currently pursuing an Associate's or Bachelor's degree 
• An interest in safety
• Commitment to a full time (40 hours a week) intern/co-op experience in Reno, NV.
   

• An interest in both EHS compliance and manufacturing engineering 
• Excellent computer skills and a technical proficiency that includes strong data gathering skills, expertise, interpretation, and reporting
• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and written.
• Leadership experience
• Previous related experience, including internships or co-ops