EHS Intern

Are you looking for an opportunity with plenty of growth potential? Do you enjoy working in an exciting, fast-paced, collaborative environment? Are you interested in working with the world’s most innovative companies to create a more connected world?

Connecting Continents. Impacting Communities.

The backbone of the Internet is a series of high-tech subsea fiber optic cables deployed throughout the globe - SubCom has deployed over 50% of them. Our employees ensure data communications networks are engineered, manufactured, deployed to the highest standards, enabling faster and more reliable connectivity to communities worldwide. Every member of the SubCom team plays a role in an end-to-end process that is critical to enterprises, governments, big cities, and rural towns.

We encourage, expect, and value creativity, thoughtful risk taking, openness to change, and diverse perspectives. Whether you’re a seasoned applicant seeking a new and exciting challenge, or you’re new to the workforce and looking for a flexible, rewarding, and fast-paced position with an innovative and stable organization (since 1953), SubCom has opportunities to advance your career.

Position Overview

SubCom is a company specializing in the engineering, manufacturing, and installation of subsea fiber optic data cables, has an Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) department that focuses on ensuring workplace safety and environmental protection. The EHS intern under the guidance of the EHS director will be responsible for developing a functional EHS database designed to aid the organization in the utilization and reporting of regulated & non-regulated chemicals throughout the organization from “cradle to grave” via the EHS SharePoint page. 

Responsibilities

• The Environmental, Health & Safety Intern will be responsible for reviewing, updating and organizing the SubCom. 
  • Safety Data Sheets & other related data. 
  • Inventory/aid in inventory of all chemicals across the organization 
• Ensure all SDS are current and accurate 
• Input into an internal database 
• Connect SDS to relevant reporting metrics 
• Archive old retired SDS’s  
• Work with site EHS lead to coordinate lab pack 
• Waste management & tracking 
  • Document the existing waste streams, profiles and end destinations  
  • Develop a centralized repository for sites to store track and manage manifests, waste logs & Bills of Lading.  

Qualifications

• Must have strong communication skills, willingness to learn and adapt, effective time management and a positive, professional demeanor. 
• Able to interface with internal Information Technology (IT) team.  
• Must be proficient in the use of Microsoft products (Excel, PowerPoint, Word. Etc.)  
• SharePoint knowledge is a plus but not required.  
• General knowledge of Job Safety Environmental Analysis (JSEA) 

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

Candidates for positions with SubCom must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Employment eligibility verification will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Our selection procedure is based on local, state and federal law.

Please be sure to attach a resume to your application. We are not able to consider applications without a resume.

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL EMPLOYER OPPORTUNITY

SubCom is committed to providing a work environment that prohibits discrimination on the basis of age, color, disability, ethnicity, marital status, national origin, race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability or any other characteristics protected by applicable law or regulation.

SubCom engineers, manufactures, and installs subsea fiber optic data cables - the unsung heroes of global communication. With an unrelenting focus on quality, reliability, and value, SubCom offers flexible end-to-end building blocks for the high-tech networks that are the backbone of the world's digital infrastructure. While the company’s origins date back to the mid-19th century, SubCom has deployed enough cable to circle the equator more than 25 times since its entry into the communications industry in 1955..

SUBCOM’S CORE VALUES

Quality - Accountability - Teamwork - Innovation