Environmental, Health, Safety, and Security (EHSS) Intern

Summary: The EHSS intern supports programs concerning ethanol plant EHSS compliance. This position works under immediate supervision of the regional Senior EHSS Manager.  Responsibilities include assisting with employee training, using monitoring and test equipment, gathering data, preparing reports, and updating environmental management plans.  While the position is largely focused towards environmental compliance, some overlap into safety and health can be expected.

Responsibilities:

• Support the data collection needs of local EHSS management to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Conduct and record Environment, Health, Safety, and Security (EHSS) training in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements.
• Conduct inspections using established checklists to document compliance with environmental or safety requirements
• Collect environmental samples (soil, air, water, waste, etc) as directed.
• Collect safety compliance information, conduct equipment inspections, and provide employee safety support.
• Promote EHSS awareness at the plant and monitor for EHSS compliance.
• Provide support for the EHSS committees at sites where needed.
• Communicate with the EHSS Manager and follow through with their directions, suggestions and concerns.
• Provide support for investigations for EHSS related incidents and near misses.
• Follow-up and track corrective actions for incidents in a timely manner.
• Assist the facility in implementing and sustaining a successful 6S program.
• Willingness to learn the process of an ethanol plant, the associated environmental permits and regulations, and work in a team atmosphere.
• Other tasks as necessary to support the EHSS department.

Qualifications:

• Ability to work in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong MS Office experience and proficiency
• Detail-oriented; proficiency for accuracy; dependable; positive attitude; team player.
• General understanding or college coursework in the environmental, health, safety or related fields.
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Work includes both indoor and outdoor in all seasons.
• Frequently required to stand; walk; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• Ability to lift and/or move 30lbs.

Green Plains Inc. offers competitive pay: a generous benefit package including business casual work environment, health, dental, vision, life insurance, paid holidays, Paid Time Off (PTO) and a 401(k) retirement plan with immediate vesting and company safe harbor matching. All potential employees of Green Plains Inc. will be required to successfully pass a pre-employment drug screening and background check prior to employment.

Equal Opportunity Employer

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Other duties may be assigned.

Green Plains Inc. (NASDAQ:GPRE) is a leading biorefining company focused on the development and utilization of fermentation, agricultural and biological technologies in the processing of annually renewable crops into sustainable value-added ingredients. This includes the production of cleaner low carbon biofuels and renewable feedstocks for advanced biofuels. Green Plains is an innovative producer of Sequence™ and novel ingredients for animal and aquaculture diets to help satisfy a growing global appetite for sustainable protein.