Environmental Health & Safety Intern

Are you looking for an Environmental Health & Safety internship opportunity where you can learn, grow, and gain hands-on experience, professional development, and networking opportunities at an industry leading company? Knape & Vogt is looking for an Environmental Health & Safety Intern to join our team **starting this summer right here in Grand Rapids!**

Company Overview:

Knape & Vogt Manufacturing Company is a 125-year-old company based in Grand Rapids. We are a global leader specializing in the design, manufacture and distribution of functional hardware, office and healthcare ergonomics and storage-related components for original equipment manufacturers, specialty distributors, hardware chains and major home centers.

What Will You Get To Do:

• Assist in supporting worker health, safety, security, and OSHA’s health and safety programs, procedures, training, work practices, standard work, and controls
• Support employee training as required by local, state, and federal regulations as well as those required by KV policies or procedures;
• Learn to conduct and develop ergonomic, job hazard, or standard work analyses
• Assist in the preparation and presentation of job hazard and risk assessment analyses
• Participate in the investigation and analysis of near misses, accidents, injuries, and resulting incident trends
• Attend Safety Committees / Safety Team meetings and report associated safety concerns
• Participate in KV’s Environmental, Health & Safety (SQDC) audits, training matrix reviews, and Gemba walks
• Support the creation of employee learnings for health and safety of standard work, work permits, confined space, fall protection, hazard communication, personal protective equipment, first aid/CPR, industrial hygiene, and hazardous material/emergency responses
• Assist employees with training materials and topics related to orientation and on-the-job training
• Document and support inspections of equipment for appropriate machine guarding, safe operation, and safe working processes
• Support special projects to improve health and safety goals

What You Will Bring:

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor in Environmental Health & Safety, Biology, and or Chemistry, Two (2) years of completed college/university study
• Intermediate skills in Microsoft Office Suite, previous experience with safety systems
• Analytical with strong troubleshooting skills; ability to efficiently work in a high paced environment
• Cross-functional skills: Strong interpersonal skills to effectively interact with individuals at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to manage and drive projects to completion