The posting
Job Description
In this Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:
Safety Leadership & Culture
- Support facility safety initiatives designed to reduce workplace injuries and strengthen employee engagement.
- Participate in safety observations, inspections, and awareness campaigns.
- Assist with promoting a positive safety culture through employee communication, safety events, and recognition programs.
- Work with supervisors and employees to identify opportunities for safety improvement.
Compliance Management
- Assist in maintaining compliance with OSHA, EPA, state, local, and corporate EHS requirements.
- Support regulatory recordkeeping and document management activities.
- Assist with environmental programs related to air emissions, hazardous waste, wastewater, stormwater, and chemical management.
- Help prepare reports and documentation required for environmental and safety compliance programs.
Risk Assessment & Hazard Mitigation
- Participate in workplace inspections and hazard identification activities.
- Assist with Job Safety Analyses (JSAs), risk assessments, and corrective action tracking.
- Support ergonomics evaluations and workplace improvement projects.
- Assist with industrial hygiene activities, including noise surveys, exposure monitoring, and hazard assessments as directed.
Training & Employee Education
- Assist in developing and updating EHS training materials, toolbox talks, and safety communications.
- Support new employee safety orientation programs.
- Help coordinate training records and compliance tracking.
- Participate in delivering safety awareness presentations and employee engagement activities.
Incident Investigation & Emergency Preparedness
- Assist with reporting, documentation, and investigation of injuries, incidents, and near misses.
- Participate in root cause analysis and corrective action development.
- Support emergency response planning, evacuation drills, and safety preparedness activities.
- Help track corrective actions to completion.
Monitoring, Reporting & Documentation
- Conduct routine safety, environmental, and housekeeping inspections.
- Collect, organize, and analyze EHS performance metrics.
- Assist with maintaining records related to training, inspections, incidents, audits, and regulatory compliance.
- Support management reporting and continuous improvement tracking.
Continuous Improvement & Project Support
- Participate in EHS improvement projects and operational excellence initiatives.
- Assist with 5S, Lean Manufacturing, and sustainability projects.
- Support EHS audits and assessments and help track action items through closure.
- Contribute ideas and recommendations for improving safety, compliance, and environmental performance.
Who You Are:
You stay aligned with your goals and stay productive. You make new connections and establish relationships in other areas and teams. You drill down to root causes to gather relevant information. You research initiatives and try innovative approaches. You Consult diverse resources and ask more questions
For This Role, You Will Need:
- Currently pursuing an Associate's or Bachelor's degree
- An interest in safety
- Commitment to a full time (40 hours a week) intern/co-op experience in Reno, NV.
Preferred Qualifications that Set You Apart:
- An interest in both EHS compliance and manufacturing engineering
- Excellent computer skills and a technical proficiency that includes strong data gathering skills, expertise, interpretation, and reporting
- Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and written.
- Leadership experience
- Previous related experience, including internships or co-ops
Our Offer To You:
We recognize the importance of employee wellbeing and know that to do your best you must have flexible, competitive benefits plans to meet you and your family’s physical, mental, financial, and social needs. We provide, a variety of medical insurance plans, with dental and vision coverage, Employee Assistance Program, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, employee resource groups, recognition, and much more. Our culture prioritizes work-life balance and offers flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave (maternal and paternal), vacation and holiday leave.
At Emerson, we are committed to fostering a culture where every employee is valued and respected for their unique experiences and perspectives. We believe a diverse and inclusive work environment contributes to the rich exchange of ideas and diversity of thoughts, that inspires innovation and brings the best solutions to our customers.
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About Us
WHY EMERSON
Our Commitment to Our People
At Emerson, we are motivated by a spirit of collaboration that helps our diverse, multicultural teams across the world drive innovation that makes the world healthier, safer, smarter, and more sustainable. And we want you to join us in our bold aspiration.
We have built an engaged community of inquisitive, dedicated people who thrive knowing they are welcomed, trusted, celebrated, and empowered to solve the world’s most complex problems — for our customers, our communities, and the planet. You’ll contribute to this vital work while further developing your skills through our award-winning employee development programs. We are a proud corporate citizen in every city where we operate and are committed to our people, our communities, and the world at large. We take this responsibility seriously and strive to make a positive impact through every endeavor.
At Emerson, you’ll see firsthand that our people are at the center of everything we do. So, let’s go. Let’s think differently. Learn, collaborate, and grow. Seek opportunity. Push boundaries. Be empowered to make things better. Speed up to break through. Let’s go, together.
Work Authorization
Emerson will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1(including those with OPT or CPT) , H-1, H-2, L-1, B, J or TN, or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Emerson is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. We are committed to providing a workplace free of any discrimination or harassment.
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ABOUT EMERSON
Emerson is a global leader in automation technology and software. Through our deep domain expertise and legacy of flawless execution, Emerson helps customers in critical industries like life sciences, energy, power and renewables, chemical and advanced factory automation operate more sustainably while improving productivity, energy security and reliability.
With global operations and a comprehensive portfolio of software and technology, we are helping companies implement digital transformation to measurably improve their operations, conserve valuable resources and enhance their safety.
We offer equitable opportunities, celebrate diversity, and embrace challenges with confidence that, together, we can make an impact across a broad spectrum of countries and industries. Whether you’re an established professional looking for a career change, an undergraduate student exploring possibilities, or a recent graduate with an advanced degree, you’ll find your chance to make a difference with Emerson. Join our team – let’s go!
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