Job Description
Job Description
Hi, I'm Adam, looking for a Summer 2025 Health & Safety Intern.
Who Am I? I am active on the floor and passionate about the "customer service" side of safety. Always striving to provide the departments we serve with the best possible service/solutions/assistance.
What Do We Do? Business Unit: Health & Safety
The H&S Team manages safety for the Reading Mill. We provide guidance through personal interactions, written policies, and educational materials.
Ongoing Projects Ongoing projects for my team (not necessarily an intern)
- machine guarding assessments for compliance with ANSI B11.19
- monthly audits against our written policies
- reviewing our written policies and procedures
- industrial hygiene work
- working with engineering and contractors to provide safe work practices for their work
- working with employees to better understand their tasks and provide management with direction to improve the safety of tasks conducted on the floor
- injury and near-miss investigation
Your Role as an Intern You will be a part of a dynamic team, supporting the following tasks:
Some specifics include:
- radiation survey
- hex chrome sampling
- noise sampling
- Fall protection survey
- List of task done under interlock
- PPE posters for each department
Our Value Proposition This position will allow you to develop and build expertise in the following core skills:
- Adaptability - You will track, prioritize, and drive multiple concurrent projects to success, while working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Problem Solving - Develop your critical thinking and analytical skills to assess safety in the manufacturing environment, recommend solutions or next steps, and identify best practices to achieve the value of ZERO injuries.
- Active Learner - Ability and appetite to learn quickly is critical as you expand your knowledge and build your skill sets.
- Communication - Create effective verbal and written communications in and across project teams. Organize and present results to small and large audiences throughout the organization.
- Collaboration - You will work closely with multiple departments and teams on the manufacturing floor, requiring strong partnership skills.
What Do We Require? You must be:
- Currently enrolled in a bachelors degree or masters degree program majoring in Safety Sciences, Health and Safety or related field
- Candidates must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
- Ideal candidates will possess the following characteristics: Coach and educator, problem solver, organized, ready to spend plenty of time on the operations floor
- Minimum 3.0 GPA
- Willing and able to work on-site at our Reading, PA location.
- Applicants MUST be US Citizens or Green Card Holders due to Carpenter's government contracts.
Pay Range Hourly rates are based on: 1 - Program of study; 2 - Degree type (i.e., Bachelor's); 3 - Progression in degree (i.e., 1st year, 2nd year, etc.). The range for this position is $21.00-$25.00 per hour for bachelors students $30.00 - $35.00 per hour for masters students.
Commuting/Housing Assistance (If Eligible) Interns who must commute to work from outside the immediate Reading, PA area (over 50 miles one-way), will be paid a one-time lump sum payment of $2,400 (less applicable taxes) as excessive commute allowance. Interns who choose to temporarily relocate from outside the immediate Reading, PA area (moving over 50 miles one-way), will be paid a one-time lump sum payment of $4,800 (less applicable taxes) as a housing allowance. If applicable, this payment would be made during the first payroll cycle, which would be three or four weeks following the internship start date.
Carpenters Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging At Carpenter Technology, We Are One Company for All.
Carpenter Technology has a culture that builds on the different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives of all employees to drive performance. Our commitment to diversity, inclusion, and belonging is woven into our Core Values of dignity and respect for all. By embracing our diverse perspectives, we accelerate the creation of innovative solutions that deliver value to our customers.
Carpenter Technology Company offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package including life, medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, disability coverage, 401k with company contributions as well as many other options to employees.
Carpenter Technology Corporation's policy is to fully and effectively maintain a program of equal employment opportunity and nondiscrimination for all employees, to employ affirmative action for all protected classes, and to recruit and develop the best qualified persons available regardless of age, race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, political affiliation or any other characteristic protected by law. The Company also will recruit, develop and provide opportunities for qualified persons with disabilities and protected veterans.
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