What are the responsibilities and job description for the EHS Intern position at Knape and Vogt Manufacturing Company?
Are you looking for an Environmental Health & Safety internship opportunity where you can learn, grow, and gain hands-on experience, professional development, and networking opportunities at an industry leading company? Knape & Vogt is looking for an Environmental Health & Safety Intern to join our team **starting this summer right here in Grand Rapids!**
Company Overview:
Knape & Vogt Manufacturing Company is a 125-year-old company based in Grand Rapids. We are a global leader specializing in the design, manufacture and distribution of functional hardware, office and healthcare ergonomics and storage-related components for original equipment manufacturers, specialty distributors, hardware chains and major home centers.
What Will You Get To Do:
- Assist in supporting worker health, safety, security, and OSHAs health and safety programs, procedures, training, work practices, standard work, and controls
- Support employee training as required by local, state, and federal regulations as well as those required by KV policies or procedures;
- Learn to conduct and develop ergonomic, job hazard, or standard work analyses
- Assist in the preparation and presentation of job hazard and risk assessment analyses
- Participate in the investigation and analysis of near misses, accidents, injuries, and resulting incident trends
- Attend Safety Committees / Safety Team meetings and report associated safety concerns
- Participate in KVs Environmental, Health & Safety (SQDC) audits, training matrix reviews, and Gemba walks
- Support the creation of employee learnings for health and safety of standard work, work permits, confined space, fall protection, hazard communication, personal protective equipment, first aid/CPR, industrial hygiene, and hazardous material/emergency responses
- Assist employees with training materials and topics related to orientation and on-the-job training
- Document and support inspections of equipment for appropriate machine guarding, safe operation, and safe working processes
- Support special projects to improve health and safety goals
What You Will Bring:
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor in Environmental Health & Safety, Biology, and or Chemistry, Two (2) years of completed college/university study
- Intermediate skills in Microsoft Office Suite, previous experience with safety systems
- Analytical with strong troubleshooting skills; ability to efficiently work in a high paced environment
- Cross-functional skills: Strong interpersonal skills to effectively interact with individuals at all levels of the organization.
- Ability to manage and drive projects to completion
