2026 EHS Intern - Portland, OR

The EHS Intern is "hosted" by the EHS Department at one of our manufacturing / distribution facilities, or headquarters. The identified candidate will start this internship in May of 2026 at our Portland, OR site.

Position Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, assisting the EHS Manager with :

Implementing safety related programs at the site

Employee training

Coordination of safety and occupational health projects

Promoting safe actions throughout the organization

Analyzing accident and incident records

Special projects as identified by the Safety Manager

Job duties include contact with other employees and access confidential and proprietary information and / or other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company's staff, employees, and business relationships.

Minimum Requirement

Must be enrolled in a college or university at the time of the internship or co-op program

Must have a minimum overall GPA of 2.8

Must have at least one (1) year of work experience using Microsoft Office products such as Word, Excel and Power Point

Preferred Qualifications

Environmental Health & Safety, Occupational Health, or related majors

Previous Internship / Co-op experience within Sherwin-Williams.

Previous Internship, Co-op or work experience in a related field

Previous internship or co-op experience in the Sherwin-Williams Global Supply Chain Division

Have previous experience working in a team-oriented setting including work experience, extracurricular activities, military service, etc.

Be a rising or current junior or senior in college or university at the start of the internship program