Safety Intern - Summer 2025
Nucor Corporation

Job Info

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Job Details

Division: Trademark Metals Recycling LLC

Location: Tampa, FL, United States

Other Available Locations: Florida

About Us

Trademark Metals Recycling is a division of the Nucor Corporation is a Fortune 150 company, known for being North America's leader in designing, manufacturing, and recycling steel and steel products with a history of long-term sustainability and stability. Fortune Magazine recently ranked Nucor No. 1 on their list of the World's Most Admired Companies in our industry. The key to Nucor's success is that we care about the safety and well-being of our teammates and customers, the health and protection of our environment, and the relationships we establish in the communities where we live and work. At the heart of every Nucor division are the dedicated people who make up our team. We are seeking a creative, motivated, and dedicated teammate to join our team. We offer you a challenging and rewarding work environment where you can contribute to the success of over 30,000 Nucor teammates.

Basic Job Functions:

Safety is the most important part of all jobs within Nucor; therefore, candidates must be able to demonstrate the ability to initiate, lead, and uphold safety policies, practices, procedures, and housekeeping standards at all times.

OPEN TO TAMPA, ORLANDO, AND MIAMI

Under the direction of and reporting to the Safety Director, the Safety Intern learns the basics of the scrap metal recycling industry. The Intern will be given various safety projects, as well as the opportunity to be involved with day-to-day safety activities of the safety and production groups.

This position will focus on safety system improvements and related projects such as (but not limited to):

• Completion of job hazard analysis
• Completion of hazard assessments for PPE requirements
• Analyzing key metrics such as incident trends, near misses, behavior observations and audit findings
• Make periodic field visits to conduct safety inspections and special projects
• Develop safety training resources and conduct training session at a company facility
• Working extensively in company's EHS management software system and SharePoint
• Review existing programs and make recommendations for improvement

Minimum Requirements:

• Must be pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in Occupational Health & Safety, Industrial Hygiene, or closely related field
• Must have completed sophomore year in the major program of study
• Ability, willingness, and desire to work in a hands-on, industrial environment
• Ability and willingness to work outside in an industrial environment
• Ability to build relationships, collaborate and work efficiently with team members
• Ability to communicate verbally and/or through written communication with team members
• Ability to travel weekly up to 70% of the time to various facilities
• Must provide your own mode of reliable transportation
• Ability to book hotel reservations, with expenses reimbursed

Preferred Qualifications:

• Intermediate skills in Excel, Power Point, and Word, and accurate data entry skills
• Excellent attention to detail with the ability to identify problems and develop alternative solutions to complete the task
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to meet deadlines and prioritize workload
• Previous internship experience
• Previous leadership experience
• Willingness and ability to relocate post-graduation

Nucor is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - M/F/Disabled/Vets - and a drug - free workplace

Nearest Major Market: Tampa

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