Intern Health and Safety

Navajo Transitional Energy Company, LLC; Sheridan (WY); Vor Ort; USD 21.000 - 34.000; Teilzeit

Zusammenfassung

Navajo Transitional Energy Company, LLC invites applicants for a Health & Safety Intern position tied to its surface mine operations across the region. The role emphasizes active safety engagement, hazard assessment, and compliance with MSHA regulations.

Ideal candidates are enrolled in mining, geological, or civil engineering, possess strong communication skills, and can document findings and support training efforts.

Qualifikationen

• Enrolled in an accredited program pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Mining, Geological or Civil Engineering.
• Solid technical skills in mining applications and familiarity with mine modeling programs.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for reporting and presentations.
• Ability to meet commitments and adapt to challenging deadlines.
• Must possess a valid State driver's license and insurable driving record.

Aufgaben

• Assist with routine workplace inspections and hazard assessments across mine, shop, plant, and office areas.
• Support compliance with company safety policies and MSHA regulations.
• Participate in job safety analyses, risk assessments, and pre-task planning.
• Help document, track, and follow up on hazards, corrective actions, and safety observations.
• Assist with incident and near-miss investigations, collecting information and identifying factors.
• Maintain safety records, inspection reports, and training documentation.
• Support safety training, orientations, toolbox talks, and awareness campaigns.
• Analyze safety data and help prepare reports and trend summaries.
• Participate in emergency response drills and review procedures.
• Evaluate PPE requirements and safe work practices.
• Attend safety meetings with operations, maintenance, engineering, and environmental teams.
• Complete a safety improvement project and present findings.

Kenntnisse

MS Office proficiency

Excellent written & verbal comms

Time management

Self-motivated problem solving

Valid driver's license

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Mining, Geological or Civil Engineering (enrolled)

Tools

MS Office Suite

Mine modeling programs

Jobbeschreibung

Join us for Summer 2027! Navajo Transitional Energy Company (NTEC), is an energy company founded on a rich coal legacy with strategic and diversified assets, to serve shareholders, employees, and our communities. We operate surface coal mines in northeast Wyoming, southeast Montana, and northwest New Mexico, and are currently searching for Health & Safety Internship candidates.

Description

Must take a personal and active approach to health, safety and environment and understand and follow all state, federal and company health, safety and environmental requirements applicable to the work area and tasks assigned.

Health & Safety Intern

Responsibilities

• Assist with routine workplace inspections and hazard assessments across mine, shop, plant, and office areas.
• Support compliance with company safety policies and applicable MSHA regulations.
• Participate in job safety analyses, risk assessments, and pre-task planning.
• Help document, track, and follow up on hazards, corrective actions, and safety observations.
• Assist with incident and near-miss investigations, including gathering information and identifying contributing factors.
• Maintain organized safety records, inspection reports, training documentation, and compliance files.
• Support employee safety training, orientations, toolbox talks, and awareness campaigns.
• Analyze safety data and help prepare reports, presentations, and trend summaries.
• Participate in emergency response drills and assist with reviewing emergency preparedness procedures.
• Help evaluate personal protective equipment requirements and safe work practices.
• Attend safety meetings and collaborate with operations, maintenance, engineering, and environmental teams.
• Complete a safety improvement project and present findings or recommendations to site leadership.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in an accredited program in pursuit of a Bachelor's degree in Mining, Geological or Civil Engineering.
• Solid technical skills in mining applications and a working knowledge of mine modeling programs.
• High level knowledge and familiarity with computers is required with a focus on the MS Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, and Word).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for the purpose of preparing and presenting information.
• Build trust by meeting commitments and delivering on expected targets, even when faced with difficult, adverse, or time-constrained situations.
• Ability to prioritize projects and self-motivated to generate creative solutions.
• Possess a valid State driver's license and maintain an insurable driving record.
• Physical Demands:** While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is required to continuously sit with frequent forward bending and rotation. The employee must frequently lift, carry and/or move up to 15 pounds; rarely to horizontally lift up to 34 pounds; and rarely lift, carry and/or move up to 50 pounds or swing up to 12 pounds. The employee is required to rarely push or pull up to 100 pounds of force. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms; occasionally use a right hand grip up to 30 pounds of force; and rarely use hand at an elevated level. The employee is required continuously stand with forward bending and frequently rotating; kneel; and frequently to walk; climb stairs; crouch; squat repetitively; and occasionally crawl. Rarely the employee is required to squat repetitively or reach up to 74". Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Working Environment:** Works in office environment and site environment. This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such a computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. Working outdoors in all weather conditions; working in plant environment; working in shop environment; and working in the cab of equipment or