Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Intern

Valmont Industries; Brenham (TX); On-site; USD 2,480,000 - 3,444,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

401k plan

Tuition reimbursement

Healthcare benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Valmont Industries in Brenham, TX is seeking a senior-level EHS internship student to embed with a manufacturing team and support EHS programs and continuous improvement initiatives. The intern will engage with production employees and cross-functional partners to identify hazards, strengthen compliance, and reduce risk.

The role emphasizes hands-on learning in safety, training, incident investigations, and project work, with a Spring 2027 start.

Qualifications

• Senior pursuing a bachelor's degree in Safety Sciences, EHS, Occupational Safety and Health, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Science, or a related field, with graduation expected at the end of the internship.

Responsibilities

• Support site EHS programs through inspections, audits, hazard assessments, job safety analyses, incident investigations, corrective actions, and environmental compliance activities.
• Partner with EHS and operations teams to engage employees, identify risks, improve safety performance, and promote continuous improvement.
• Utilize EHS management systems to track and analyze incidents, near misses, inspections, corrective actions, and compliance requirements.
• Participate in safety initiatives including machine safety, lockout/tagout, ergonomics, industrial hygiene, emergency preparedness, and contractor safety.
• Assist with employee training, toolbox talks, safety communications, engagement activities, and lessons-learned sharing.
• Complete a semester-long EHS improvement project and present recommendations to site leadership.
• Gain hands-on manufacturing experience through structured onboarding, coaching, and collaboration with site EHS professionals while adhering to company values, safety standards, confidentiality requirements, and PPE expectations.

Skills

Communication

Organization

Collaboration

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Safety Sciences / EHS / Occupational Safety and Health / Industrial Hygiene / Environmental Science

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

2551 Valmont Dr Brenham Texas 77833-5418

Why Valmont

We’re Here to Move the World Forward. Valmont impacts millions of people around the world every day, yet they might not realize the many ways. Our technology is helping feed the growing population, supplying the world with more reliable energy and access to renewables, enhancing connectivity in remote and urban locations to create a sustainable future and so much more. Simply put, Valmont is advancing agricultural productivity and reimagining vital infrastructure to make life better. Join a Fortune 1000 company that respects hard work, honors diversity and invests in our employees as we focus on creating the world of tomorrow, today. We are the modern workforce. Are you ready to move the world forward?

Location: Brenham, TX Site | Start Date: Spring 2027

A Brief Summary of Position

This paid, hourly position is designed for a senior-level Environmental Health and Safety or Safety Sciences student completing the final semester of an undergraduate program. The EHS Intern will embed with a Valmont manufacturing team and support EHS programs and continuous improvement initiatives. Under the guidance of assigned site leadership, the intern will engage with production employees and cross-functional partners to identify hazards, strengthen compliance, and reduce risk.

Essential Functions

• Support site and enterprise EHS programs through inspections, audits, hazard assessments, job safety analyses, incident investigations, corrective actions, and environmental compliance activities.
• Partner with EHS and operations teams in manufacturing areas to engage employees, identify risks, improve safety performance, and promote continuous improvement.
• Utilizes EHS management systems to track and analyze incidents, near misses, inspections, corrective actions, and compliance requirements.
• Participate in safety initiatives including machine safety, lockout/tagout, ergonomics, industrial hygiene, emergency preparedness, and contractor safety.
• Assist with employee training, toolbox talks, safety communications, engagement activities, and lessons-learned sharing.
• Complete a semester-long EHS improvement project and present recommendations to site leadership.
• Gain hands-on manufacturing experience through structured onboarding, coaching, and collaboration with site EHS professionals while adhering to company values, safety standards, confidentiality requirements, and PPE expectations.

What We’re Looking For

• Senior pursuing a bachelor's degree in Safety Sciences, EHS, Occupational Safety and Health, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Science, or a related field, with graduation expected at the end of the internship.
• GPA of 3.0+.
• Available to work onsite and support manufacturing operations.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams).
• Strong communication, organizational, and collaboration skills, with attention to detail and a willingness to learn.
• Ability to work independently and across all levels of an organization.

Preferred

• Relevant EHS coursework or experience, hands-on work experience, and certifications/training such as OSHA 10/30, First Aid/CPR/AED, or familiarity with EHS management systems and continuous improvement practices.

What You’ll Gain

• Paid internship with meaningful, career-related work experience.
• Ability to participate in 401K plan.
• Tuition assistance and medical benefits available based on hours worked.
• A supportive culture focused on learning and growth.
• Opportunities to collaborate with intern peers and company leaders.

Benefits

• Healthcare (medical, prescription drugs, dental and vision).
• 401k retirement plan with company match.
• Paid time off.
• Employer paid life insurance.
• Employer paid short-term and long-term disability including maternity leave.
• Work Life Support.
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 per year.
• Voluntary programs like tobacco cessation, Type 2 diabetes reversal, one-on-one health coaching, mortgage services and more.

Valmont does not discriminate against any employee or applicant in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. If you have a disability and require any assistance in filling out the application for employment email [e-mail].

Valmont is here to modernize vital infrastructure and increase agricultural productivity, sustainably and reliably. We galvanize steel to last a century with minimal environmental impact. We modernize irrigation to feed a growing population by utilizing the latest technology. We harden the electrical grid to enable the delivery of reliable power to millions of homes around the world. And we help make communities everywhere safer, cleaner and more connected through our smart infrastructure technology. Valmont serves two primary markets — agriculture and infrastructure — and seven diverse product lines: Utility, Lighting and Transportation, Telecom, Solar, Coatings, Irrigation and Ag Tech. We manufacture products in 85 facilities spread across six continents, and we do business in 100 different countries. That’s what Valmont does. We conserve resources and improve life, finding ways to make innovation and technology beneficial in the real world.

+ That’s the value we add.