Safety Intern

Your Story.

Are you an occupational safety student passionate about reducing workplace hazards and creating a healthier environment in a modern food manufacturing setting? If so, the Sargento Cheese Safety, Security and Risk Internship may be a great fit. You are enthusiastic, creative, analytical, collaborative and goal driven. You seek an opportunity to strengthen communication skills, think creatively, and build real-world safety knowledge in a collaborative environment. You will gain hands-on experience applying safety, security, and health principles, including industrial hygiene, ergonomics, incident investigation, safety program management, lockout/tagout, confined space, and other key safety programs.

Your Passion. Our Culture.

At Sargento, you work for a company you believe in, with a family of people who believe in you.  Our culture stems from a simple premise: Hire good people and treat them like family.  At Sargento, you can make decisions based on how they affect people as well as the long-term health of our company.  You will be encouraged to make a meaningful difference in the community, in the company and in your career.  With diverse experiences and tools to learn and develop, you can transform your aspirations into reality.  If you’re ready for the right place to belong and grow your career, you can find it here.

Benefits That Set Us Apart.

• Lead and own real and relevant projects aligned with business objectives 
• Gain valuable skills and experiences to be prepared for entry level opportunities 
• Mentorship and career development to learn and grow personally and professionally
• Volunteer in community service activities
•  Social professional networking experiences
• Flexible work week onsite Mondays through Thursdays and optional remote Fridays; plus, half day Fridays
• Nationally competitive compensation
• Paid relocation and housing
• 5 unpaid days off for interns and 10 unpaid days off for co-ops 
• 401(k) employer contribution top 1% in the nation 
• Discounts at the company cheese store and local attractions/events

Skills You Will Develop.

• Communication
• Critical Thinking
• Collaboration
• Cross-Functional
• Professionalism
• Leadership
• Technology
• Time Management

What You Do.

• Participate and lead Incident Root Cause Analysis Events.
• Develop new Safety Observations and Audits templates.
• Conduct trending analysis of incidents, near-misses and good catch events. Present findings to management while providing guidance on methods to reduce or eliminate risk.
• Participate in Factory Acceptance Tests for new equipment / assess for hazards.
• Aid in the development of Lock Out Tag Out procedures, provide insight to streamline training processes.
• Assist in overall monitoring with health and safety regulations (OSHA).
• Help coordinate and track EHS training programs.
• Assist with projects that enhance workplace safety culture and reduce risk.
• Support safety committee initiatives and activities.
• Assist with site audits, Food Defense audits and security tasks.
• Create standard operating procedures and visual indicators to make implementation of changes successful
• Gain familiarity with production processes and periodically participate in production activities
• Assist with completion of Job Safety Analysis and other standard work
• Conduct noise assessments or other industrial hygiene activities as needed
• Participate in Process Safety Management Activities such as Compliance Audits, Process Hazard Analysis or incident investigations as applicable

Your Education and Qualifications.

• Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in occupational safety and health, security and risk or other related field, having completed junior year prior to the start of internship.
• Must be able to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions from applicable safety standards is required.
• Must also be able to converse with other employees in a manner befitting company standards and cultural norms.
•  Proficiency in MS Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook) 
• Maintain confidentiality with respect to Sargento Cheese proprietary information
• Valid driver’s license, vehicle insurance, and vehicle required. There is no mass/public transit system to/from corporate housing location to company locations

Our Story.   

With over 2,400 employees and net sales of $1.8 billion, Sargento Foods is a family-owned company that has been a leader in cheese for more than 70 years. We created the world’s first, successful pre-packaged sliced and shredded natural cheeses. Sargento is based in Plymouth, Wisconsin, where we manufacture shredded, sliced and snack natural cheese products, as well as ingredients and sauces.  Sargento is known for the exceptional quality of our products and for product design, packaging and merchandising innovations that have transformed our industry.

To learn more about our culture and values, please visit our website at https://careers.sargento.com/us/en.