Newport News Shipbuilding, A Division of HII ยท 1 day ago
HEALTH AND SAFETY SKILLBRIDGE INTERN
Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of HII, is the largest industrial employer in Virginia, focusing on the design and construction of U.S. Navy vessels. The Health and Safety Skillbridge Intern will gain real-world experience while identifying hazardous workplace conditions and ensuring compliance with safety standards.
Defense & Space
Responsibilities
Identifies hazardous workplace conditions and takes preliminary samples and measurements of hazardous forces and toxic substances, removes hazards and/or protects employees by guarding, revising work procedures, and training or requiring use of protective clothing and personal protective equipment
Takes effective steps to ensure that workplace conditions comply with applicable federal and state occupational safety and health standard provisions of any labor agreement, ensuring that all required records are prepared and maintained
Participates in Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) inspections and in any procedures that may follow a citation
Investigates, prepares, and forwards as required reports on injuries and fatalities
Conducts safe work procedures training courses
Qualification
Required
Active-Duty Military ONLY within final 180 days of active-duty service
Transitioning Military candidates can begin applying within final 12 months of military service
Education and Experience dependent on Program of Instruction
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits including: medical, prescription drug, dental and vision plan choices, on-site health centers, tele-medicine, wellness resources, employee assistance programs, savings plan options (401K), financial education and planning tools, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, employee discounts, early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships, and more.
Company
Newport News Shipbuilding, A Division of HII
For 137 years, the ships built at Newport News Shipbuilding, like the American shipbuilders who built them, have served our nation in peace and war, in times of adversity and in times of abundance.