EH&S Specialist

Support all Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) programs and issues to ensure the protection of employees from industrial accidents, occupational and environmental health hazards, and fire. Design, develop, interpret, recommend, and ensure compliance with environmental regulations and/or company policy in conjunction with one or more of the following areas: Workers Compensation, Occupational Health & Safety, Medical Assistance, or Environmental Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Safety verification on the operating floor (approx. 70% of role):
  • Verifies compliance with applicable safety requirements through direct, continuous observation of equipment, work practices, and conditions while production is running—access that is not available during core hours.
  • Identifies unsafe equipment and conditions and removes them from service immediately under delegated stop-work authority, then documents.
  • Acts first and reports after where personnel are at risk.
  • Observes work practices as they are actually performed rather than as procedures describe them, and coaches at the point of work.
  • Conducts scheduled inspections of equipment, systems, emergency provisions, and workplace conditions, and maintains the resulting inspection records to audit standard.
  • Uses uninterrupted off-shift hours for documentation, procedure development, and records work that cannot be completed during the operating day, producing drafts for day-shift review and approval.
  • Engages directly with off-shift crews to surface hazards and concerns that are not raised through daytime channels.
• Occupational health and emergency medical response (approx. 30% of role):
  • Serves as the sole trained emergency medical responder on site during the shift.
  • Assesses, treats within scope of practice, and makes independent decisions to arrange transport or activate emergency services without a supervising clinician available on site.
  • Maintains emergency medical and first aid readiness across the site: supplies, equipment condition and expiry, responder coverage across all areas and break rotations.
  • Maintains the occupational health surveillance status of off-shift employees, tracks who is due for required evaluation or testing, and coordinates scheduling into core hours where the provider is only available during the day.
  • Identifies off-shift tasks, processes, and exposures that daytime occupational health and hygiene activity does not capture, and ensures they are brought into scope.
• Incident response and evidence:
  • Responds to incidents in a dual capacity—treating the injured person and initiating the investigation—and maintains objectivity between the two.
  • Secures the scene, captures physical evidence, photographs conditions, and obtains witness accounts before the end of the shift, recognizing that off-shift evidence and witnesses are unavailable by the following morning.
  • Provides the complete factual investigation package to the client's EH&S lead, who retains the regulatory determination and reporting decision.
• Shift interface and escalation:
  • Produces a written shift record every shift, including shifts with no findings.
  • Distinguishes reliably between what to resolve independently and what to escalate, and escalates without delay anything requiring management authorization, expenditure, procurement, human resources involvement, external coordination, or a decision reserved to the client.
  • Operates within the authority delegated in writing by the client and does not act outside it.

Requirements

• University degree or equivalent.
• Minimum of 3 years relevant EH&S experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• Current certification permitting unsupervised emergency medical assessment and treatment in an occupational setting, at a level appropriate to a site with no on-shift clinical supervision. Scope of practice must be confirmed against the specific occupational health duties assigned to the role under applicable state licensure.
• Demonstrated capability to work an entire shift without supervision, direction, or escalation available, and to exercise judgment on safety and medical decisions independently.
• Sound written communication. The written shift record is the only visibility the client has into the shift and is relied upon for regulatory and corrective action decisions.
• Ability to hold a position under pressure and stop work or remove equipment from service without immediate management support present.
• Ability to maintain objectivity when responding to and investigating the same incident.
• Ability to work in an active manufacturing environment, including elevated areas, confined or restricted spaces, and outdoor conditions, in required personal protective equipment.

Skills

• Top Skills: Environmental health & safety, environmental health, safety
• Additional Skills & Qualifications: Medical responder, medical response

Pay

The pay range for this position is $34.00 - $34.00/hr.

Benefits

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Schedule

This is a fully onsite, contract position based in Charlotte, NC. The role involves off-shift hours, including uninterrupted time for documentation and procedure development.