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2026 Environmental, Health, & Safety Summer Internship - Zeeland, MI

City: Zeeland

We are Reckitt

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose. Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

Supply

Our supply chain is the backbone of our business. It's how we get our trusted products to people all over the world, safely and efficiently. And it's our talented and passionate teams that make this happen. If you're looking for a career in supply chain, there's no better place to be than Reckitt. We offer a variety of exciting opportunities in all areas of the supply chain, from planning and procurement to manufacturing and logistics. You could join our Global Supply Planning team to develop and implement our global supply strategy, or work with our Procurement Centre of Excellence team to negotiate and manage our supplier relationships. Our Manufacturing Excellence team help us improve the efficiency, quality and safety of our manufacturing operations, and our Logistics Excellence team develop new and innovative ways to distribute our products to customers.

About the role

As our 2026 Environmental & Sustainability Summer Intern, you will have an opportunity to lead a large-scale sustainability project and leave a lasting impact on a world class organization. With support from our EHS and Sustainability team, you will spearhead a process improvement within water, waste, and/or energy management. You will work closely with different teams on and off site, and work collaboratively to achieve a creative solution. Your improvement on sustainability within the organization will be measurable and the results will be reflected in key metrics. In addition to leading your project, you will gain valuable experience as a sustainability and EHS team member while being immersed in various sustainability related projects.

Your responsibilities

- Substantial experience in manufacturing, well-versed in 5S, TPM, and root cause analysis. - A strong track record of leadership and team management. - Comprehensive knowledge of manufacturing processes and experience leading factory employees. - Solution-oriented approach to complex challenges, with a focus on process improvement. - Business acumen, paired with expertise in supply chain management and production optimisation.

The experience we're looking for

- A hunger to learn manufacturing processes and experience leading factory employees.

- Solution-oriented approach to complex challenges, with a focus on process improvement.

- Business acumen, paired with expertise in supply chain management and production optimisation.

You’ll get to make an impact like never before. You’ll be responsible for your own projects - we can’t wait to listen to your ideas. The products you help us get out there will make people’s lives better. Our iconic brands will provide an incredible platform for you. And our dynamic, ownership-driven culture will help bring the very best out of you, every day.

The skills for success

You’ll have excellent communication skills - able to make your ideas understood in a variety of ways and at all levels. You’ll be able to interpret and find meaning in data and be proficient in MS Office. You’ll also be able to work independently, looking for opportunities to enhance and improve our manufacturing operations.

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way. We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

US salary ranges

This internship is $23.00/hour based on a 40-hour work week.

Internships will be in-person at our site in Zeeland, Michigan.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.

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