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EHS Specialist jobs put F-1 students on CPT directly into compliance, hazard assessment, and regulatory reporting work that must connect to an active environmental health, safety, or occupational health program. Your DSO authorizes each CPT placement individually, so your offer letter and job description need to map clearly to your degree requirements before you start.
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Get Access To All JobsLocation: Savanna, Illinois
Pay: $26.00 per hour
Program start: Tuesday, May 25, 2027, with limited flexibility for academic calendars
Duration: 10 weeks, with the possibility of extending up to two additional weeks based on business needs and intern availability
Schedule: Full time, 40 hours per week, on site
Help Make Manufacturing Safer
As an Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Intern at MacLean-Fogg, you will connect classroom learning with the work of protecting people and the environment in a manufacturing business. You will work with EHS professionals and teams across the facility to understand risks, gather useful information, and support practical improvements.
You will take ownership of a meaningful project with guidance from an experienced team. Depending on your assignment, you might help improve a hazard-reporting process, analyze safety or environmental data, support an ergonomic improvement, or make training and work instructions easier to understand. At the end of the program, you will present your work, findings, and recommendations to facility leadership.
One application connects you with the EHS internship assignments available at this manufacturing facility. Tell us which areas interest you. We will consider your interests, coursework, and experience alongside available projects and business needs.
EHS Areas You Could Explore
Assignments vary by manufacturing facility and may include:
- Workplace Safety and Hazard Prevention: Help teams identify concerns, understand how work is performed, and follow through on improvements.
- Environmental Programs and Resource Use: Support projects involving waste, water, energy, or environmental records under the direction of qualified team members.
- Occupational Health and Ergonomics: Learn how teams evaluate workplace conditions and improve tasks to reduce risk.
- EHS Data and Process Improvement: Organize information, examine trends, and help teams track the effectiveness of their actions.
- Training, Communication, and Employee Engagement: Help make safety and environmental information clear, useful, and relevant to daily work.
You do not need prior experience in these areas. Not every assignment is available at every location.
What You Will Do
- Learn the facility's products, processes, and EHS practices relevant to your assignment.
- Participate in supervised observations and reviews to understand tasks, concerns, and existing controls.
- Gather and organize data, check its accuracy, and help teams identify patterns or opportunities for improvement.
- Listen to employees and work with EHS, operations, maintenance, and other teams to understand practical needs.
- Support project recommendations and help track assigned actions through completion.
- Help prepare clear training materials, instructions, or project communications for review by qualified team members.
- Handle sensitive information carefully and document observations accurately.
- Follow required training, protective-equipment requirements, and facility procedures; ask for guidance before unfamiliar work.
- Present your project results, lessons, and recommendations.
Your work will be supervised. You will not be expected to independently approve compliance decisions or perform hazardous activities without the required training and authorization.
What You Bring
- Enrollment in a bachelor's or master's degree program in occupational or environmental health and safety, safety science, industrial hygiene, environmental science, engineering, or a closely related technical field.
- Interest in protecting people and the environment in a manufacturing setting.
- Curiosity about how work is performed and willingness to ask questions before drawing conclusions.
- Ability to organize information, check your work, and explain your reasoning.
- Willingness to listen, accept feedback, and work respectfully with people in different roles.
- Availability for a full-time, on-site summer internship. Limited start-date flexibility may be available for academic calendars.
All college class levels are welcome. Previous internship experience is not required. Coursework, labs, projects, volunteering, student activities, and other jobs can demonstrate your potential.
Helpful, but Not Required
- A cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
- Coursework or projects involving safety, environmental science, human factors, ergonomics, statistics, or manufacturing.
- Experience using Excel or another tool to organize and analyze information.
- Experience explaining a process, developing instructions, or helping a group adopt an improvement.
What You Will Gain
- Ownership of a project with a clear purpose and defined deliverable.
- Coaching and feedback from experienced team members.
- Practical experience connecting EHS principles with everyday manufacturing work.
- Opportunities to collaborate across functions and present your findings.
- A closer look at potential career paths in Environmental, Health & Safety.
Housing Assistance
At approved locations, eligible interns may receive a one-time $3,000 taxable housing allowance. To qualify, your available summer residence must be more than 50 miles from the worksite, you must need temporary housing for the internship, and you cannot receive equivalent company-provided housing or relocation support. Payment occurs after the internship begins and required documentation is complete.
Location: Savanna, Illinois
Pay: $26.00 per hour
Program start: Tuesday, May 25, 2027, with limited flexibility for academic calendars
Duration: 10 weeks, with the possibility of extending up to two additional weeks based on business needs and intern availability
Schedule: Full time, 40 hours per week, on site
Help Make Manufacturing Safer
As an Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Intern at MacLean-Fogg, you will connect classroom learning with the work of protecting people and the environment in a manufacturing business. You will work with EHS professionals and teams across the facility to understand risks, gather useful information, and support practical improvements.
You will take ownership of a meaningful project with guidance from an experienced team. Depending on your assignment, you might help improve a hazard-reporting process, analyze safety or environmental data, support an ergonomic improvement, or make training and work instructions easier to understand. At the end of the program, you will present your work, findings, and recommendations to facility leadership.
One application connects you with the EHS internship assignments available at this manufacturing facility. Tell us which areas interest you. We will consider your interests, coursework, and experience alongside available projects and business needs.
EHS Areas You Could Explore
Assignments vary by manufacturing facility and may include:
- Workplace Safety and Hazard Prevention: Help teams identify concerns, understand how work is performed, and follow through on improvements.
- Environmental Programs and Resource Use: Support projects involving waste, water, energy, or environmental records under the direction of qualified team members.
- Occupational Health and Ergonomics: Learn how teams evaluate workplace conditions and improve tasks to reduce risk.
- EHS Data and Process Improvement: Organize information, examine trends, and help teams track the effectiveness of their actions.
- Training, Communication, and Employee Engagement: Help make safety and environmental information clear, useful, and relevant to daily work.
You do not need prior experience in these areas. Not every assignment is available at every location.
What You Will Do
- Learn the facility's products, processes, and EHS practices relevant to your assignment.
- Participate in supervised observations and reviews to understand tasks, concerns, and existing controls.
- Gather and organize data, check its accuracy, and help teams identify patterns or opportunities for improvement.
- Listen to employees and work with EHS, operations, maintenance, and other teams to understand practical needs.
- Support project recommendations and help track assigned actions through completion.
- Help prepare clear training materials, instructions, or project communications for review by qualified team members.
- Handle sensitive information carefully and document observations accurately.
- Follow required training, protective-equipment requirements, and facility procedures; ask for guidance before unfamiliar work.
- Present your project results, lessons, and recommendations.
Your work will be supervised. You will not be expected to independently approve compliance decisions or perform hazardous activities without the required training and authorization.
What You Bring
- Enrollment in a bachelor's or master's degree program in occupational or environmental health and safety, safety science, industrial hygiene, environmental science, engineering, or a closely related technical field.
- Interest in protecting people and the environment in a manufacturing setting.
- Curiosity about how work is performed and willingness to ask questions before drawing conclusions.
- Ability to organize information, check your work, and explain your reasoning.
- Willingness to listen, accept feedback, and work respectfully with people in different roles.
- Availability for a full-time, on-site summer internship. Limited start-date flexibility may be available for academic calendars.
All college class levels are welcome. Previous internship experience is not required. Coursework, labs, projects, volunteering, student activities, and other jobs can demonstrate your potential.
Helpful, but Not Required
- A cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
- Coursework or projects involving safety, environmental science, human factors, ergonomics, statistics, or manufacturing.
- Experience using Excel or another tool to organize and analyze information.
- Experience explaining a process, developing instructions, or helping a group adopt an improvement.
What You Will Gain
- Ownership of a project with a clear purpose and defined deliverable.
- Coaching and feedback from experienced team members.
- Practical experience connecting EHS principles with everyday manufacturing work.
- Opportunities to collaborate across functions and present your findings.
- A closer look at potential career paths in Environmental, Health & Safety.
Housing Assistance
At approved locations, eligible interns may receive a one-time $3,000 taxable housing allowance. To qualify, your available summer residence must be more than 50 miles from the worksite, you must need temporary housing for the internship, and you cannot receive equivalent company-provided housing or relocation support. Payment occurs after the internship begins and required documentation is complete.
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Get Access To All JobsEHS Specialist CPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Does EHS Specialist work qualify as a valid CPT placement for environmental or occupational health programs?
Yes, if your degree program includes coursework in environmental science, occupational safety, industrial hygiene, or a related field and the job duties map directly to that curriculum. Your DSO evaluates the fit based on your offer letter and degree requirements, not just the job title. Roles involving OSHA compliance, hazard assessments, or environmental reporting typically satisfy the integral-to-curriculum standard most schools apply.
What should the offer letter include for CPT authorization of an EHS Specialist role?
The letter needs a start date, end date, employer name and address, number of hours per week, and a description of specific duties. Vague language like 'general safety support' is rarely sufficient. List concrete tasks such as conducting job hazard analyses, maintaining OSHA 300 logs, performing air or noise monitoring, or supporting environmental permit compliance. Your DSO uses that detail to confirm the academic connection.
Can I do full-time CPT as an EHS Specialist without losing OPT eligibility?
You can, but 12 or more months of full-time CPT across your entire F-1 program history exhausts your OPT eligibility permanently. Part-time CPT, defined as 20 hours per week or fewer, doesn't count toward that limit regardless of how many semesters you use it. If you plan to use OPT after graduation, structure your EHS placements carefully and track cumulative full-time CPT hours with your DSO.
How do I find EHS Specialist employers who are already comfortable with CPT or F-1 work authorization?
Employers with a history of filing Labor Condition Applications or sponsoring H-1B visa workers have already built immigration compliance workflows and are less likely to withdraw an offer due to authorization confusion. Migrate Mate lets you search EHS-related roles filtered by employers with active DOL filing history, so you can focus your applications on companies that won't be surprised by your F-1 status.
Does my EHS Specialist CPT role need to be in the same state as my university?
No, CPT has no geographic restriction tied to your school's location. You can complete a CPT placement anywhere in the United States as long as your DSO authorizes it and the employer is a legitimate U.S. entity. That said, some schools have internal policies requiring advance notice for out-of-state placements, so confirm with your DSO before accepting a remote or distant in-person EHS role.