EHS Specialist (Intern/Co-Op)

ABOUT ADVANCED ENERGY                    

Advanced Energy (Nasdaq: AEIS) is a global leader in the design and manufacturing of highly engineered, precision power conversion, measurement and control solutions for mission-critical applications and processes. AE’s power solutions enable customer innovation in complex applications for a wide range of industries including semiconductor equipment, industrial, manufacturing, telecommunications, data center computing and healthcare. Advanced Energy has devoted four decades to perfecting power for its global customers and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

 

This position is either an internship OR a short-term/temporary (agency) position. 

 

POSITION SUMMARY:                                  

Assists in executing and facilitating Advanced Energy’s environmental health and safety program portfolio with the goal of eliminating injuries and incidents, preventing property loss, and minimizing impact to human health and the environment. Responsible for ensuring employee awareness of programs, training, and overall compliance.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist in planning, establishing, implementing, and maintaining of occupational health, safety, and environmental programs. 
• Ensure that Advanced Energy complies with applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations, and standards through implementation of safety control measures.
• Perform hazard assessments including job hazard assessments and audits with business leaders and prepare comprehensive recommendations for corrective action to eliminate or minimize potential hazards.
• Maintain chemical inventory list and ensure the SDS library database is up to date.
• Assist business partners with reporting incidents and near misses.
• Lead incident investigations and recommend corrective actions.
• Steward and facilitate emergency action plans.
• Utilize EHS data management system (Velocity EHS) for collecting incident, hazard, inspection, chemical SDS and sustainability data.
• Support procedure writing for Corporate EHS management system (ISO14001 and ISO45001).

 

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Time is divided between office, engineering labs, and production environments.
• Requires sitting, standing, walking, and talking for extended periods of time and lifting up to 50 pounds on occasion. Will be required to work in all environments at AE.
• Regular travel required
• Location: Wilmington, MA
• Hours: Hours are flexible; 20-40 hours per week

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Knowledge/proficiency in the following areas:
  • Safety culture development
  • Effective communication
  • Electrical safety and NFPA 70e
  • Emergency response
  • Hazard identification and assessments
  • Hot work
  • Incident investigations
  • Detail-oriented
  • Self-directed with strong organizational and time management skills
  • Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills and ability to influence without formal authority
  • Ability to locate, interpret, and implement regulatory requirements
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office suite of applications and other common computer tools

 

EXPERIENCE:                                              

• 0 - 1 years’ experience in related fields such as safety, ergonomics, industrial hygiene, environmental compliance, and hazardous waste management.
• Experience in manufacturing or R&D engineering labs desired.

 

EDUCATION:                                                                                    

• Graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in occupational safety, environmental health, industrial hygiene, physical sciences, or engineering.
• Or current student enrolled in one of the above degree seeking programs.

 

COMPENSATION:                           

As required by multiple state pay transparency laws, Advanced Energy provides a reasonable range of compensation for each job posting. Actual compensation is influenced by an array of factors including, but not limited to, skill set, level of experience, and specific office location. The range of starting pay for this role is $25 to $40 per hour (depending on experience & education level). 

 

BENEFITS:

As part of our total rewards philosophy, we believe in offering and maintaining competitive compensation and benefits programs for our employees to attract and retain a talented, highly engaged workforce. Our compensation programs are focused on equitable, fair pay practices inc