Title:  2026 Summer Internship - Industrial Hygiene - Site Locations

What You Will Do

Over the course of our 10-12 week internship experience you will have the opportunity to work directly with a mentor in Health & Safety and/or Industrial Hygiene while finding solutions to real world problems.  Interact directly with our company leaders to discuss tactical steps to reduce workplace exposure and help keep our workplace safe and healthy.  You will gain the skills and knowledge to become future leaders in the mining industry.  Building a lasting professional network through social events and engaging activities.

Industrial Hygienists play a critical role in evaluating and reducing workplace exposures to physical and chemical hazards.  As part of your internship, you will get hands on experience in: 

• Collecting air, vapors, diesel particulate matter (DPM) acid mist, and dust samples for analysis in various environments including mine, processing and downstream processing operations. 
• Helping analyze industrial hygiene data. 
• Work alongside experienced health & safety professionals and hygienist to understand the various mining, processing or manufacturing processes and the hazards associated with these. 
• Using data collection and monitoring equipment in the field including, dosimeters, air sampling pumps, field chemical testing kits, radiation etc. 
• Helping increase compliance and developing solutions for exposure reduction. 
• Assisting with conducting personal noise dosimetry and ventilation surveys for employees. 
• Evaluating areas for safety compliance. 
• Collaborating with operations and site leadership to implement hazard controls. 
• Creating sustaining health & safety programs. 
• Assisting groups in safety related concerns and apply regulatory standards (PELs, TLVs, etc.) and reporting findings along with any recommendations to eliminate and/or control safety and health hazards. 
• Industrial Hygiene interns will have projects related to assessing the impact that a particular job or work environment could have on the health and well-being of our employees.  Most projects would include assessing potential physical or chemical exposure risks and methods to mitigate those exposures. 
• Performing other duties as required. 

What You Bring To Freeport

• Currently enrolled full-time at an accredited four-year university pursuing a degree, bachelor’s or higher, in an appropriate Health & Safety, Industrial Hygiene or closely related field; OR 
• Recent graduate (within 12 months prior to internship start date) with a degree, bachelor’s or higher, in Health & Safety, Industrial Hygiene or closely related field. 
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office applications including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. 
• Possesses strong data analysis and problem solving skills. 
• Highly accurate and detail oriented. 
• Possesses strong oral and written communication skills. 
• Demonstrates initiative, organizational skills and ability to work well under pressure. 
• Demonstrates ability to collaborate and work effectively in a team. 

Preferred Qualifications