Occupational Health & Safety Intern - Denton

Occupational Health & Safety Intern - Denton

The Tetra Pak Internship Program is your pass to the professional world, offering you hands-on experience and valuable networking opportunities. You will experience real situations in the corporate world and develop on a personal and professional level. Upon joining our team, you will have the support of a network of colleagues and will be instructed and evaluated by a mentor, who will guide and accompany you in your day-to-day activities. In addition, we have an onboarding program designed to better prepare you to put your full potential into action. 

Duration: May 19, 2025 - November 14, 2025 

(Full-time from May 19 - August 15, then part-time max. 20 hours/week) 

We are a seeking an Occupational, Health & Safety (OHS) Intern, who will be responsible for supporting local OHS systems in the Market Company to ensure compliance with OHS Policies and local legal requirements.  

In this role, you will be an individual contributor who will create an increased safety culture within the Market Company.

This position is based in Denton, TX. 

Salary Range: $21/hour 

Tetra Pak is not sponsoring work visas, relocation, or housing for these positions. 

What you will do

As Occupational, Health & Safety Intern you will:  

• Provide assistance to the OHS team in maintaining systems to support the site conformance with the OHS procedures and local legislation.  
• Support records of accidents and incidents and monitor completion of follow up actions via MyOHS. Collaborate along with teams supporting the investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.  
• Conduct risk assessments and identify potential hazards in the workplace. 
• Keeps procedures current to defined process standards and legal requirements. 
• Participate in safety inspections and audits to ensure compliance with regulations. 
• Maintain and update safety records and documentation.  
• Help organize health and safety training for employees. 
• Promotes timely communications, positive safety culture, and the involvement of all employees. 

We believe you have

• Working towards a Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health and Safety or related field.  
• Experience in Occupational, Health & Safety field in a construction or manufacturing environment, doing similar activities, such as managing the cultural change, ensuring legal compliance, and driving continuous improvement initiatives.  
• Experience working with OHS and OSHA’s standards.  
• Nice to have OSHA General Industry 10-hour course and the American Society of Safety Professionals ASP or OHST certification. Preferably to have experience in Food & Beverage industries.  
• You should: 
  • Have a strong customer focus. 
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). 
  • Fluency in speaking and writing English. 
  • Have good communication and stakeholders’ management skills. 
  • Have ability to travel up to 5% of the time. 

Steps of the process

• Application 
• Video interview 
• Final interview 
• Offer letter 
• Start on May 19, 2025