Safety Intern; Req Job Pleasant Valley New York USA,Engineering

Position: Safety Intern (Req #: 1281)
Location: Pleasant Valley

Peckham Industries

Location: Pleasant Valley, NY

Pay Range: $22.00 - $22.00

Salary Interval: Intern

Description:
Application Instructions

About Us:

Peckham Industries Inc. (PII) has been a family-run business since 1924 and we believe our “family by choice” ethos delivers value as the trusted supplier of construction materials, products, and services in the communities we serve. Through our extensive network of hot mix asphalt plants, quarries, and liquid asphalt terminals, PII delivers the highest quality materials and custom solutions to thousands of road construction and road maintenance customers.

In addition, the company’s construction operations include paving and road reclamation services, as well as precast/prestressed concrete production and erection of multi-level parking structures, specialty buildings, and bridge components.

Become part of our mission by realizing your purpose, serving our community interests, and delivering growth for our customers. Peckham Industries educates, innovates, and applies technology in a way that is safe, sustainable, inclusive, and profitable.

Position Description

Job Summary:

Peckham’s paid Internship Program is designed to add practical, relevant experience to your field of study while welcoming you into our family by choice culture. The Safety Intern will support the Safety Team by assisting with key initiatives that enhance and maintain the company’s safety programs. This role provides an excellent opportunity to gain practical, hands-on experience that will contribute to a future career in occupational health and safety.

Essential Functions:

Safety always wins. Assist in the review, enhancement, and maintenance of company safety programs and documentation to ensure alignment with regulatory requirements, industry best practices, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Protect family and friends. Support the development, review, and standardization of Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures by evaluating existing processes, identifying gaps, and helping ensure procedures effectively protect employees from hazardous energy sources.

Results matter. Maintain and update the electronic Safety Data Sheet (SDS) inventory by verifying accuracy, ensuring accessibility, and supporting compliance with standards across all operational sites.

Measurement. Contribute to the creation of standardized Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) designed for consistency while allowing flexibility for site-specific operations, improving usability and adoption across multiple locations.

Compulsive tinkering. Assist in developing electronic safety forms and site-specific training materials that enhance documentation accuracy, streamline reporting, and support employee understanding of safety requirements and safe work practices.

Honesty and truth. Participate in field-based safety assessments within road construction, quarry operations, and Hot Mix Asphalt plant environments to gain hands-on experience identifying operational hazards and observing real-world safety controls.

Mastery. Support hazard recognition and risk management efforts by identifying potential safety risks, documenting observations, and contributing to risk assessments and corrective action recommendations.

This internship is well-suited for students pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health and Safety or other related disciplines. Candidates should have a strong interest in workplace safety, regulatory compliance, and field-based safety practices.

Only complete applications with all required attachments received by Monday, May 11, 2026, will be considered.

Position Requirements

Requirements, Education and Experience:

1. Excellent Attendance and Punctuality.

2. You are responsible for your own housing and reliable transportation.

3. Strict adherence to all safety protocol, OSHA safety rules and regulation required.

4. Current enrollment at an accredited college or university with a 3.0 or higher GPA

5. Successful submission of our online application by Monday, May 11, 2026, and:

• A cover letter or paragraph stating your major and what intrigues you about it.

• A resume including your Linked In profile, if you have one.

• One…


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