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EH&S Intern

10/3/2025

The intern will ensure compliance with environmental, health, and safety regulations while conducting workplace safety assessments and reviewing incident investigations. They will also assist in tracking corrective action plans and develop safety training modules.

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

1,001-5,000 employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

No

About The Company
Great Lakes Cheese is an award-winning, premier manufacturer and packager of natural and processed bulk, shredded, and sliced cheeses. As the nation’s leading natural cheese packager, Great Lakes Cheese serves grocery, club and super stores, as well as restaurant chains and foodservice distributors. The company has a national footprint with facilities in Ohio, New York, Tennessee, Utah, Wisconsin, and one under construction in Texas. Family- and employee-owned, Great Lakes Cheese celebrated their 60th year of business in 2018. Great Lakes Cheese was founded by Swiss immigrant, Hans Epprecht, who began his store-door delivery business in 1958. Since then, Great Lakes Cheese has grown to a multi-billion dollar revenue company. The company remains privately owned by the Epprecht Family and over 4,000 dedicated employee-owners. In 1998, the Epprecht Family established an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), which gives all employee-owners a shared 20% stake in the company.
About the Role

Job Overview

Great Lakes Cheese is seeking an Environmental, Health and Safety intern at our Plymouth, WI facility. At GLC, you have the opportunity to grow, optimize your performance and unlock your ambitions through positions in many areas of the organization. While working independently or in a team environment, you develop leadership and critical thinking skills to help build a foundation for your career. Internships at GLC allow students to gain real job experience and receive on-the-job training that focuses on our technologies and methodologies. From the start, interns are challenged to demonstrate their strengths and apply their knowledge to help us achieve our business strategy. This is a paid 10-week internship running from June through August of 2026. 

Job Responsibilities

  • Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local environmental, health, and safety regulations.
  • Complete weekly and annual refresher training as well as new employee orientation.
  • Actively guide and participate in efforts to promote safety awareness and increase proficiency of safe work practices.
  • Conduct workplace safety assessments.
  • Review incident investigations.
  • Conduct follow-up investigations.
  • Assist in tracking, monitoring and closing action items on corrective/preventative action plans.
  • Compile and communicate safety metrics.
  • Interpret data to formulate trend analyses.
  • Develop facility specific safety awareness training modules.
  • Maintain training documentation and records.
  • Review and update site procedures and policies as needed.
  • Participate in site/corporate audit process
  • Provide leadership and technical expertise to management and employees.

Required Education and Experience

  • Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety Management or related field.
  • Only undergraduate students will be considered for this role.
  • Minimum overall cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
  • Must be legally authorized to work for a company in the U.S. without sponsorship both now and in the future. 

Preferred Education and Experience

  • Problem solving skills.
  • Strong proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
  • Strong communication, presentation, and team skills.
  • Excellent organizational and time management skills.
  • Self-motivated with a high level of initiative, able to work well independently.

Working Conditions

• Work is performed in an office setting.
• Occasional exposure to industrial operations including: temperature extremes from approximately 35ºF to 100ºF; noise levels in excess of 85 dB; moisture and moving machinery.

EEOC & Disclaimer

Great Lakes Cheese is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer.
Key Skills
Problem Solving SkillsMicrosoft WordMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPointCommunication SkillsPresentation SkillsTeam SkillsOrganizational SkillsTime Management SkillsSelf-MotivatedInitiative
Categories
Environmental & SustainabilitySecurity & SafetyManufacturingAdministrative
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