Co-Op Environmental Engineering Assembly Plant

onsite
: this role is categorized as onsite. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to oshawa assembly on a full-time basis

general motors is reinventing itself as a company. We are driving forward accelerating change and opening the door to new thinking and advanced technology. Our vision is to design build and sell the worlds best vehicles. General motors of canada strives for an open interactive and dynamic work environment that promotes a rapid exchange of ideas and information. Our employees represent a true cross-section of cultures demographics and lifestyles which help general motors to succeed worldwide.

General motors of canada is looking for qualified candidates who have the ideas and ambition to drive gm forward as a faster moving more agile highly innovative manufacturer and marketer of automotive components and vehicles.

general motors of canada is committed to protecting human health and the environment and driving continuous improvement. Join our environmental team to gain experience in support of maintaining compliance implementing best-practices work standardization and training across a multitude of gm global manufacturing and non-manufacturing operations.

interested in joining a company that is driving the future of the automotive industry the internship you have been looking for may be waiting for you at general motors of canada.

general motors of canada company oshawa campus is inviting applications from engineering & science students for one (1) environmental engineering 16 month internship position. This is an opportunity to jump‑start your career by gaining valuable professional experience within a manufacturing environment. With the recent investment of over c $1 billion into gm oshawa to begin making pick‑up trucks the plant has ramped up to full production.

The gm oshawa truck manufacturing will play a key part in funding gms all electric future. The intern will be assigned to support the oshawa t1 truck manufacturing operations and the oshawa oem stamped products and service operations (stamping welding and warehousing of aftermarket parts) for the entire duration of the 16 month internship program. The intern will also have the opportunity to engage with our environmental team at the oshawa canadian technical centre and corporate environmental team supporting general motors sites across canada.

the preferred candidate will be a self‑motivated confident engineering student with strong problem solving interpersonal and communication skills. You will be required to work with minimal supervision and will be expected to continually improve the operation for their area. Also you must have a valid unrestricted drivers licence.

the environmental team consists of highly trained environmental professionals who serve as a first‑line resource for our manufacturing and non‑manufacturing business partners. We are proficient at implementing robust environmental and sustainability practices into daily business decisions and operations to comply with applicable environmental laws and regulations while fostering community connections.

we work collaboratively with our service suppliers community partners regulatory agencies environmental consultants and legal counsel staff.

• coordinate industrial process wastewater and stormwater programs in compliance with local by‑laws and ontario ministry of environment (mecp) environmental compliance approval (eca).
• oversee industrial wastewater & stormwater management system (wastewater discharge detention ponds) sampling and 3rd party analytical program.
• support environmental compliance and initiatives related to plant operations including wastewater discharge storm water management air emissions sewer systems chemical usage invoice validation and waste management/recycling programs.
• support federal provincial and regional environmental reporting such as national pollutant release inventory (npri) greenhouse gas (ghg) regenerative thermal oxidizer (rto) temperature and regional semi‑annual wastewater discharge.
• support development implementation and continuous improvement of multiple iso…