EHS Intern - Summer 2025

Description

This internship offers hands-on experience in EHS operations within a dynamic plastic recycling environment. The EHS Intern will support the EHS & Regulatory Manager in driving safety initiatives, conducting internal audits, and promoting a proactive safety culture across multiple plant locations. This is an opportunity to contribute meaningfully to a growing program and gain real-world experience in industrial safety practices.

Responsibilities

• Assist in incident investigations, including root cause analysis and corrective action tracking
• Support internal audits and facility inspections to ensure compliance with company policies and regulatory standards
• Participate in risk assessments and help identify improvement opportunities in safety processes
• Help develop training materials and support new hire orientations
• Assist in organizing and maintaining EHS documentation, including safety manuals and training records
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support ongoing safety initiatives and compliance efforts
• Participate in periodic emergency preparedness drills and evaluations

Qualifications

Be a student at Indiana State University working towards a B.S. in Safety Managerment

The internship policy of the major requires filing of an application, normally at the Student Internship Qualification Meeting in the academic year prior to the internship, and meeting these performance standards:

•     Be in good standing during tentative admission phase of the curriculum.
•     Have earned 65 or more semester credits and have an Indiana State University minimum cumulative GPA of 2.25 (including a minimum of ten Indiana State University credits with a GPA of 2.25 or higher.)
•     Maintain an Indiana State University GPA of 2.5 or higher in departmental SFTY courses.
•     Maintain no less than a C- grade in departmental SFTY courses.
•     Complete an internship application, attend internship organizational meeting, and submit a resume.
•     Complete all prerequisite courses required for the internship, an internship application, attend internship organizational meeting, and submit a resume.