Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Intern - Summer 2027

Cagayan State University; Farmington Hills (MI); Sur place; USD 30 000 - 42 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Cagayan State University is offering a summer internship in Environmental, Health & Safety within a manufacturing setting. You will learn the facility's products, processes, and EHS practices, observe operations, gather and check data, and help teams identify opportunities for improvement.

You will collaborate with EHS, operations, and maintenance teams, prepare training materials, and present findings to facility leadership. This paid, on-site internship starts in summer with full-time hours.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in occupational or environmental health and safety, safety science, industrial hygiene, environmental science, engineering, or closely related technical field.
• Interest in protecting people and the environment in a manufacturing setting.
• Curiosity about how work is performed and willingness to ask questions before drawing conclusions.
• Ability to organize information, check your work, and explain your reasoning.
• Willingness to listen, accept feedback, and work respectfully with people in different roles.
• Availability for a full-time, on-site summer internship with limited start-date flexibility for academic calendars.

Responsabilités

• Learn the facility's products, processes, and EHS practices relevant to your assignment.
• Participate in supervised observations and reviews to understand tasks, concerns, and existing controls.
• Gather and organize data, check its accuracy, and help teams identify patterns or opportunities for improvement.
• Listen to employees and collaborate with EHS, operations, maintenance, and other teams to understand practical needs.
• Support project recommendations and help track assigned actions through completion.
• Help prepare clear training materials, instructions, or project communications for review by qualified team members.
• Handle sensitive information carefully and document observations accurately.
• Follow required training, protective-equipment requirements, and facility procedures; ask for guidance before unfamiliar work.
• Present your project results, lessons, and recommendations to facility leadership.

Connaissances

Safety mindset

Curiosity

Analytical thinking

Team collaboration

On-site internship availability

Formation

Engineering or related field

Outils

Excel

Description du poste

Your Role

Here’s what you will be doing:

• Learn the facility's products, processes, and EHS practices relevant to your assignment.
• Participate in supervised observations and reviews to understand tasks, concerns, and existing controls.
• Gather and organize data, check its accuracy, and help teams identify patterns or opportunities for improvement.
• Listen to employees and collaborate with EHS, operations, maintenance, and other teams to understand practical needs.
• Support project recommendations and help track assigned actions through completion.
• Help prepare clear training materials, instructions, or project communications for review by qualified team members.
• Handle sensitive information carefully and document observations accurately.
• Follow required training, protective-equipment requirements, and facility procedures; ask for guidance before unfamiliar work.
• Present your project results, lessons, and recommendations to facility leadership.

About You

The company is looking for:

• Enrollment in a bachelor's or master's degree program in occupational or environmental health and safety, safety science, industrial hygiene, environmental science, engineering, or a closely related technical field.
• Interest in protecting people and the environment in a manufacturing setting.
• Curiosity about how work is performed and willingness to ask questions before drawing conclusions.
• Ability to organize information, check your work, and explain your reasoning.
• Willingness to listen, accept feedback, and work respectfully with people in different roles.
• Availability for a full-time, on-site summer internship with limited start-date flexibility for academic calendars.

Helpful but not required qualifications include a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher, coursework or projects involving safety, environmental science, human factors, ergonomics, statistics, or manufacturing, experience using Excel or similar tools to organize and analyze information, and experience explaining a process or developing instructions.

Compensation & Benefits

• Pay rate of $26.00 per hour.

Training & Development

• Ownership of a project with a clear purpose and defined deliverable.
• Coaching and feedback from experienced team members.
• Practical experience connecting EHS principles with everyday manufacturing work.
• Opportunities to collaborate across functions and present findings.
• Insight into potential career paths in Environmental, Health & Safety.

Career Progression

The internship offers a closer look at potential career paths in Environmental, Health & Safety within a manufacturing environment.