COOP-Winter 2025-Environment, Health & Safety Student

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Who we are:

At Pratt & Whitney, we believe that powered flight has transformed and will continue to transform the world.  Thats why we work with an explorers heart and a perfectionist’s grit to design, build, and service worlds most advanced aircraft engines.  We do this across a diverse portfolio including Commercial Engines, Military Engines, Business Aviation, General Aviation, Regional Aviation, and Helicopter Aviation and as a way of turning possibilities into realities for our customers. This is how we at Pratt & Whitney approach our work, and this is why we are inspired to go beyond.

Whether you are currently a bachelor’s or masters degree, we can help you harness your potential, advance your skills and make the impossible a reality. If you are currently enrolled in a Canadian university, now is the moment to start a career path that can drive impact and innovation for generations to come.

At Pratt & Whitney, the difference you make is on display every day. Just look up. Are you ready to go beyond?

Internship dates: January 6 to April 25th, 2025

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Our expectations:

The EHS student has a unique opportunity to work equally in both an office setting and on the manufacturing plant floor. The student will work as part of a small site-specific Environment, Health & Safety team to support environmental and safety initiatives for the site, taking direction from the Plant 41 EH&S team. The student may have occasional outdoor work and will be exposed to both team and independent tasks.

What your day to day will look like:

• The successful candidate will be placed in the EH&S department and will be supporting the Halifax Operation in its goal to achieve 100 compliance to corporate and regulatory EH&S requirements, including closing out actions that were identified during previous audits.
• To help drive a focus toward sustainable practices, the successful candidate will assist with identifying and implementing best practices for reduction of waste, water use and energy consumption.
• The successful candidate will also be providing support for EH&S programs related to risk identification and mitigation, including ergonomics and chemical exposures.
• Work may include leading projects with such focus as wastewater discharge compliance, worker chemical exposures, carbon footprint reduction, and overall risk reduction initiatives.
• The student may be assisting with development of business case documents for proposed capital projects related to environment, health and safety, including initial data gathering, communicating with potential vendors, preparing budget estimates, project scheduling, and writing proposals.
• The student may assist with developing EH&S training materials and communicating initiatives to employees. In addition, the student may assist with incident investigations, trending and implementation of corrective actions.
• Work will require communicating often and directly with plant employees on the shop floor, as well as with management and production supervisors.
• The student will be required to attend, and actively participate in, various committee meetings (sustainable factory, industrial hygiene, joint occupational health and safety, change management, etc.). 

What you need to be successful:

Must haves:

• Be eligible to work in Canada.

• Be enrolled in a Canadian university throughout your internship.

• Be able to work on-site in the province where you are hired if applicable.

• The candidate must be enrolled in the Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering or Industrial Engineering program.

Assets:

• Comfortable working in a manufacturing environment and be able to demonstrate a commitment to EH&S.

• A team player complemented by strong individual initiative.

• The ability to multi-task and manage changing priorities.

Work Environment

The EHS student has a unique opportunity to work equally in both an office setting and on the manufacturing plant floor. The student will work as part of a small site-specific Environment, Health & Safety team to support environmental and safety initiatives for the site, taking direction from the Plant 41 EH&S team. The student may have occasional outdoor work and will be exposed to both team and independent tasks.

What my role type is:

Onsite only – day shift

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

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