What are the responsibilities and job description for the Plant Enviromental Intern (Summer/Temp) position at LP Building Solutions?
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP Building Solutions) is a leading provider of high-performance building solutions that meet the demands of builders, remodelers, and homeowners worldwide. We manufacture engineered wood building products that include an extensive offering of innovative and dependable building materials and accessories. LP’s values-driven culture creates an environment where talented and hardworking people thrive in an ethical, inclusive, challenging, and rewarding place to work. Since our founding in 1972, we’ve developed careers and provided advancement opportunities in the building products industry. Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, LP operates more than 20 facilities across North and South America. For more information, visit LPCorp.com.
Job Purpose
This position will support our environmental team as a Summer Intern from May 2025 – August 2025, and will be based in Hanceville. This is a paid, full-time Internship. Our interns will gain insight and exposure to our Oriented Strand Board (OSB) manufacturing facilities along with the dynamic environmental role of a plant environmental professional.
In This Position You Will Have The Opportunity To
Accountability
Attendance/Punctuality
Communication (Lean In, Speak Up)
Job Knowledge/Proficiency (Have a Bias for Action, Be Curious)
Integrity/Accountability (Do the Right Thing Always)
Productivity/Work Quality (Insist on Excellence, Innovate & Simplify)
Safety/Environmental (Be Safe)
Teamwork (Join Forces, Embrace Differences)
Think & Act Like Owners
LP offers competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits and programs including health and welfare benefits, 401(k) program, career mobility, tuition reimbursement, volunteer opportunities, profit sharing and more.
Job Purpose
This position will support our environmental team as a Summer Intern from May 2025 – August 2025, and will be based in Hanceville. This is a paid, full-time Internship. Our interns will gain insight and exposure to our Oriented Strand Board (OSB) manufacturing facilities along with the dynamic environmental role of a plant environmental professional.
In This Position You Will Have The Opportunity To
- Interact with experienced EHS and manufacturing professionals to understand the day-to-day working environment of an operating facility.
- Perform tasks specific to functional areas such as preparing reports, tracking data, coordinating contractors, and conducting and performing routine inspections.
- Participate in meetings and interface with various site functional teams.
- Participate in incident investigations, safety inspections, training development.
- Develop and enhance environmental programs and procedures.
- Work on significant projects that drive an injury-free culture.
- Developmental training in Serious Injury & Fatality (SIF) program.
- Intern will report to the Plant Environmental Manager and have exposure to other environmental professionals and interns in the company and perform other duties as assigned.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team environment
- Strong organizational, interpersonal, communication, and time management skills
- Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s degree program, preferably in (safety or environmental related field)
- This position will work onsite at a wood products manufacturing facility with exposure to sawdust and chemicals
- Ability to conduct outdoor field work
- Ability to access all areas of manufacturing site including stairs and ladders.
- Non-office work areas are not climate controlled
Accountability
Attendance/Punctuality
Communication (Lean In, Speak Up)
Job Knowledge/Proficiency (Have a Bias for Action, Be Curious)
Integrity/Accountability (Do the Right Thing Always)
Productivity/Work Quality (Insist on Excellence, Innovate & Simplify)
Safety/Environmental (Be Safe)
Teamwork (Join Forces, Embrace Differences)
Think & Act Like Owners
LP offers competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits and programs including health and welfare benefits, 401(k) program, career mobility, tuition reimbursement, volunteer opportunities, profit sharing and more.