Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Intern Summer 2027

• Location: Savanna Illinois

• Pay: $26.00 per hour

• Program start: Tuesday May 25 2027 with limited flexibility for academic calendars

• Duration: 10 weeks with the possibility of extending up to two additional weeks based on business needs and intern availability

• Schedule: Full time 40 hours per week on site

As an Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Intern at MacLean-Fogg you will connect classroom learning with the work of protecting people and the environment in a manufacturing business. You will work with EHS professionals and teams across the facility to understand risks gather useful information and support practical improvements.

You will take ownership of a meaningful project with guidance from an experienced team. Depending on your assignment you might help improve a hazard-reporting process analyze safety or environmental data support an ergonomic improvement or make training and work instructions easier to understand. At the end of the program you will present your work findings and recommendations to facility leadership.

One application connects you with the EHS internship assignments available at this manufacturing facility. Tell us which areas interest you. We will consider your interests coursework and experience alongside available projects and business needs.

Assignments vary by manufacturing facility and may include:

• Workplace Safety and Hazard Prevention: Help teams identify concerns understand how work is performed and follow through on improvements.

• Environmental Programs and Resource Use: Support projects involving waste water energy or environmental records under the direction of qualified team members.

• Occupational Health and Ergonomics: Learn how teams evaluate workplace conditions and improve tasks to reduce risk.

• EHS Data and Process Improvement: Organize information examine trends and help teams track the effectiveness of their actions.

• Training Communication and Employee Engagement: Help make safety and environmental information clear useful and relevant to daily work.

You do not need prior experience in these areas. Not every assignment is available at every location.

• Learn the facilitys products processes and EHS practices relevant to your assignment.

• Participate in supervised observations and reviews to understand tasks concerns and existing controls.

• Gather and organize data check its accuracy and help teams identify patterns or opportunities for improvement.

• Listen to employees and work with EHS operations maintenance and other teams to understand practical needs.

• Support project recommendations and help track assigned actions through completion.

• Help prepare clear training materials instructions or project communications for review by qualified team members.

• Handle sensitive information carefully and document observations accurately.

• Follow required training protective-equipment requirements and facility procedures; ask for guidance before unfamiliar work.

• Present your project results lessons and recommendations.

Your work will be supervised. You will not be expected to independently approve compliance decisions or perform hazardous activities without the required training and authorization.

• Enrollment in a bachelors or masters degree program in occupational or environmental health and safety safety science industrial hygiene environmental science engineering or a closely related technical field.

• Interest in protecting people and the environment in a manufacturing setting.

• Curiosity about how work is performed and willingness to ask questions before drawing conclusions.

• Ability to organize information check your work and explain your reasoning.

• Willingness to listen accept feedback and work respectfully with people in different roles.

• Availability for a full-time on-site summer internship. Limited start-date flexibility may be available for academic calendars.

All college class levels are welcome. Previous internship experience is not required. Coursework labs projects volunteering student activities and other jobs can demonstrate your potential.

• A cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.

• Coursework or projects involving safety environmental science human factors ergonomics statistics or manufacturing.

• Experience using Excel or another tool to organize and analyze information.

• Experience explaining a process developing instructions or helping a group adopt an improvement.

• Ownership of a project with a clear purpose and defined deliverable.

• Coaching and feedback from experienced team members.

• Practical experience connecting EHS principles with everyday manufacturing work.

• Opportunities to collaborate across functions and present your findings.

• A closer look at potential career paths in Environmental Health & Safety.

At approved locations eligible interns may receive a one-time $3000 taxable housing allowance. To qualify your available summer residence must be more than 50 miles from the worksite you must need temporary housing for the internship and you cannot receive equivalent company-provided housing or relocation support. Payment occurs after the internship begins and required documentation is complete.