Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Intern

Lamb Weston: Safety Intern

Location: Washington

Paid Internship & Relocation/Housing Assistance Provided (if qualified)

Internship Program Overview:

Participate in a paid internship program built around your career goals and hands-on projects that impact the organization. As part of the Lamb Weston University Recruiting Internship Program, Interns work towards completing a Capstone project and are assigned a mentor who will guide and evaluate performance. Whether you are interested in Agricultural Science, Data Science, Finance, Supply Chain, IT, Manufacturing, Food Science, Marketing, or Engineering, our highly selective summer intern program has projects to help you build the next stage in your career.

• Paid Internship, May-August (actual dates may vary)
• Gain real-world working experience through dynamic projects assigned by your mentor and assigned department
• Network and learn from executives, department leaders, high performers, and fellow interns across the business
• Receive guidance and feedback from your assigned mentor throughout the program
• Professional development events providing tools that will help after the internship and after graduation

Safety Intern Description:

Support the Lamb Weston Environmental, Health, and Safety department, focusing on safety in our manufacturing facilities. Interns will be responsible for several projects. For each project, the intern will be assigned a "mentor" to work with side-by-side to complete it. Each assignment will require a written report from the intern as well as a documented assessment/review by the Environmental, Health, and Safety professional assigned as a mentor.  

The aspects of the internship may include but at not limited to: 

• Conduct an ergonomic assessment, machine safety assessment, or walking-working surface assessment using the Lamb Weston assessment tools in conjunction with the onsite leadership team
• Utilize the hierarchy of controls to implement corrective and preventative actions (CAPA) as needed based on assessments. Track those CAPA’s to completion throughout your internship
• Assist the onsite internal auditing committee in quarterly reviews of the EHS Framework elements
• Actively participate in the audit including walk-through, interview of employees, and development of the report/recommendations
• Interact with hourly plant employees within the facility while assisting the location’s Safety Manager with other projects and tasks
• Shadow the onsite EHS team to learn what a career with Lamb Weston would look like
• Participate in Continuous Improvement efforts in the facility as a member of the EHS Team
• Lead and participate in various EHS special projects

Basic & Preferred Qualifications

• Must be currently enrolled or a recent graduate of a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree program related to Safety & Health or a related technical field
  • (ex. mechanical/industrial engineering)
• Juniors, Seniors, or Master’s degree students preferred but also accepting recent grads
• Minimum GPA 3.0 preferred
• Demonstrated strengths in relationship-building and problem-solving
• Continuous improvement mindset and methodology
• Excellent verbal and oral communication skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong computer competency including experience with MS suite