Wärtsilä is looking for an EHS Intern to support daily Environmental, Health & Safety operations at our Monterrey plants. You will gain practical, hands-on experience in an industrial setting, contributing to field activities, data management, and employee engagement initiatives that drive regulatory compliance and incident prevention.
What You'll Do
- Participate in safety inspections to identify unsafe conditions and behaviors.
- Support verification of PPE usage, housekeeping standards, and safe work practices.
- Assist in monitoring compliance with internal EHS rules, corporate standards, and client requirements.
- Support follow-up of corrective and preventive actions from inspections, audits, and incidents.
- Assist in documenting incidents, near misses, and hazard observations.
- Support basic data collection for incident investigations and risk assessments.
- Assist in updating job hazard analyses and risk assessments under supervision.
- Support tracking of EHS KPIs such as safety inspections, near-miss reporting, and training completion.
- Maintain organized digital and physical EHS documentation.
- Support preparation of toolbox talks, safety campaigns, and internal communications.
- Assist in organizing EHS training sessions and tracking attendance.
- Support basic environmental controls, including waste segregation and chemical storage checks.
- Assist in maintaining Safety Data Sheets and chemical inventories.
- Support preparation activities for internal and external audits.
What We're Looking For
- Recent graduate or in the last semester of a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Safety Engineering, or a related field.
- Availability to work full-time.
- Interest in Environmental, Health & Safety topics within an industrial environment.
- Basic knowledge of occupational safety and environmental principles at an academic level.
- Good organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Basic proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
- Ability to communicate clearly and work collaboratively with different teams.
- Willingness to perform field activities in a plant environment.
Technical Stack
- Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
Benefits & Compensation
- Practical exposure to EHS operations in a multinational industrial company.
- Hands-on experience with safety inspections, audits, and risk management activities.
- Learning opportunities in regulatory compliance, EHS KPIs, and continuous improvement processes.
- Development of professional skills in data management, reporting, and workplace communication.
- Mentorship and guidance from experienced EHS professionals.
- Opportunity to apply academic knowledge in real-world industrial scenarios.
Work Mode
This is an onsite position based in Monterrey.
At Wärtsilä we value, respect and embrace all our differences, and are committed to diversity, inclusion and equal employment opportunities; everyone can be their true self and succeed based on their job-relevant merits and abilities.
