Safety Intern (Spring 2026)

A good student experience is never hands-off. We are dedicated to fostering a dynamic learning environment where students actively engage in practical experiences throughout their time with us. From the beginning, students are entrusted with specific responsibilities, ensuring they play a significant role in their learning journey. As valued team members, students are also encouraged to share and implement their own ideas, enhancing both their personal growth and the collective success of the team.

Description:

• Occupational Safety positions are a mixture of engineering and regulatory compliance functions, with a heavy focus on problem solving and engagement across the organization. 
• The Occupational Safety Intern will work alongside our Production Safety teams to support and direct safety initiatives at Plant 10. 
• This position offers hands-on exposure in a dynamic fast paced manufacturing environment. 
• Interns will gain experience using safety management systems to keep and sustain a safe work environment for all BMW Associates. 
• Our department plays vital role in daily production, future projects, and innovation topics. 
• This role provides exposure to multiple areas of the automotive business including equipment design, controls, robots, programming, vehicle design, regulations, occupational health, workers comp, and a wide range of innovation topics (including 3D printing/additive manufacturing).   
• Utilize existing safety management system to sustain a safe working environment for BMW Associates.
• Assisting with the sustainability of existing programs and making efficiencies and modifications to existing procedures.
• Collaborate with Production, Planning, Maintenance to review submission to internal Change Management Process.
• Assist in audits, ergonomic evaluations, inspections, and investigations.
• Conduct research on potential vendors and innovative technology.
• Develop communication plans and training programs for new programs.
• Provide support for interactions with internal and external customers.
• Maintain project plan and task lists various individual and team projects.
• Create presentations and communication documents using Corporate Identity standards.
• Collaborate with Planning Group to safety and process optimization.

The Safety intern should expect to to contribute & improve in the following functions:

• Ergonomic Assessments, Equipment Safety, Pedestrian Safety Improvements, 
• Enhance safety buy-off procedure used for structure/building and equipment changes
• Refinement of Industrial Hygiene Program (Hearing Conservation)
• Support launch of new chemical inventory management system
• Create a standardized Risk Assessment Template for new equipment

Qualifications:

• Majoring in Occupational Safety, Environmental Health & Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Risk Management, or other engineering-based degrees. 
• MS Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
• Problem Solving skills
• Ability to Train Others
• Project leadership skills
• Project management and presentation skills
• Knowledge of occupational safety regarding technical automated equipment
• How to manage training in an eLearning environment (training tracking for large populations)
• How to organize and write equipment specifications
• Possess a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 (not just in major)
• Have enrolled student status at an accredited four-year college or university in the United States.
• Completed at least 30 credit hours at time of application.
• Ability to work full-time on-site (40 hours / week).
• Transfer students must have a GPA from current university.
• MUST ATTACH A COPY OF UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT
• Complete and pass a substance abuse test before the work term.
• THE WORK TERM DATES ARE January 12th – May 15th, 2026.

BMW Manufacturing Company is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of BMW MC to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all qualified persons regardless of age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.