Environmental Health and Safety Internship

ABEC Internships; Springfield (MO); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

ABEC is offering an Environmental, Health & Safety internship in Springfield, MO. You will support the EHS team in safety audits, training, data tracking, and compliance documentation while leading or contributing to projects that improve safety, environmental performance, and operational efficiency.

The role emphasizes data handling, Excel/Word proficiency, and collaboration with site teams. This is a full-time temporary paid internship based in Springfield.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a bachelor's degree in related field.
• Self-starter and self-motivated.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Comfortable with data.
• Competent in Excel and Word.
• Ability to build and maintain a project plan.
• Familiarity with confined space, line breaking, and leading edge is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Work with the site EHS coordinator to ensure tasks are understood and outcomes align with expected results.
• Collaborate with manufacturing teams, contractors, and safety staff to identify hazards and risks in biopharma equipment manufacturing.
• Provide daily and weekly updates on projects to sponsors; flag milestones at risk and propose corrective actions.
• Execute additional tasks as assigned.
• Include US and Ireland sites in project updates as needed.

Skills

Self-motivation

Excellent communication

Data familiarity

Excel

Word

Project planning

Education

Pursuing a bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Excel

Word

Job description

Internship

Description

Location: Springfield, MO

Job Type: full-time temporary paid

Company Background

For over 50 years, ABEC has been a leading supplier to the biopharmaceutical manufacturing industry. ABEC’s unique value is based on combining long experience with the ability to engineer, design, manufacture, commission, qualify, and service the entire bioprocess to reduce overall cost, shorten time to market, and maximize productivity. ABEC’s products include process and equipment engineering/consulting services, comprehensive site services, and stainless steel and single use bioprocess equipment, including bioreactors and fermenters, filtration and chromatography systems, prep and hold systems, and cleaning/sterilization systems.

Position Summary

The EHS Intern will support the Environmental, Health & Safety team through a combination of project-based assignments and daily EHS activities. This internship provides exposure to workplace safety, environmental compliance, risk assessment, incident prevention, and regulatory requirements within a manufacturing environment. The intern will contribute to departmental goals by assisting with safety audits, inspections, training initiatives, data tracking, and compliance documentation while also leading or supporting up to three meaningful projects designed to improve safety awareness, environmental performance, compliance processes, or operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Work with the site EHS coordinator to ensure the tasks assigned are fully understood & outcomes are aligned with expected results.
• Be comfortable working with manufacturing teams’ management, contractors, as well as his/her safety team, to identify hazards and risks associated with the manufacturing of biopharmaceutical equipment.
• Provide daily & weekly updates on projects in scope to project sponsors. Clearly call out when project milestones /feature sets are at risk of being missed & proactively suggest recommended steps to project sponsors to meet project deliverables.
• Execute other tasks as assigned.
• Include US and Ireland sites on updates of projects as needed.

Requirements

• Pursuing a bachelor's degree in related field.
• Self-starter & Self-motivated.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Comfortable with data.
• Competent in Excel and Word.
• Ability to build & maintain a project plan.
• Familiarity with confined space, line breaking, and leading edge, but not a must