Health & Safety Intern

Carpenter Technology • Latrobe, PA

6d • $21 - $25 • Onsite

About The Position

Business Unit: Environmental Health & Safety The Latrobe EHS team is a site resource for all Environmental, Health and Safety requirements, initiatives, and needs. The Latrobe EHS team supports the site on a daily basis to ensure that we continue to operate while not compromising health and safety of our employees. The goal is to send everyone home each day in the same condition they came to work in. It is our job to operate with a zero-injury goal/mindset and continue to coach/encourage all members of the site to do the same to drive the safety culture in a positive direction. Ongoing Projects Machine guarding initiative projects Fall hazard projects Training improvement plans Your Role as an Intern You will be a part of a dynamic team, supporting the following tasks: Assistance with machine guarding projects, hazard risk assessments and addressing risks through cross-functional team problem solving, complete site security audit, complete Health and Safety training to new hires and retraining for established work force, develop plans to address findings from a completed fall hazard risk assessment, assess health and safety site trends via review of incidents/injuries/stop events, etc. Our Value Proposition - This position will allow you to develop and build expertise in the following core skills: Adaptability – You will track, prioritize, and drive multiple concurrent projects to success, while working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. Problem Solving – Develop your critical thinking and analytical skills to assess safety in the manufacturing environment, recommend solutions or next steps, and identify best practices to achieve the value of ZERO injuries. Active Learner – Ability and appetite to learn quickly is critical as you expand your knowledge and build your skill sets. Communication – Create effective verbal and written communications in and across project teams. Organize and present results to small and large audiences throughout the organization. Collaboration – You will work closely with multiple departments and teams on the manufacturing floor, requiring strong partnership skills.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program majoring in Safety Health and Environmental applied sciences or Health & Safety related field
• Minimum 3.0 GPA
• Willing and able to work on-site at our Latrobe, PA location.
• Candidates must be proficient in Microsoft office
• Applicants MUST be US Citizens or Green Card Holders due to Carpenter’s government contracts.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to work in a team setting but also to work independently to resolve concerns.
• Comfortability with having one-on-one discussions with employees on the floor, supervisors, managers.
• Able to present to groups of employees in a training/topic review setting.

Responsibilities

• Assistance with machine guarding projects
• Hazard risk assessments and addressing risks through cross-functional team problem solving
• Complete site security audit
• Complete Health and Safety training to new hires and retraining for established work force
• Develop plans to address findings from a completed fall hazard risk assessment
• Assess health and safety site trends via review of incidents/injuries/stop events, etc.

Benefits

• Carpenter Technology Company offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package including life, medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, disability coverage, 401k with company contributions as well as many other options to employees.
• Carpenter Technology Corporation’s policy is to fully and effectively maintain a program of equal employment opportunity and nondiscrimination for all employees, to employ affirmative action for all protected classes, and to recruit and develop the best qualified persons available regardless of age, race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, political affiliation or any other characteristic protected by law. The Company also will recruit, develop and provide opportunities for qualified persons with disabilities and protected veterans.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees