Job Description

Come join our team as a Safety Intern! We started with pastries handmade by Lois and Lloyd Martin inside of a garage and we have boomed into a multi-facility company where our many products are produced by machines and shipped domestically and internationally. Talk about a rich history and exciting future! As an employer of choice we offer physical, emotional, financial and professional benefits including 401k, disability insurance and paid holidays.

Summary: As a member of the Martin's Family, the Safety Intern w orks with safety team members to assist in day-to-day activities of the department to ensure a safety, healthy, and incident-free work environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned

• Assists in the investigation of incidents, prepares material, gathers evidence to determine the root cause
• Compiles incident reports and trends the information gathered from them to determine areas of improvement
• Prepares and arrange safety exhibits and material for display and promotional work
• Assists in the facilitation of the employee safety committee
• Compiles information gathered from the organization’s behavior based observation program to identify areas of improvement, determines corrective measures, assists in the implementation of the corrective measures and follow up.
• Interviews employers and employees to obtain information about workplace incidents and work environment.
• Develops, reviews, and updates written safety programs and trainings like Lockout/Tagout, Hazard Communication, Ladder Safety etc…
• Trains employees on a variety of safety topics.
• Inspects organization facilities to detect existing or potential hazards, determines corrective or preventative measures where indicated, and follows up to ensure measures have been implemented.
• Provides information, signs, posters, barriers, and other materials to warn of potential and actual safety hazards and to prevent access to hazardous conditions.
• Adheres to safety, food safety, and Good Manufacturing Practices regulations

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This job has no supervisory responsibilities

Education/Experience:

• Actively seeking a Bachelor’s degree in Safety at an accredited institution

Language Skills:

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Mathematical Skills:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Computer Skills:

• Intermediate level of Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and depth perception.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO)