Health & Safety Engineer Intern

GM Performance Power Units – Concord, NC

Health and Safety Engineer Intern – Onsite

Date of Internship: Summer 2027

Job Summary: GM Performance Power Units is seeking a Health & Safety Engineering Summer Intern to support the Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) team across manufacturing, laboratory, test, and facility operations. This internship provides field-based experience with workplace safety, risk assessments, compliance activities, and safety programs in a high-performance engineering and manufacturing environment. You’llhelp keep our workplace safe, learn from experienced safety professionals, and build skills in the safety field such as hazard recognition and risk assessment.

• Support safety consultation activities for Manufacturing, Test, Quality, Facilities, Maintenance, and other operational functions.
• Assist with workplace observations and hazard assessments to identify unsafe conditions, workplace hazards, and opportunities for risk reduction.
• Support the development of practical guidance on safety requirements, risk reduction measures, and workplace controls.
• Assist with employee and contractor safety engagement related to safe work practices and compliance expectations.
• Support incident and near-miss investigations through fact gathering, contributing factor identification, documentation, and corrective action follow-up.
• Assist with evaluations of specific occupational hazards, including machine safety, PPE, material handling, chemicals, ergonomics, compressed gases, and other workplace exposures.
• Support safety reviews for new or modified equipment, equipment installations, maintenance activities, testing operations, and other higher-risk work.
• Assist with the development and delivery of safety training, toolbox talks, and employee awareness activities.
• Support compliance assessments to evaluate adherence to established workplace requirements, procedures, and applicable safety requirements.
• Participate in formal inspections, internal audits, regulatory readiness activities, emergency preparedness activities and safety drills, and other compliance assurance efforts.
• Assist with maintaining safety records and documentation, including assessment results, investigation records, inspection findings, and supporting program documentation.
• Additional tasks as needed.

• Complete a health and safety project during the course of the internship.
  • Examples may include:
    • Supporting an occupational hygiene or workplace exposure assessment.
    • Developing or improving a safety training or employee communication program.
    • Evaluating a specific workplace hazard or safety process and recommending improvements.

• Current college/university students seekingdegrees inOccupational
  
  Health&Safety,Environmental Management, Fire Science,Industrial Hygiene, Emergency Maintenanceora related field.
• Interest in occupational health and safety, manufacturing safety, risk management, or workplace compliance.
• Basic understanding of workplace safety principles through academic coursework, projects, internships, or other relevant experience.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint.
• Strong organizational, analytical, problem-solving, and documentation skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate with employees, engineers, technicians, supervisors, and leaders.
• Comfortable spending time in active manufacturing, laboratory, test, and facility environments.
• Ability to manage assigned projects and responsibilities with guidance from the EHS team.

• Coursework related to occupational safety, industrial hygiene, ergonomics, risk assessment, engineering, environmental…