AVANTOR: EHS 3 Intern

Avantor in Paris, KY is currently accepting applications for an EHS3 Intern. The Paris Plant supplies more than 7000 SKUs of chemical products to customers ranging from pharmaceutical and biotech companies to electronic manufacturers. Our products are involved in the production of COVID-19 vaccines and testing supplies, developing products to treat cancer, pharmaceutical products, and used in various other manufacturing processes.

This intern will report to the EHS3 Engineer and will have responsibility to develop and lead specific project(s). The ability to collaborate, identify and solve problems, and to communicate within a site operations team is highly valued. The intern will ultimately be responsible for a final report and presentation to project and management stakeholders.

This internship will be 40 hours per week during the Summer of 2021.

Description:

The primary focus of this role is to support the Avantor Environmental, Health, Safety, and Sustainability Department in the development and growth of the systems and training functions. This may include but not be limited to the following:

• Work directly with Production Operators on the manufacturing floor to drive process and practice improvements.
• Learn the basic processes for the operations to provide effective support.
• Assist with the development and implementation of various existing and new strategies including programs, processes and assisting in specific EHS training programs.
• Assist in reviewing and updating existing EHS materials delivered internally within the organization.
• Assist in documenting business processes (Process Map) utilized to manage EHS within the organization and in documenting accountabilities and responsibilities for the same.
• Educate in and assist with EHS audits and EHS training.
• Assist EHS in driving compliance/regulations across facilities
• Will be responsible for leading a minimum of 1 EHS project independently, possible projects could include:
• Coordinate/Execute IH Sampling Plan
• Conduct Comprehensive Site Job Safety Analysis
• Develop audience specific EHS training packages (New Hire, Visitor, Contractor)
• Will be responsible for presenting end of term project summary to site management.