EHS Intern
Overview:
Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTI) is a leading, technology-driven specialty minerals company that develops, produces, and markets a broad range of mineral and mineral-based products, related systems and services. MTI serves a wide range of consumer and industrial markets, including household and personal care, paper, foundry, steel, construction and environmental solutions around the world.The company reported global sales of $2.2 billion in 2023.
MTI focuses on two major segments – Consumer & Specialties and Engineered Solutions.
Our Consumer & Specialities segment offers technologically enhanced products to consumer-driven end markets plus specialty additives that become functional components in a variety of consumer and industrial goods. This segment includes our Household & Personal Care and Specialty Additives product lines.The Household & Personal Care product line provides mineral-to-market products that serve consumer-oriented end markets including Pet Care, Personal Care, Fabric Care, Edible Oil, and Renewable Fuel Purification. Our Specialty Additives product line provides mineral-based technologies serving Paper, Packaging, Sealants & Adhesives, Paint & Coatings, Ceramics, Plastics, Food & Pharmaceutical markets.
Our Engineered Solutions segment offers advanced process technologies and solutions that are designed to improve our customers’ manufacturing processes and projects. This segment includes our High-Temperature Technologies and Environmental & Infrastructure product lines.Our High-Temperature Technologies product line offers specially-formulated blends and technologies primarily for Foundry and Steelmaking industries. Our Environmental & Infrastructure product line provides waterproofing, water purification, remediation and other fluid management technologies for critical projects for Remediation, Water Purification, and Infrastructure.
MTI provides a business environment and promotes a culture that encourages all employees to contribute to our success. We have long been committed to the recruitment and advancement of the most talented and qualified people. We recognize that MTI’s ability to provide the highest caliber of products and services is enhanced by a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities and countries in which we work.
Are you looking to join a fast-paced, collaborative team in a global manufacturing organization? You will have an opportunity to work with an experienced group of professionals that will not only provide you with challenging work but will mentor and encourage you to learn and grow.
If you are a student looking for a challenging work experience, consider this paid internship opportunity! You will not only have the chance to gain experience in your chosen career field, but also gain an invaluable overview of our career opportunities and diversified product lines.Plus, you will have an opportunity to learn the business fundamentals and contribute a fresh, new perspective to us.
In addition to practical work experience, our internship programs include various activities all intended to enhance your personal and professional development. We are interested in candidates who are highly motivated and have excellent interpersonal skills, recognized leadership experience and outstanding academic records.Generally, undergraduate students selected for the program have completed their sophomore year. Summer internships are typically 11 weeks in length but can vary.
Position: Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) InternLocation: On-site in Adams, MA / Canaan, CT
Compensation: $23.00 to $25.00/hour
Responsibilities:
Job Summary
The Adams and Canaan Plants are currently seeking an Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Intern to join our team. In this role, you will gain hands-on experience with EHS practices, policies and strategies that will assist you in your future development and help to propel the organization forward.They will assist the local team in the development and implementation of new health, safety and environmental programs and policies to ensure compliance with regulations. They will provide intervention strategies for hygiene, health, and safety hazards.
Furthermore, they will conduct inspections, identify hazards and EHS violations and assist with the analysis of EHS statistics.
Primary Duties
The EHS Intern will assist in carrying out various Environmental Health and Safety responsibilities that include but are not limited to:
- Help to develop EHS training for all employees
- Perform risk assessments on production lines and warehouse spaces
- Participate in task specific safety evaluations throughout all facilities
- Provide insight into the current state of EHS programs/policies and offer suggestions for improvements
Performs other duties as assigned by Manager/Supervisor
Qualifications:
Qualifications/Requirements
The requirements listed in the sections that follow are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or abilities required to perform the duties of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions (primary duties) of the job.
- Working toward bachelor’s degree in related field
- College Level Math Skills.
- Advanced Computer Skills: Ability to perform the most complex computer tasks and operate various computer programs.
- Full Professional Proficiency: Ability to speak, read, and write fluently and accurately on all levels pertinent to professional needs.
- High Reasoning: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where there is only limited standardization. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions that may be provided in various forms.
- Ability to effectively present information to various people as the job requires.
- Ability to work independently and/or part of a team.
- Ability to display original thinking and creativity.
- Ability to hold oneself in a professional manner.
- Must have the ability to climb multiple flights of stairs, work at various heights above the ground, stand, walk, bend, squat, reach, twist, lift, climb, push and pull to evaluate equipment in a production environment.
Work Conditions: Manufacturing facility. Plant process areas contain ladders, walkways, tight places, confined spaces, uneven terrain, and stairs, both inside and outside.
Travel: Travel is possible, to visit plant locations.Work Hours: As agreed upon, based on intern availability and business needs.
Safety Training: A new employee hired to perform the duties of this position is required to be provided New Employee Training by a qualified individual or through the online training system. Additionally, an employee must be provided further training if a job duty/task has changes that will affect the health and safety aspects of that employee’s position.
Additional refresher safety training will be required as management deems appropriate or as dictated by government regulations.
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