Health & Safety Intern

What You Can Expect

ENGIE North America, located in Columbus at the Ohio State University Campus, will be offering training and employment opportunities to those looking to positively impact culture in industry and/or construction with an emphasis on health, safety and the environment. Candidates should have strong communication skills, initiative, and high personal standards. Additionally they should be interested in working to create an innovate and creative team environment. The position will provide support to the Site Safety Specialist. ENGIE North America is responsible for the infrastructure that supplies the University campuses and hospital with steam, power and chilled water.

 

The Health and Safety Intern will assist in all aspects of the ENGIE Environmental, Health & Safety Program including, but not limited to:

• Assist with incident investigation and monthly indicator reporting
• Review and disposition of safety Good Catch reports
• Identify potential hazards within the work environment
• Participate in leadership safety walks
• Support employee training
• Support Capital Improvement project risk assessment and consultation

 

Student employee will also be trained for:

• Identification and use of personal protective equipment
• Leading by example and taking ownership of identified issues
• Seizing opportunities to learn by participating in or shadowing activities to increase understanding
• Facilitating at least one safety improvement projects aimed at closing the risk gap and/or cultivating a positive safety culture
• Implement action items as they relate to improvements identified in leadership safety walks
• Working independently when possible
• Asking "why", demonstrating open-mindedness, and challenging the status quo
• Leading and supporting change for the sake of improvement
• Generating new ideas and enthusiasm in our pursuit of safety excellence
• Other duties as assigned

 

What You’ll Bring

• Must be enrolled at the Ohio State University
• A desire to make a difference and affect change
• Ability to communicate effectively, both written and verbally
• Strong ethical standard
• A concern for the well-being of others
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Ability to meet highest attendance requirements
• Ability to handle multiple assignments on a timely basis with a high degree of accuracy

 

Additional Details

• This role requires attendance at a worksite
• This is a part time internship working up to 20 hours per week, additional hours/weeks may be available based on business needs and will be discussed in advance with supervisor
• Additional terms may be available if interest by candidate and deemed appropriate by supervisor
• Must be willing and able to comply with all ENGIE ethics and safety policies
• May involve some lifting
• Ability to use personal computer, calculator, and work with standard software application
• Must be able to detect and understand audible alarms, detect changes in noise levels of rotating equipment and portable radio communication
• Capable of frequently standing; walking; balancing; sitting; climbing (ladders, stairs, ramps, catwalks and the like as required); kneeling; pushing; pulling; lifting
• Must be able to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) including but not limited to half and full-face respirators, fall protection equipment, hardhat, safety shoes, safety glasses
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to extreme environmental conditions – heat, cold, humidity, noise, dust

 

Work environment characteristics described above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

Compensation

Hourly Range:  $22.50 – 25.50 USD hourly

 

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