EHS Intern

American Packaging Corporation•Churchville, NY

36d•Onsite

About The Position

At American Packaging Corporation (APC), you’ll find the packaging career you’ve been looking for. With competitive salaries, excellent benefits, 401(k) plans and tuition reimbursement programs, we nurture our employees while advancing and promoting diversity and inclusion. As the leading flexible packaging converter in North America for over a century, APC’s longstanding success is fueled from the inside out. We’re constantly seeking to improve our internal operations and were named a “Best of the Best” in the Best workplaces in the America’s awards for 12 years in a row. It’s how and why we engage the best and brightest talent to continue propelling our shared success into the future. LOCATION: Rochester, NY / Chili, NY SUMMARY: Work in office and manufacturing environments to plan and implement projects and communications that will prevent injuries and ensure regulatory compliance. Candidate must be able to work at both the Chili and Rochester plants.

Requirements

An individual must be able to perform the Duties and Responsibilities satisfactorily with guidance from the EHS Manager and EHS Specialist. Position requires self-motivation, a strong work ethic, and ability to take responsibility for work assigned and deadlines. Training or orientation to certain tasks will be provided where an otherwise-qualified candidate has no prior knowledge or experience.
Minimum two years of college or technical school; with two or more semesters with EHS coursework.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the public.
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Responsibilities

Update chemical inventories and database of Safety Data Sheets
Create or update inventories of devices such as refrigerant-containing equipment and ladders
Help to plan and implement Earth Day activities
Support and follow all plant safety rules, GMPs, and other requirements
Other duties as assigned
Liaison with safety teams
Assist with environmental system improvements as part of ISO 14001
Create safety communication postings
Follow up on open action items
Conduct NYSDEC, USEPA and OSHA regulatory research as directed