Safety Engineer Intern

Internship Duration May 2025-August 2025

Position Summary:

This position will assist with essential projects related to incident prevention, compliance, and culture while gaining invaluable experience for their future career. This position will require a passion for safety, strong organizational and communication skills, and the ability to maintain company and employee confidentiality.

Steffes Core Values:

• Trust: We promote growth and long-term success by making wise decisions with trust as an essential component.
• Respect: We unleash creative talents of our diverse workforce by treating each other the way we would like to be treated.
• Teamwork: We believe people achieve much more by working together.
• Integrity: We follow through and keep our word while being open, honest, ethical, and fair.
• Safety: We view our co-workers as family members of our business and strive to ensure safety for all.
• Humility: We recognize and appreciate strengths and contributions beyond one’s self. We are modest, genuine, and authentic.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Work closely with the site EHS Team to set standards, create documentation, and make recommendations on EHS related improvements for the company.
2. Partner with multiple teams ranging from production to support functions to provide EHS support for day-to-day operations.
3. Participate in risk assessments and making recommendations to reduce risk.
4. Assist with EHS improvement projects.
5. Deliver EHS training on programs, policies, and procedures.
6. Conduct routine workplace EHS inspections to identify workplace hazards.
7. Participate in incident case management, including investigations and root cause analysis.
8. Manage records and distribute documents.
9. EHS related data collection, analysis, and trending.
10. Maintain a positive work atmosphere by acting and communicating in collaborative manner with customers, suppliers, co-workers, and management.
11. Helps company meet its Strategic, Quality and Safety objectives.
12. Other duties may be assigned.

Core Expectations:

• Customer Service - Demonstrate excellent customer service and display a positive attitude and behavior consistent with the Steffes Code of Conduct and Core Values.
• Environmental, Health, Safety (EHS) – Perform work in compliance with EHS training and identified procedures/standard work. Report any EHS incident or concern to your supervisor immediately. Cooperate and contribute to the overall success of the EHS program.
• Quality – Participate in job-specific training. Complete work as indicated by standard work, processes, and/or procedures. If your work can’t be completed as required, notify your supervisor immediately for guidance.
• Conduct - Demonstrate and support the Steffes Code of Conduct.
• Policies and Procedures - Demonstrate and support Steffes Policies and Procedures by:
  
  • Using tact, sound judgement, and maintaining a professional attitude in communication and relationships with others.
  • Striving to deliver the best quality in daily work.
  • Promoting a positive image of Steffes and its products.
  • Being timely and punctual in attendance and following all policies and procedures.

Job Requirements/Qualifications:

• 2 years of courses in Engineering
• Proficient skills in MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook, MS PowerPoint
• Basic time management skills
• Effective verbal and written communication, including interpersonal skills.
• Self-motivated with good organization and planning skills
  OR
• An acceptable combination of education and experience

Functional & Cognitive Requirements of Position:

• This position requires walking, sitting, or standing to a significant degree.
• Must have the ability to lift 70 pounds from floor to waist, carry 50 pounds, and push and/or pull up to 100 pounds.
• Must have the ability to climb ladders and/or stairs.
• Stooping, crouching, kneeling, and bending.
• Handling, feeling, and gripping would be required for some activities.
• Visual acuity is required to inspect work completed.
• This role may be subject to internal and external environmental conditions.