Environmental Health & Safety Summer 2027 Internship

Shurtape Technologies • Hickory, NC

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The EHS Intern will learn about regulatory compliance in manufacturing. The role documents compliance tasks related to inventory updates and conducts facility waste and life safety evaluations. It is based on site at the Administration location in Hickory, North Carolina, Monday through Friday, and includes visits to manufacturing facilities. Other duties may be assigned.

The intern will support inventory updates for energy-control items, spill-control equipment, and in-process chemicals covered by HazCom; document related regulatory compliance tasks; and present findings to facility leadership. Additional work includes mapping stormwater outfalls and drains, evaluating products for Prop 65, obtaining baseline sustainability data from key packaging suppliers, and supporting the Employee Driven Safety Committee during monthly meetings and assigned tasks.

The position involves walking through facilities and observing safety practices and conditions, accessing elevated areas, moderate lifting, manual dexterity for technical tasks, and the ability to use respiratory protection equipment. Manufacturing facilities emphasize safety, efficiency, teamwork, and continuous improvement. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Requirements

• Be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate four-year ABET-accredited EHS curriculum.
• Hold a valid driver's license.
• Demonstrate proficiency with MS Office.
• Have excellent verbal and written language skills.
• Have excellent teamwork, leadership, and team-building skills.
• Be able to use a safety management system, including extracting and analyzing trend data.
• Be able to read and understand complex laws, regulatory guidelines, and technical documents.
• Be able to manage programs, processes, strategies, relationships, and projects successfully.
• Be able to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw data-driven conclusions.
• Be able to travel between facilities and walk around facilities to observe safety practices and conditions.
• Be able to access elevated levels of facilities to make observations.
• Be capable of moderate lifting and have manual dexterity for technical tasks.
• Be physically capable of using respiratory protection equipment.

Nice To Haves

• More than 12 months of experience in a manufacturing environment is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Visit manufacturing facilities and conduct observations for inventory updates covering energy control, spill-control equipment, and in-process chemicals (HazCom).
• Document regulatory compliance tasks specific to inventory updates.
• Develop presentations and present task findings to facility leadership.
• Map stormwater outfalls and drains.
• Conduct Prop 65 product evaluations.
• Obtain baseline sustainability data from key packaging suppliers.
• Interact with the Employee Driven Safety Committee as a resource during monthly meetings and assigned tasks.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern