Safety Intern

The Safety Intern will play an integral role in supporting the Safety and Risk operations, gaining valuable hands-on experience in workplace safety, risk management, and compliance initiatives. This role will provide exposure to key safety practices that contribute to a safe and thriving workforce. The intern will assist in coordinating safety program activities, conducting audits, and analyzing compliance data to support organizational safety goals.

• Assist the Safety Director with investigations of workplace incidents and injuries, contributing to root cause analysis and prevention strategies.
• Support the design, research, and distribution of the Key Log Project, by developing surveys, analyzing key locations, and creating a validation process.
• Maintain and analyze safety data using Excel and database systems to track trends and improve reporting accuracy.
• Collaborate on various Safety Projects ensuring the projects are executed effectively and contribute to the broader goals for the department.
• Advocate for Safety Culture by conducting and promoting field inspections to ensure compliance with workplace safety standards.
• Support the development and enforcement of safety policies, procedures, and preventive measures to mitigate risks.
  
  

Any combination of education and experience demonstrating the candidate's ability to perform successfully in this position will be considered.

• A minimum of a high school diploma or GED issued from an approved GED administrator and currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Occupational Health and Safety, Public Safety, or related field.
• Ability to demonstrate intermediate-level proficiency in Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Any combination of education and experience which demonstrates the candidate's ability to perform successfully in this position will be considered.
• Must possess and maintain a valid State of Florida Class E Driver's License.
  
  

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and walk to a significant degree; use hands to operate tools or feel, and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to pull, push, kneel, bend, squat, crawl, and twist. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

WORKING CONDITIONS

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Environmental factors include outdoor conditions; rugged terrain, slippery surfaces, varying weather, including, heat, cold, dry, wet weather. In addition, noise, darkness, brightness, vibrations, traffic, biological agents, chemicals, gas/ fumes, magnetic fields, or congested area. Environmental factors include indoor, flat surface, noise, sitting with occasionally walking and standing.