EHS Intern

American Packaging Corporation•Story City, IA

just now•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: Story City, IA SUMMARY: Work in office and manufacturing environments to plan and implement projects and communications that will prevent injuries and ensure regulatory compliance.

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.
The physical demands described here are representatives of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee will regularly, occasionally, and frequently lift and/or move various weights per their machine/department requirements, not to exceed 50 pounds at any site. You will be referred to your site-specific lifting policy.
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The work environment will include office and manufacturing areas. This internship will include projects that involve working in close proximity to production machinery. This will require the employee to wear personal protective equipment for hearing, eyes and feet, and to maintain awareness of the manufacturing process and physical hazards such as moving hoists and forklifts.

Responsibilities

Support and follow all plant safety rules, GMPs, and other procedural training requirements
Document & analyze monthly safety metrics
Perform departmental risk assessments & provide continuous improvement recommendations
Review and update all JHA’s
Manage Safety Zone Inspection Program
Involvement with various safety teams
Assist with quality, environmental and food safety systems improvements as part of ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and FSSC 22000
Involvement in OSHA VPP Program
Assist with the implementation of ISO 45001
Assist with the Incident Investigation Process
Publish/communicate safety information plantwide
Recommend modifications of existing programs and internal standards, to achieve improvements in safety and/or environmental compliance
Conduct OSHA regulatory research as directed
Other duties as assigned