We’re looking for an Environmental Intern to join our American Ordnance team located in Middletown, IA. This role provides hands-on experience in environmental compliance, sustainability initiatives, and regulatory reporting within a manufacturing environment. The intern will assist with ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local environmental regulations, including those established by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), while supporting continuous improvement in environmental performance.

As the Environmental Intern, here’s the work you’ll do:

• Assist with environmental compliance audits and facility inspections.
• Support air, water, and waste regulatory reporting and recordkeeping.
• Help maintain permits and compliance documentation (air permits, stormwater permits, waste manifests, etc.).
• Assist with hazardous waste management activities.
• Track and analyze environmental performance data (energy use, water consumption, waste generation).

This role is for you if you have these skills:

• Understand regulatory compliance requirements in manufacturing.
• Gain experience in industrial hazard identification and risk mitigation.
• Develop professional communication skills within a production environment.
• Apply classroom knowledge to real-world safety challenges.
• Strong attention to detail and analytical skills.  Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

And if you have these qualifications: 

• Currently pursuing a degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Sustainability, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
• Great attitude and team player.
• Successful completion of background and drug screening process.

Candidates may be required to satisfy additional job-related requirements, including those established and controlled by third parties, as part of the selection process.

In compliance with this state’s pay transparency laws, the salary range for this role is $22.00 - $ 24.00. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. (The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements).

We care about our employees and it shows!  Our staff receive a competitive salary and a 401(k).

To ensure a safe work environment while meeting the physical demands of the job, you must be able to perform the following physical and mental tasks, with or without a reasonable accommodation:

• Visual acuity (e.g., needed to prepare and analyze data, to transcribe documents, to view a computer, to read, to inspect objects, to operate machinery.
• Balancing (e.g. maintaining equilibrium when walking, climbing, crouching, etc.)
• Stooping (e.g. bending the spine at the waist)
• Reaching (e.g. reaching the arms or legs in any direction)
• Walking
• Repetitive motion of any part of the body
• Kneeling, crouching or crawling
• Pushing or pulling (e.g. using a part of your body to press against something in a downward or outward direction or in a dragging or hauling motion)
• Manual Dexterity (e.g. picking, pinching, typing, or other working that uses fingers)
• Grasping (e.g. use of hand to apply pressure)
• Feeling (e.g. perceiving an object’s size, shape, texture, etc.)
• Climbing (e.g. ascending/descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, pole, etc. using feet and legs and hands/arms to climb)
• Hearing
• Talking
• Capacity to think, concentrate and focus for long periods of time.
• Ability to read complex documents in the English language.
• Capacity to reason and make sound decisions.
• Ability to write complex documents in the English language.
• Capacity to express thoughts orally.