Health & Safety Internship

Polycor Board • Barre, VT

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Health & Safety Internship Location: Barre, VT Position Status: Immediately /full time Rock of Ages and Swenson (AFCO) , a division of Polycor, has an opening for a Health & Safety Intern. This is a hands-on role with a focus on regulatory and risk management, monitoring, and measurement of safety performance. The successful candidate will be critical in supporting initiatives for continuous improvement. Internship Goals: 1) Provide an opportunity for a secondary education student to apply education in a business setting and gain experience. 2) Assist Polycor in improving the Health & Safety culture and compliance. Learning Objectives: 1) Intern will gain knowledge in MSHA & OSHA regulations. 2) Intern will improve interpersonal skills and ability to impact employee habits. 3) Intern will gain experience in compliance implementation, hazard recognition, prioritizing tasks, organization, and public speaking. Potential Projects: 1) Work with Management and staff to create detailed Job Hazard Analysis’ for multiple tasks. 2) Create and execute Topics for Safety Meetings. 3) Assist in workplace safety audits 4) Development of written Lock out/Tag out procedures for a variety of manufacturing equipment. 5) Assist in Environmental monitoring. To join the Polycor Group Apply directly to: Indeed Note: Any experience deemed equivalent will be considered. Please note that the Polycor Group is committed to employment equity and all applications will be treated confidentially. We will only communicate with candidates who have been selected for an interview. About Polycor Group company: Polycor is a world leader in the natural stone industry. Founded in Quebec City in 1987, Polycor employs over 900 people in Canada and the United States. Its world-class reputation comes from a great legacy of stone work on historical landmarks and institutional, commercial and residential projects. For more information, visit Polycor's website and follow the company on its various social networks such as Facebook , LinkedIn and Instagram . Equal Employment Opportunity: Equal Employment Opportunity has been, and will continue to be, a fundamental principle at Polycor Stone Corporation and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Polycor”). This Equal Employment Opportunity Policy applies to all other policies and procedures relating to recruitment and hiring, compensation, benefits, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment. This Policy applies to all persons at Polycor, including all directors, executives, managers and other employees of Polycor as well as individuals in an employment-type relationship with Polycor. All persons involved in Polycor’s operations are prohibited from engaging in discriminatory conduct. Appropriate disciplinary action may be taken against any employee violating this policy. Employment is based upon personal capabilities and qualifications without discrimination because of race, creed, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, age, national origin, marital status, physical or mental disability, military status, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local laws. All such discrimination is unlawful and violates our policy. Furthermore, regardless of whether sexual orientation or gender identity (transgender status) are legally protected statuses or not, Polycor does not tolerate discrimination on the basis of a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity (transgender status). Polycor will take appropriate steps to provide reasonable accommodation, upon request, to qualified individuals with disabilities so long as doing so does not cause an undue hardship. The company will also provide reasonable accommodation, upon request, to an employee’s religious beliefs so long as doing so does not constitute an undue hardship. If you need accommodation, please provide a written description of your situation and your needs to Human Resources at [e-mail] and someone will contact you to discuss your request.

Responsibilities

• Work with Management and staff to create detailed Job Hazard Analysis’ for multiple tasks.
• Create and execute Topics for Safety Meetings.
• Assist in workplace safety audits
• Development of written Lock out/Tag out procedures for a variety of manufacturing equipment.
• Assist in Environmental monitoring.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees