EHS Intern

IDEX•Benton Harbor, MI

About The Position

If you’re looking for a special place to build or grow your career, you’ve found it. Whether you’re an experienced professional, a recent college graduate or somewhere in between, IDEX is a place where you can apply your existing skills and learn new ones in an environment where you can make an impact. With interesting opportunities in engineering, marketing, sales, supply chain, operations, HR, finance, and more across more than 40 diverse businesses around the globe, chances are, we have something special for you. Who is GAST Manufacturing? As a business unit of IDEX Corporation, GAST Manufacturing has a long history of being the leader in design and manufacturing of quality air-moving products. We specialize in offering cost effective solutions for a wide variety of industries including industrial manufacturing, healthcare, and environmental cleanup applications. We are looking to add more talent to our team. SCOPE OF THE ROLE: Learn various aspects of the EHS and Sustainability function by working with the EHS & Sustainability Manager, and the Gast team in the Benton Harbor facility. Provide day-to-day support of existing team members as well as take ownership of specific projects designed to achieve risk reduction, sustainability improvements, compliance, and manufacturing improvements. Collaborate with other functions of the organization including Procurement, Operations, Finance, Regulatory, Lab, and Sales to achieve objectives.

Requirements

Strong drive for results
Able to manage multiple tasks and priorities at the same time
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Quickly able to learn new concepts, natural curiosity, and willingness to ask questions
Proficient in basic Microsoft Office applications
Ability to travel domestically for 1-2 days at a time
Freshman year complete by start of internship
Majoring in Safety, Environmental competencies, or related discipline

Responsibilities

Provide project support for the EHS & Sustainability Manager
Work on revising Job Safety Analysis (JSA) documents
Work on inspections with Hazardous/ Non-Hazardous, Universal Waste, Stormwater, Paint Logs.
Provide training support for regulatory status within the facility.
Work on maintaining procedures and policies within the facility
Active member of the safety committee while in the facility.
Providing administrative support to the EHS & Sustainability Manager as needed.
Provide Support to Product Manufacturing Team To interact with them daily to look for risk improvements.
Discuss any ergonomic solutions to improve their work areas.
Work to help improve safety behaviors with the EHS & Sustainability Manager.
Deploy safety talks for the team each week.
Help with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) supplies
Work with our Human Resource team with new hire safety orientation